The soft, warm glow from the 2024 season after the Denver Broncos made an unexpected run to the AFC playoffs for the first time in almost a decade hasn’t faded over the postseason. The vibes are good.
With a new season coming up, how warm that glow continues to be in 2025 is yet to be determined, but 4 Broncos insiders from The Denver Post recently weighed in with their predictions … and 3 of them predicted the Broncos will make no improvement from last season.
Broncos reporters Luca Evans and Parker Gabriel and sports columnist Sean Keeler all predicted Denver will go 10-7 again in 2025. Only sports columnist Troy Renck predicted an improvement, guessing the Broncos will go 11-6.
“The Broncos remain in position to knock the annoying Kansas City Chiefs off their AFC West throne,” Renck wrote. “While Bo Nix needed more weapons around him this offseason, running back R.J. Harvey represents an upgrade in the run game, which will prove the difference in a strong finish … with their defense poised to rank among the league’s best, the Broncos will benefit from a late rest and reel off four wins in their final five games to claim their first division title since 2015.”
The Broncos will be front and center in 2025 with 4 primetime games along with a primo Christmas Day matchup on Netflix against the Chiefs. Denver also has a game in London, against the New York Jets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 12.
“Broncos coach Sean Payton got what he wanted — forays into prime time, holidays and international play that come with more on-field success,” ESPN’s Jeff Legwold wrote. “Last season — Payton’s second in Denver — the Broncos ended an eight-year playoff drought, but they did it mostly off the prime-time radar.”
Oddsmakers Also Predict Broncos Will Take Step Back
The first projected over/under win totals for the 2025 NFL regular season were released on March 27, with FanDuel projecting the Broncos at 8.5 wins and ESPN Bet projecting them at 9.5 wins.
From ESPN: “Denver had gone under its win total for four straight seasons before a 10-7 campaign last year on a 5.5-win projection … The Broncos were 12-5 against the spread last season and 8-0 straight up as a favorite.”
