The Denver Broncos (7-7) are still alive in the AFC playoff hunt, but they will likely need to win out and get some help from other teams to reach the postseason.
We’re assuming the Baltimore Ravens (11-3), Miami Dolphins (10-4) and Kansas City Chiefs (9-5) will win their respective divisions.
If that happens, the Jacksonville Jaguars (8-6), Cleveland Browns (9-5), Cincinnati Bengals (8-6), Indianapolis Colts (8-6), Houston Texans (8-6), Buffalo Bills (8-6) and Pittsburgh Steelers (7-7) will be left as Denver’s competition for the final three Wild Card spots.
One of the Jags, Colts or Texans will the AFC South, potentially leaving two of those two teams in contention for a Wild Card seed. So the Broncos will be competing with six teams for three playoff spots.
Denver will close out the regular season against the New England Patriots (3-11), Los Angeles Chargers (5-9) and Las Vegas Raiders (6-8). Today, we’re taking a quick look at the remaining schedules of the teams the Broncos are competing with for one of the AFC’s final playoff seeds.