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The Denver Broncos person had rather nan turnaround.
After winning Super Bowl 50 pinch Peyton Manning, nan Broncos did not make nan playoffs for 8 consecutive years — a rookie named Bo Nix ended that streak past year.
In Year Two of nan Nix and Sean Payton era, nan AFC playoff image runs done Mile High.
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Bo Nix of nan Denver Broncos warms up earlier nan crippled against nan Los Angeles Chargers astatine Empower Field At Mile High connected Jan. 4, 2026 successful Denver, Colorado. (C. Morgan Engel/Getty Images)
The Broncos earned nan apical seed successful nan AFC connected Sunday pinch a 19-3 triumph complete nan Los Angeles Chargers, finishing nan regular play pinch a 14-3 record.
The Broncos were surely helped by nan truth that Trey Lance sewage nan Week 18 start, arsenic nan Chargers could only person been nan No. 6 aliases 7 seed. So they opted to remainder Justin Herbert and springiness nan stone to Lance, nan 3rd prime of nan 2021 NFL Draft who has ne'er recovered his footing.
Denver Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II reacts to his tackle during nan 4th fourth against nan Los Angeles Chargers astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High. (Ron Chenoy/Imagn Images)
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The Broncos kicked a section extremity connected their first thrust and instantly followed it up pinch a pick-six to spell up 10-0 early, and they ne'er looked back. Both teams had problem moving nan football, arsenic location were 13 full punts. But nan Broncos’ stout defense did precisely what it has done each play long: extremity everything successful its path.
The New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars besides entered nan time mathematically live for nan AFC’s apical seed, but Denver was nan only squad that controlled its ain destiny. The Patriots needed a triumph and a Broncos loss, while nan Jaguars needed some New England and Denver to lose.
Denver Broncos protect extremity Eyioma Uwazurike (96), protect extremity Sai'vion Jones (95) and protect tackle Malcolm Roach (97) respond aft a fumble betterment during nan 2nd half astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High. (Isaiah J. Downing/Imagn Images)
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This is nan first clip nan Broncos person gotten nan apical seed since 2015, nan aforesaid play they won nan Super Bowl. Last year, they mislaid successful nan wild-card information to nan Buffalo Bills, whom they could very good big successful nan divisional information 2 weeks from now.
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