New England just beat Pittsburgh last week and did Denver a huge favor. This is shaping up like a playoff season. There’s a real path to 4-0, or worst-case, 3-1. Nothing is a guarantee for Kansas City right now.Īnd the Lions are slowing down, while the Broncos also have the Patriots, Chargers and Raiders. Their schedule of the Patriots, Raiders, Bengals and Chargers doesn’t look daunting on paper, but again, they’re 2-4 over their last six games. It’s fair to wonder if that has become a bit of a distraction.ġ0 wins should get the Broncos a spot in the dance, but 11 will have the Chiefs sweating. Travis Kelce is still good, but he’s getting a little older and is also now a massive celebrity based on who he’s dating. Mahomes doesn’t have a single reliable wide receiver, and in fact guys like Kadarius Toney and Marquez Valdes-Scantling haved directly cost them games. Heck, they had three chances in Houston at the goal line to currently be riding a seven-game winning streak.Īnd in Chiefs Kingdom, boy do they miss Tyreek Hill. It’ll mean being perfect the rest of the way, but right now the Broncos are playing pretty perfect football. That’d be a big win - as there’s a real scenario Denver can take the AFC West at 11-6. The Broncos are 2-0 against those three teams and will try to make it 3-0 on Saturday night. That one still has a ways to go before it’d be clear who wins it, but remember Kansas City has lost to Detroit, Green Bay and Buffalo. Next up is record against common opponents. We’ll need either the Raiders or Chargers to do us a huge favor, potentially leaving both teams at 4-2 in division play at the end of the year. The next is division record, which Kansas City is currently 3-1 and the Broncos 2-2. The first is head-to-head, which obviously the two teams split. So rather than go through the dozens and dozens of scenarios in the wild card race, it feels simpler for Denver to just win out, hope the Chiefs lose once (preferably twice) and then let the tiebreakers fall into place. Everything is clicking at the right time. Sean Payton might mess around and win Coach of the Year. Vance Joseph’s defense has had one of the most remarkable in-season turnarounds in league history. They dominated the Chargers 24-7 on Sunday in a game that wasn’t even that close. Winners of six of their last seven games, the Broncos are the hottest team in the NFL. And things are pretty darn good here in the Mile High City.
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