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What is Broncos’ preferred matchup after playoff bye? | AFC wild-card weekend preview
The Broncos will enjoy the NFL’s wild-card weekend on a playoff bye awaiting their AFC divisional round opponent. Who is the preferred foe between the Bills, Chargers, Steelers and Texans? Here is a Denver Gazette breakdown of the challenges and advantages of each possible matchup for the return of postseason football inside Empower Field at…
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Broncos’ special teams ace Devon Key steps up on defense against Chargers
Devon Key did not flinch when hard work met opportunity. “I always go into every game with that hunger,” Key said. “Just knowing that if I get my chance, I’m going to make the team proud.” The Broncos’ special teams ace stepped up defensively in a 19-3 win on Sunday over the Chargers to claim the AFC’s top playoff seed in the regular season…
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How a mental coach helped flip rookie season for Broncos punter Jeremy Crawshaw
ENGLEWOOD — Broncos punter Jeremy Crawshaw learned to “clear the clutter” and thrive in his rookie season. Crawshaw enters his final game before the playoffs with the NFL’s third-most punts (29) downed inside the 20-yard line. His 76-yard boot in Week 9 against Houston was the league’s second-longest punt of the year. Crawshaw finished third…
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Why Denver is focused on ‘caging’ Chargers QB Trey Lance in Week 18 | Broncos notebook
ENGLEWOOD — Sean Payton is not concerned about sack totals. The Broncos coach made it clear when confronted with an unusual reality. Outside linebacker Nik Bonitto has not sacked the opposing QB in three consecutive weeks. He sits at 12.5 for the season entering the regular season finale Sunday afternoon against the Chargers. The Broncos…
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Broncos QB Bo Nix leads NFL in game-winning drives: ‘Everybody wants to be a clutch player’
Broncos quarterback Bo Nix leads the NFL with seven game-winning drives entering the regular-season finale. “Everybody wants to be a clutch player,” Nix told reporters Wednesday after practice at Broncos Park. Denver (13-3) hosts the Chargers (11-5) on Sunday at Empower Field with a chance to clinch the AFC’s No. 1 playoff seed. The Broncos…
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Examining three paths for Broncos to clinch AFC’s top playoff seed in Week 18
The Broncos have three ways to clinch the AFC’s top playoff spot. Here is a breakdown entering Week 18 for how Denver can earn a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the postseason: The Broncos (13-3) beat the Chargers (11-5) The Broncos tie and the Patriots (13-3) lose/tie against the Dolphins (7-9) The Patriots lose…
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Broncos FB Adam Prentice grateful for ‘crazy’ path to Pro Bowl alternate
ENGLEWOOD — Adam Prentice was unemployed in August as a newlywed husband with a pregnant wife when a call from the Broncos changed everything. “It was just kind of crazy,” Prentice recalled from his locker room stall at Broncos Park. “I knew once training camp started, if I got an opportunity, it would be kind…
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Broncos not celebrating end of Chiefs’ AFC West reign quite yet: ‘The Chargers are very much alive’
The Broncos won’t count their chickens before they hatch. There will be a new AFC West champion in 2025 with Kansas City’s nine-year division reign finally over. The Chiefs (6-7) were mathematically eliminated from contention after a Sunday night home loss, 20-10, to Houston. The division-leading Broncos (11-2) paid attention to that result. “We watched…
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Jonathon Cooper says time for defense to ‘wake up’ and finish games | Broncos notebook
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Two games ending in a walk-off field goal loss are difficult to stomach for the Broncos defense. On Sunday, after a 23-20 defeat to the division-leading Chargers, outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper tried to make sense of what happened in the postgame visiting locker room at SoFi Stadium. “Really frustrating,” Cooper said. “Because,…
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Broncos’ defense reacts to heartbreaking road loss to Chargers: ‘We’ve got to find ways to finish’
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The visiting locker room at SoFi Stadium quietly cleared out Sunday afternoon as a Broncos defense found itself in disbelief. Again. They won the turnover battle with an interception and fumble recovery. They sacked Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert five times. But all that didn’t matter on their final drive of the game…