The Denver Broncos closed out the season with yet another win that will leave the national media doubting everything about the AFC’s number one seed. The reality is that Sean Payton and the Broncos offense came in with a straight vanilla game plan believing their defense would be able to completely shut down Trey Lance and the Los Angeles Chargers offense.

He wasn’t far wrong and the team was able to get by. Two big turnovers by the defense accounted for most of the points needed for the win. They got an early lead and with the Chargers potentially being...

The stars seemed to have aligned for the Denver Broncos in 2025. With so many one-score victories and several lucky breaks like injuries to Joe Burrow and then late with Patrick Mahomes, and now the Los Angeles Chargers resting all of their starters, the Broncos have a clear path to secure the AFC’s top seed. Sometimes you need those lucky breaks, but you also need to go win those football games. One more win and Denver is in prime position for a strong playoff run.

Kickoff is set for 2:25 p.m. Mile High time on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at...

The Denver Broncos will be without interior defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers who has been dealing with a hip issue. Jordan Jackson and Sai’vion Jones will both be active to help fill the need there. Tight end Mercedes Lewis is inactive with Nate Adkins returning to the lineup. Pat Bryant is also back after his scary concussion two games ago. As expected, Dre Greenlaw is out again this week nursing a hamstring injury. Hopefully we’ll see him ready to go for that first playoff game.

For the Los Angeles Chargers, they are resting four key players today: Quarterback Justin Herbert, running...

Welcome to Week 18 of the regular season!

Drama everywhere in these early games. If the Titans are somehow able to make a game of it against the Jaguars, then that Texans game against the Colts becomes pretty interesting. The AFC South looks fairly set if both favored teams win. The game with the most riding on it during this early slot is over in the NFC South. I was mistaken in my belief that the Bucs-Panthers winner on Saturday would decide the division. I was unaware of the scenario if the Bucs won, which [comes down to whether or...

The Denver Broncos have already clinched a postseason berth and won the AFC West, but they have one last regular-season goal to achieve, and that is clinching the one seed and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. Due to their success this season, the Broncos control their own destiny, and the road to that one seed is simple. With a win over the division rival Chargers, the Denver Broncos will clinch the one seed, and the road to the Super Bowl will once again go through Mile High.

It’s that simple. As Al Davis famously once said: “Just win, baby.”

The...

As the Broncos prepare to clinch the number one seed in the AFC with a victory over the Chargers this afternoon, a number of other teams are already planning for next season. News and rumors of potential head coaching firings and staff changes are already happening, and a handful of Broncos coaches are expected to be popular names during this coaching cycle.

As we know, Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph is expected to be a top head coaching candidate league-wide and is already being connected to the Giants and Titans head coaching jobs. However, a couple of Broncos assistant coaches...

Good morning, Broncos Country!

The Denver Broncos know what’s at stake.

Win today against the Los Angeles Chargers, and they secure the No. 1 seed in the AFC. With that comes home-field advantage through the AFC Playoffs and a bye for Wild Card Weekend.

This is the first time in 10 years the Broncos have been in this position, and they’re not going to take it for granted.

“Our focus is this is a playoff game,” Broncos head coach Sean Payton said to the media this week. “I just finished telling the team, we have to focus on …...

The NFC West and the conferences top seed will be decided by the outcome of this game between the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks. It’s winner take all. The loser will end up the five or six seed. The 49ers do have a couple of key starters on offense who are banged up in George Kittle and Ricky Pearsall, but you have to think they will play given the importance of the playoff bye would bring.

Kickoff is set for Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Mile High time at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California and will...

The NFC South will be decided today with the winner from the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers game. These teams had completely opposite starts and finishes to the season with the Bucs starting out hot with Baker Mayfield in early MVP talks and the Panthers starting out being called the worst team in the NFL. The script has flipped with the Panthers having the better record and one final game to determine who gets into the playoffs.

Kickoff is set for Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. Mile High time at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida and...

Wow, here we are at Week 18, and the “Playoffs or Bust” headline from my sign-up post is standing strong for the first time in years (which reminds me…I might need a few volunteers for the Playoffs, baby!!!)

What a fun season, and it’s not over, which is literally the best part! And it’s so appropriate that our final regular season post is from a UFG rookie with the handle, “Big Nix Energy.”

Bring on the Chargers, the Throwbacks, the Mile High noise and all that Bo Nix magic.

Let’s do this, Broncos!

Week 18: Chargers at Broncos

**MHR...

On Saturday, when Mike Decicco and I recorded our Something Something Broncos podcast, I was ranting and raving that the national media not giving Denver its rightful due as the top seed in the not just the AFC, but the entire NFL. We all watched as teams below the Broncos in the standings were made regular season Super Bowl darlings. To listen to the narrative is to believe that the Las Angeles Rams were the most dominant team ever assembled… until they tumbled to the 6 seed.

My podcast cohort (and chicken pot pie enthusiast), Mike, asked why it was...

With the news that the Los Angeles Chargers intended to rest their key starters and veterans, the line for this game jumped significantly throughout the week in the Denver Broncos favor. They are now favored by two touchdowns, but we know how these Broncos roll in 2025… take the under.

All they need is another win and they will secure the number one seed in the AFC and enjoy a week off while the rest of the conference must duke it out immediately after the grueling 17-game regular season comes to an end.

Game Overview

**Denver Broncos vs. Los...