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American Football Conference · AFC West · 1 Super Bowl (2015)
The Denver Broncos were founded in 1959 in Denver, Colorado, where they play home games at Empower Field at Mile High. The franchise is owned by Rob Walton, with George Paton serving as general manager and Sean Payton as head coach. The club, also known as the Orange Crush and No Fly Zone, is headquartered in Dove Valley, Colorado. Denver's recent history includes a Super Bowl championship in 2015 following a 12–4 season, though the years that followed brought inconsistency. The Broncos endured a stretch from 2017 to 2023 without a winning record, bottoming out at 4–12 in 2010 and 5–11 in both 2017 and 2020. The tide turned in 2024 with a 10–7 playoff berth, followed by a strong 14–3 campaign in 2025 that again reached the postseason. The current roster features quarterback Bo Nix alongside running backs Jonah Coleman, J.K. Dobbins, and RJ Harvey. The receiving corps includes Courtland Sutton, Marvin Mims Jr., Jaylen Waddle, and Troy Franklin, with Evan Engram at tight end. Defensively, the Broncos boast pass rusher Nik Bonitto, linemen Zach Allen and D.J. Jones, and a secondary anchored by cornerback Pat Surtain II alongside Riley Moss and Ja'Quan McMillian.
The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 78 pundits · 200 settled, averaging 60 out of 100.
The seasons we hold results for, 2009 to 2026.
| Season | Record | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0–1 | — |
| 2025 | 14–3 | Made the playoffs |
| 2024 | 10–7 | Made the playoffs |
| 2023 | 8–9 | — |
| 2022 | 5–12 | — |
| 2021 | 7–10 | — |
| 2020 | 5–11 | — |
| 2019 | 7–9 | — |
| 2018 | 6–10 | — |
| 2017 | 5–11 | — |
| 2016 |
Each pundit’s standing lean on Denver Broncos, measured against every other pundit who made a comparable call — same kind of claim, same season. +100 would mean the most bullish voice in every room; −100 the most bearish. At least two articles per pundit before a lean is shown, and the accuracy is how that pundit’s settled calls about this team have graded out.
more bullish than 97% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bullish than 93% of the room, across 7 articles · 78.6 accuracy on this team (7 settled)
Page 1 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“Jared Dubin's pick: Broncos 21-20 over Chiefs”
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| 2015 | 12–4 | Won the Super Bowl |
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| 2010 | 4–12 | — |
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| 2009 | 8–8 | — |
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more bullish than 93% of the room, across 3 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 97% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 93% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 92% of the room, across 10 articles · 85.0 accuracy on this team (10 settled)
“Tyler Sullivan's pick: Broncos 24-20 over Chiefs (Sullivan is 13-2 with his picks this week)”
“Jordan Dajani's pick: Broncos 17-14 over Chiefs”
“John Breech's pick: Broncos 23-21 over Chiefs”
“Pick: Broncos 21, Chiefs 20”
“I'm going five chips on the Denver Broncos. Another upset. Outright winner for Denver.”
“as much as I wanna go with Patrick, because I love him, I'm going with Denver too, but only with two.”
“I got the Broncos. They game, too... It ain't going to beat that defense the Broncos got.”
“Prediction: Broncos 17, Chiefs 14”
“Prediction: Broncos 21, Chiefs 20”
“Denver Broncos (+2.5) at Kansas City Chiefs ... However, I expect their defense to quickly remind folks of its dominance as we wrap up Week 1 on Monday night.”
“20-13. 21-13, Denver.”
“Broncos at Chiefs — Mitch Goldich: Broncos”
“Broncos at Chiefs — Conor Orr: Broncos”
“Broncos at Chiefs — Gilberto Manzano: Broncos”
“Broncos at Chiefs — Albert Breer: Broncos”
“Broncos at Chiefs — Eva Geitheim: Broncos”
“(6) Chiefs at (3) Broncos ... the home team coming out victorious in five of our six wild-card games”
“it tells us that we know that Mitchell for Boney is going to be one of the activations for game day against Kansas City here specifically”
“you have to figure that Adam Prentice is probably gonna be the other call up”
“Are they are they starting the season with a dub? ... Yes. Absolutely. Okay. They're gonna they're gonna go to Kansas City. They're gonna win by at least 10 points.”
“Broncos starting the season out with a dub? Absolutely. ... I think that the Broncos are going to win this game.”
“I think it's gonna be like a twenty four twenty, twenty three twenty will lots walk off field goal ... So I think they start out the season one and o.”
“Yeah. I got the Broncos definitely, winning this game, but it's not gonna be a easy one.”
“THE PICK: Broncos 23-21 over Chiefs”
“I do think the Broncos are gonna win this game week one. I'm gonna say twenty seven seventeen.”
“(1) Broncos 26-20 over (6) Chiefs”
“Week one, they have no other than the Denver Broncos... I give that one an L.”
“Week 8, at Denver, with Jim Nance... loss. They're 5-2.”
“Adam Prentice Will Make the 53-man Roster ... his play was so good in the preseason opener that the Broncos are not likely to let him go.”
“There has been a debate about whether to go with Prentice or a fourth running back on the 53-man roster... the play of Jaleel McLaughlin, Tyler Badie, and Cody Schrader made it clear that Prentice should stick on the roster over any of them.”
“You and I both have them winning that game [week one at Kansas City]”
“the Broncos, they open up on the road at Kansas City against the Chiefs, Monday night football. You and I both have them winning that game.”
“we both have the the Broncos winning that one... Yeah. I do too”
“a week eight matchup at home against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs... I got Denver winning this one as well”
“The Broncos have the ability to bring Adam Prentice back immediately onto the practice squad because he is a vested veteran... he may just start out the season on the practice squad.”
“Anderson was just signed in the offseason, but I'll be surprised if he survives the final roster cuts.”
“Again, I believe Franklin is making this roster... Don't count on Franklin being waived, but for the reasons listed above, it's something to watch out for.”
“as a first-team All-Pro special teams ace, his place on the roster is secure”
“Denver may only end up keeping three RBs on their final, 53-man roster when it's finalized at the end of the month — Dobbins, Coleman, and Harvey being locks.”