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Denver Broncos’ 2024 opponents are now finalized

We now know all of the Broncos’ opponents for the 2024 season, including Sean Payton making a return to New Orleans to face the Saints.

The Denver Broncos’ 2023 season came to an end on Sunday with a 27-14 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, marking the seventh straight year that Denver has missed the playoffs.

With the loss, the Broncos clinched a third-place finish in the AFC West, which means they will face the same-place finishers from the AFC South (Indianapolis Colts), AFC East (New York Jets) and NFC West (Seattle Seahawks) in 2024.

Denver’s list of 2024 opponents also includes a trip to Louisiana, setting up coach Sean Payton with a showdown against his former team, the New Orleans Saints.

Additionally, the team’s road schedule includes a trip east to visit the Baltimore Ravens, the AFC’s No. 1 team in 2023.

While we already know the opponents, the full 2024 NFL schedule with dates and times will not be announced until May. The league has announced its schedule between May 12-13 over the last three years. Fans can expect a similar timeline for this year’s announcement.

While we wait, here’s a look ahead at the Broncos’ future opponents for the 2024 schedule, with eight games at home and nine on the road.

Sunday’s game will determine final 3 opponents on Broncos’ 2024 schedule

The result of the Raiders game will dictate the Broncos’ opponents from the AFC South (home), AFC East (away) and NFC West (away) in 2024.

Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders does not have playoff implications for the Denver Broncos, but it does have 2024 implications.

If the Broncos win on Sunday, they will clinch second place in the AFC West. If Denver loses, Denver will clinch third place in the division. The team’s final standing in the division matters for the Broncos’ 2024 schedule.

We already know most of Denver’s opponents for next year due to the NFL’s rotating scheduling format, but three games are yet to be determined.

The Broncos will face same-place finishers from the AFC South (home), AFC East (away) and NFC West (away). If Denver finishes second in the AFC West, they will face the second-place teams from those respective divisions (and a third-place finish would net third-place opponents).

In addition to the Broncos-Raiders game, the results of three other games will also come into play this weekend because the AFC South is wide open and the AFC East is going down to the wire.

With the final three teams yet to be finalized, here’s a quick look at Denver’s known 2024 opponents so far.

Broncos’ list of 2024 opponents still in flux

Most of the Broncos’ 2024 opponents are already known, but same-place finishers from the AFC South, AFC East and NFC West are TBD.

Because the NFL has a set formula for the league’s rotating schedule, we already know most of the Denver Broncos’ 2024 opponents. However, three of the team’s future opponents are yet to be determined based on 2023 standings.

Usually, at this time of year, we have a good idea of who the TBD teams are likely to be based on division standings, but several division races are still wide open going into the final stretch of the 2023 season.

The Broncos will face same-place finishers from the AFC South (home), AFC East (road) and NFC West (road) in 2024. Right now, Denver (7-7) seems likely to finish in second place in the AFC West.

The Buffalo Bills (8-6) seem more likely than the Miami Dolphins (10-4) to finish in second place in the AFC East, but with three games remaining, anything could happen.

In the NFC west, the Los Angeles Rams (7-7) seem like the favorites to finish in second place, but the Seattle Seahawks (7-7) are still in the mix as well.

The division most in flux is the AFC South — the Jacksonville Jaguars (8-6), Indianapolis Colts (8-6) and Houston Texans (8-6) are in an extremely tight race.

With their AFC South, AFC East and NFC West opponents still TBD, here’s a quick look ahead to the Broncos’ 2024 opponents, courtesy of fbschedules.com.