2025 Denver Broncos season

2025 Denver Broncos season
Owner	Rob Walton
General manager	George Paton
Head coach	Sean Payton
Home stadium	Empower Field at Mile High
Results
Record	0–0
Division place	AFC West
Uniform
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The 2025 season will be the Denver Broncos' 56th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 66th overall. It is also their fifth under the leadership of general manager George Paton, their fourth under the ownership of the Walton-Penner family group and their third under head coach Sean Payton.

Coaching changes

2025 Denver Broncos coaching staff changes

Position	Previous coach	Replacement(s)	Source(s)
Assistant special teams coach	Chris Banjo, 2023–2024	Marwan Maalouf	[1] [2]
Tight ends coach	Declan Doyle, 2023–2024	Austin King	[3] [4]
Assistant offensive line coach	Austin King, 2023–2024	Chris Morgan	[4]
Special teams coordinator	Ben Kotwica, 2023–2024	Darren Rizzi	[5] [6]
Defensive quality control coach	Addison Lynch, 2023–2024 Isaac Shewmaker, 2023–2024	Todd Davis Brian Niedermeyer	[7] [8]
Inside linebackers coach	Greg Manusky, 2023–2024	Jeff Schmedding	[9] [10]
Offensive pass game coordinator	John Morton, 2023–2024	Davis Webb	[11] [4]
Assistant strength and conditioning coach	Shaun Snee, 2023–2024	Taylor Porter	[4]
Outside linebackers coach	Michael Wilhoite, 2023–2024	Isaac Shewmaker	[12] [4]
Special teams quality control coach	None	Zach Line	[4]
Cornerbacks coach	None	Addison Lynch	[4]
Director of game management	None	Evan Rothstein	[4]
Director of strength and conditioning	None	Shaun Snee	[4]
Offensive run game coordinator	None	Zach Strief	[4]

Notes:

• Darren Rizzi and Zach Strief will also hold the title of assistant head coach, alongside Jim Leonhard. ^{[4] [6]}
• Austin King, Addison Lynch, Isaac Shewmaker, Shaun Snee, Zach Strief and Davis Webb were all promoted from within the organization, and were not new hires. ^[4]

Front office changes

2025 Denver Broncos front office staff changes

Position	Previous executive	Replacement	Source(s)
Director of player personnel	Reed Burckhardt, 2022–2024	A. J. Durso Cam Williams	[13] [14]
Director of pro personnel	A. J. Durso, 2017–2024	Jordon Dizon	[14]
Assistant general manager	Darren Mougey, 2022–2024	Reed Burckhardt	[15] [14]
Scout	Rob Paton, 2017–2024	None	[16]
Assistant director of college scouting	Nick Schiralli, 2021–2024	Dave Bratten	[14]
Senior personnel executive	David Shaw, 2024	Nick Schiralli	[17] [14]
Director of college scouting	Brian Stark, 2017–2024	Bryan Chesin	[18] [14]
Vice president of football operations	Mark Thewes, 2020–2024	None	[19]
Player personnel coordinator/scout	None	Roya Burton	[14]
Senior college scout	None	Scott DiStefano	[14]
National scout	None	Deon Randall	[14]
Midwest area/international scout	None	Ish Seisay	[14]

Notes:

• Dave Bratten, Reed Burckhardt, Roya Burton, Bryan Chesin, Scott DiStefano, A. J. Durso, Deon Randall, Nick Schiralli, and Ish Seisay were all promoted from within the organization, and were not new hires. ^[14]

Roster changes

Future contracts

All players listed below were signed to reserve/future contracts on January 13, ^[20] unless otherwise noted. Each player was officially added to the active roster on March 12—the first day of the 2025 league year.

Position	Player
WR	Michael Bandy
LB	K. J. Cloyd
LB	Andrew Farmer
G	Nick Gargiulo
DE	Matt Henningsen
S	Tanner McCalister
NT	Jordan Miller
CB	Quinton Newsome
WR	A. T. Perry
T	Will Sherman
S	Keidron Smith
CB	Reese Taylor
G	Calvin Throckmorton
TE	Thomas Yassmin

Notes:

• Michael Bandy was signed on January 15. ^[21]

Free agents

Position	Player	Tag	Team signed with	Date signed	Notes	Source(s)
T	Quinn Bailey	UFA	TBD
LB	Cody Barton	UFA	Tennessee Titans	March 13	3 years, $21 million	[22]
FB	Michael Burton	UFA	Denver Broncos	March 26	1 year, $1.423 million	[23]
LB	Zach Cunningham	UFA	Detroit Lions	May 27	1 year	[24]
P	Riley Dixon	UFA	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	March 13	2 years, $6 million	[25]
LS	Mitchell Fraboni	RFA	Denver Broncos	March 11	3 years, $4.175 million	[26]
WR	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	UFA	New York Giants	March 21	1 year, $1.245 million	[27]
DE	Jordan Jackson	ERFA	Denver Broncos	March 4	1 year, $0.96 million	[28]
DT	D. J. Jones	UFA	Denver Broncos	March 11	3 years, $39 million	[29]
S	Devon Key	ERFA	Denver Broncos	March 4	1 year, $0.96 million	[28]
TE	Lucas Krull	ERFA	Denver Broncos	March 4	1 year, $1.03 million	[28]
CB	Ja'Quan McMillian	ERFA	Denver Broncos	March 4	1 year, $1.03 million	[28]
T	Matt Peart	UFA	Denver Broncos	March 12	2 years, $7 million	[30]
CB	Tremon Smith	UFA	Houston Texans	March 14	2 years, $6.5 million	[31]
QB	Jarrett Stidham	UFA	Denver Broncos	March 10	2 years, $12 million	[32]
LB	Justin Strnad	UFA	Denver Broncos	March 13	1 year, $2.788 million	[33]
LB	Dondrea Tillman	ERFA	Denver Broncos	March 4	1 year, $0.96 million	[28]
RB	Javonte Williams	UFA	Dallas Cowboys	March 14	1 year, $3 million	[34]
QB	Zach Wilson	UFA	Miami Dolphins	March 17	1 year, $6 million	[35]
Unrestricted Free Agent (UFA): Players with four or more accrued seasons whose contracts expired at the end of the previous season Restricted Free Agent (RFA): Players with three accrued seasons whose contracts expired at the end of the previous season Exclusive-Rights Free Agent (ERFA): Players with two or fewer accrued seasons whose contracts expired at the end of the previous season

Source for this section: USA Today. ^[36]

Signings

Position	Player	Previous team	Date signed	Notes	Source(s)
TE	Evan Engram	Jacksonville Jaguars	March 13	2 years, $23 million	[37]
LB	Dre Greenlaw	San Francisco 49ers	March 13	3 years, $35 million	[38]
S	Talanoa Hufanga	San Francisco 49ers	March 13	3 years, $45 million	[39]
WR	Trent Sherfield	Minnesota Vikings	March 13	2 years, $6 million	[40]
P	Matt Haack	Jacksonville Jaguars	March 19	1 year, $1.255 million	[41]
QB	Sam Ehlinger	Indianapolis Colts	April 2	1 year, $1.338 million	[42]
S	Sam Franklin Jr.	Carolina Panthers	April 11	1 year, $1.5 million	[43]
LS	Zach Triner	Miami Dolphins	April 21	1 year, $1.17 million	[44]
TE	Cole Fotheringham	Las Vegas Raiders	May 12	1 year, $0.84 million	[45]
LS	Zach Triner	Denver Broncos	May 12	1 year, $1.17 million	[46]
TE	Caden Prieskorn	Detroit Lions	June 3	1 year, $0.84 million	[47]
RB	J. K. Dobbins	Los Angeles Chargers	June 11	1 year, $5.25 million	[48]
CB	Mario Goodrich	Birmingham Stallions (UFL)	June 18	1 year, $1.03 million	[49]
LB	Garrett Nelson	San Antonio Brahmas (UFL)	July 31	1 year, $0.84 million	[50]
LB	Garret Wallow	Tennessee Titans	August 1	1 year, $1.1 million	[51]
CB	Gregory Junior	Green Bay Packers	August 10	1 year, $1.03 million	[52]
CB	Micah Abraham	St. Louis Battlehawks (UFL)	August 15	1 year, $0.84 million	[53]
FB	Adam Prentice	New Orleans Saints	August 17	1 year, $1.13 million	[54]
DT	Michael Dwumfour	San Francisco 49ers	August 20	1 year, $1.03 million	[55]
LB	Levelle Bailey	Denver Broncos	August 27	Practice squad	[56]
WR	Michael Bandy	Denver Broncos	August 27	Practice squad	[56]
QB	Sam Ehlinger	Denver Broncos	August 27	Practice squad	[56]
TE	Caleb Lohner	Denver Broncos	August 27	Practice squad	[56]
C	Joe Michalski	Denver Broncos	August 27	Practice squad	[56]
NT	Jordan Miller	Denver Broncos	August 27	Practice squad	[56]
CB	Quinton Newsome	Denver Broncos	August 27	Practice squad	[56]
WR	A. T. Perry	Denver Broncos	August 27	Practice squad	[56]
FB	Adam Prentice	Denver Broncos	August 27	Practice squad	[56]
CB	Jaden Robinson	Denver Broncos	August 27	Practice squad	[56]
S	Keidron Smith	Denver Broncos	August 27	Practice squad	[56]
CB	Reese Taylor	Denver Broncos	August 27	Practice squad	[56]
G	Calvin Throckmorton	Denver Broncos	August 27	Practice squad	[56]
LB	Jordan Turner	Denver Broncos	August 27	Practice squad	[56]
S	Delarrin Turner-Yell	Denver Broncos	August 27	Practice squad	[56]
LB	Garret Wallow	Denver Broncos	August 27	Practice squad	[56]
TE	Patrick Murtagh	Jacksonville Jaguars	August 28	Practice squad	[57]
WR	Thayer Thomas	Minnesota Vikings	September 2	Practice squad	[58]

Departures

Position	Player	Date	Notes	Source(s)
P	Matt Haack	May 9	Released	[59]
LS	Zach Triner	May 9	Released	[59]
CB	Kendall Bohler	May 12	Waived	[46]
LB	K. J. Cloyd	May 12	Waived	[46]
NT	Christian Dowell	May 12	Waived	[46]
TE	Thomas Yassmin	May 12	Waived	[46]
TE	Cole Fotheringham	June 3	Waived/injured	[47]
TE	Cole Fotheringham	June 5	Waived from IR	[60]
LS	Zach Triner	June 11	Released	[48]
S	Tanner McCalister	June 18	Waived	[49]
CB	Mario Goodrich	August 1	Waived	[61]
DE	Matt Henningsen	August 10	Waived/injured	[52]
CB	Gregory Junior	August 15	Waived/injured	[62]
LB	J. B. Brown	August 20	Waived	[55]
CB	Gregory Junior	August 22	Waived from IR	[63]
CB	Micah Abraham	August 24	Waived	[64]
WR	Joaquin Davis	August 24	Waived	[64]
LB	Andrew Farmer	August 24	Waived	[64]
CB	Joshua Pickett	August 24	Waived	[64]
G	Clay Webb	August 24	Waived	[64]
T	Marques Cox	August 25	Waived	[65]
DT	Michael Dwumfour	August 25	Waived	[64]
RB	Audric Estimé	August 25	Waived	[65]
CB	Damarri Mathis	August 25	Waived	[65]
LB	Garrett Nelson	August 25	Waived	[65]
WR	Jerjuan Newton	August 25	Waived	[65]
WR	Kyrese Rowan	August 25	Waived	[65]
T	Xavier Truss	August 25	Waived	[64]
RB	Blake Watson	August 25	Waived	[65]
LB	Levelle Bailey	August 26	Waived	[65]
WR	Michael Bandy	August 26	Waived	[65]
QB	Sam Ehlinger	August 26	Released	[65]
S	Sam Franklin Jr.	August 26	Released	[65]
WR	Courtney Jackson	August 26	Waived	[65]
TE	Caleb Lohner	August 26	Waived	[65]
C	Joe Michalski	August 26	Waived	[65]
NT	Jordan Miller	August 26	Waived	[65]
CB	Quinton Newsome	August 26	Waived	[65]
WR	A. T. Perry	August 26	Waived	[65]
FB	Adam Prentice	August 26	Released	[65]
TE	Caden Prieskorn	August 26	Waived	[65]
CB	Jaden Robinson	August 26	Waived	[65]
G	Will Sherman	August 26	Waived	[65]
S	Keidron Smith	August 26	Waived	[65]
CB	Reese Taylor	August 26	Waived	[65]
G	Calvin Throckmorton	August 26	Released	[65]
LB	Jordan Turner	August 26	Waived	[65]
S	Delarrin Turner-Yell	August 26	Waived	[65]
LB	Garret Wallow	August 26	Released	[65]
DT	Kristian Williams	August 26	Waived/injured	[65]
CB	Quinton Newsome	September 2	Released from PS	[66]

Extensions and restructures

Position	Player	Date signed	Notes	Source(s)
LB	Jonathon Cooper	March 21	Restructure	[67]
WR	Courtland Sutton	July 28	4 years, $92 million	[68]
DE	Zach Allen	August 2	4 years, $102 million	[69]

Trades

Trade partner	Broncos give	Broncos receive	Date	Source
New Orleans Saints	WR Devaughn Vele	2026 fourth-round selection 2027 seventh-round selection	August 20	[70]

Draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

2025 Denver Broncos draft selections

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	20	Jahdae Barron	CB	Texas
2	51	Traded to the Carolina Panthers [A]
	57	Traded to the Detroit Lions [B]			From Panthers [A]
	60	RJ Harvey	RB	UCF	From Lions [B]
3	74	Pat Bryant	WR	Illinois	From Panthers [A]
	85	Traded to the Carolina Panthers [A]
	101	Sai'vion Jones	DE	LSU	From Rams via Falcons and Eagles [C]
4	111	Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles [C]			From Panthers [A]
	122	Traded to the Carolina Panthers [A]
	130	Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles [C]			From Lions [B]
	134	Que Robinson	DE	Alabama	From Eagles [C]
5	155	Traded to the Miami Dolphins [D]
6	191	Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles [C]			From Cardinals [E]
	197	Traded to the Houston Texans [F]
	208	Traded to the Carolina Panthers [A]			From Eagles [G]
	216	Jeremy Crawshaw	P	Florida	From Texans [F]
7	230	Traded to the Detroit Lions [B]			From Cardinals via Panthers [A]
	236	Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles [G]
	241	Caleb Lohner	TE	Utah	From Texans [F]

Draft trades

1. The Broncos traded a second round selection (51st overall), a third round selection (85th overall), a fourth round selection (122nd overall), and a sixth-round selection (208th overall) to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for 2nd round selection (57th overall), a 3rd round selection (74th overall), a fourth round selection (111th overall) and a seventh-round selection (230th overall). ^[71]
2. The Broncos traded a 2nd round selection (57th overall) and a 7 round selection (230th overall) for a second round selection (60th overall) and a fourth round selection (130th overall). ^[72]
3. The Broncos traded two fourth round selections (111th overall and 130th overall) along with a sixth round selection (191st overall) to the Eagles in exchange for a third round selection (101st overall) and a fourth round selection (134th overall). ^[73]
4. The Broncos traded a fifth-round selection and LB Bradley Chubb to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a 2023 first-round selection, a 2024 fourth-round selection and RB Chase Edmonds. ^[74]
5. The Broncos traded LB Baron Browning to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for a sixth-round selection. ^[75]
6. The Broncos traded the No. 197 selection to the Houston Texans in exchange for the Texans' sixth- and seventh-round selections—Nos. 216 and 241 overall, respectively. ^[76]
7. The Broncos traded a seventh-round selection and TE Albert Okwuegbunam to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a sixth-round selection. ^[77]

Undrafted free agents

All undrafted free agents were signed on April 27, following the conclusion of the 2025 NFL draft unless otherwise noted. ^[78]

2025 Denver Broncos undrafted free agents

Position	Player	College
CB	Kendall Bohler	Florida A&M
LB	J. B. Brown	Kansas
T	Marques Cox	Kentucky
WR	Joaquin Davis	North Carolina Central
NT	Christian Dowell	UT Martin
WR	Courtney Jackson	Arkansas State
C	Joe Michalski	Oklahoma State
WR	Jerjuan Newton	Toledo
CB	Joshua Pickett	Duke
LB	Karene Reid	Utah
CB	Jaden Robinson	Oregon State
WR	Kyrese Rowan	Utah State
G	Xavier Truss	Georgia
LB	Jordan Turner	Michigan State
DE	Johnny Walker Jr.	Missouri
G	Clay Webb	Jacksonville State
DT	Kristian Williams	Missouri

Notes:

• Jordan Turner and Kyrese White were signed on May 12. ^[79]

Injuries

Position	Player	Time of injury	Type of injury	Reserve list	Games missed	Source(s)
TE	Cole Fotheringham	OTAs	Undisclosed	Waived/injured, later waived with injury settlement	None	[47]
WR	A. T. Perry	Minicamp	Ankle	Active/physically unable to play	None	[80]
LB	Drew Sanders	Training camp	Foot	Reserve/injured, designated for return	TBD	[81] [82]
LB	Johnny Walker Jr.	Training camp	Undisclosed	Reserve/injured	Entire 2025 season	[83]
TE	Nate Adkins	Preseason	Sprained ankle	–	TBD	[84] [85]
FB	Michael Burton	Preseason	Hamstring	Reserve/injured	Entire 2025 season	[85] [86]
G	Nick Gargiulo	Preseason	Torn ACL	Reserve/injured	Entire 2025 season	[87] [88] [89]
DE	Matt Henningsen	Preseason	Ruptured Achilles tendon	Waived/injured	Entire 2025 season	[90] [52]
CB	Gregory Junior	Preseason	Hamstring	Waived/injured, later waived with injury settlement	None	[62]
CB	Joshua Pickett	Preseason	Hand	Waived with injury settlement	None	[91]
RB	Blake Watson	Preseason	Strained PCL	Waived with injury settlement	None	[92]
DT	Kristian Williams	Preseason	Undisclosed	Waived/injured	Entire 2025 season	[93]

Staff

Denver Broncos staff

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	Front office Owner – Rob Walton Owner / CEO – Greg Penner Owner – Carrie Walton Penner Owner – Mellody Hobson Owner – Condoleezza Rice Owner – Lewis Hamilton President – Damani Leech General manager – George Paton Vice president of player personnel – Cody Rager Assistant general manager – Reed Burckhardt Co-director of player personnel – Cam Williams Co-director of player personnel - A. J. Durso Director of pro personnel – Jordon Dizon Executive director of football operations – Kelly Kleine Van Calligan Vice president of football administration – Rich Hurtado Vice president of player development – Ray Jackson Director of college scouting – Bryan Chesin Assistant director of college scouting - Dave Bratten Senior Director of Football Technology & Research - Tony Lazzaro Director of football analytics - Scott Flaska Senior personnel executive – Roman Phifer Senior personnel executive – Nick Schiralli Head coach Head coach – Sean Payton Assistant to the head coach – Paul Kelly Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Joe Lombardi Offensive pass game coordinator/quarterbacks – Davis Webb Running backs – Lou Ayeni Wide receivers – Keary Colbert Tight ends – Austin King Offensive run game coordinator/assistant head coach – Zach Strief Assistant offensive line – Chris Morgan Director of game management/offensive line assistant – Evan Rothstein Senior offensive assistant – Pete Carmichael Passing game specialist – Zack Grossi Offensive quality control – Logan Kilgore Offensive quality control – Favian Upshaw			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Vance Joseph Defensive line – Jamar Cain Linebackers – Isaac Shewmaker Inside Linebackers – Jeff Schmedding Defensive pass game coordinator/assistant head coach – Jim Leonhard Cornerbacks – Addison Lynch Senior defensive assistant – Joe Vitt Defensive quality control – Todd Davis Defensive quality control – Brian Niedermeyer Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator/assistant head coach – Darren Rizzi Assistant special teams – Marwan Maalouf Special teams quality control – Zach Line Strength and conditioning Vice president of player health and performance – Beau Lowery Director of strength and conditioning – Shaun Snee Head strength and conditioning – Dan Dalrymple Assistant strength and conditioning – Korey Jones Assistant strength and conditioning – Taylor Porter → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Denver Broncos roster

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Quarterbacks (QB) 10 Bo Nix  8 Jarrett Stidham Running backs (RB) 28 Tyler Badie 27 J. K. Dobbins 37 RJ Harvey 38 Jaleel McLaughlin Wide receivers (WR) 13 Pat Bryant 11 Troy Franklin 19 Marvin Mims  5 Trent Sherfield 14 Courtland Sutton Tight ends (TE) 45 Nate Adkins  1 Evan Engram 85 Lucas Krull 82 Adam Trautman

Offensive linemen (OL) 72 Garett Bolles LT 73 Frank Crum LT 54 Alex Forsyth C 69 Mike McGlinchey RT 77 Quinn Meinerz RG 63 Alex Palczewski RT 79 Matt Peart LT 74 Ben Powers LG 60 Luke Wattenberg C Defensive linemen (DL) 99 Zach Allen DE 98 John Franklin-Myers DE 94 Jordan Jackson DE 93 D. J. Jones DT 95 Sai'vion Jones DE 97 Malcolm Roach DT 96 Eyioma Uwazurike DE

Linebackers (LB) 15 Nik Bonitto OLB  0 Jonathon Cooper OLB 52 Jonah Elliss OLB 57 Dre Greenlaw ILB 47 Karene Reid ILB 51 Que Robinson OLB 49 Alex Singleton ILB 40 Justin Strnad ILB 92 Dondrea Tillman OLB Defensive backs (DB) 31 Kris Abrams-Draine CB 23 Jahdae Barron CB  9 Talanoa Hufanga SS 22 Brandon Jones FS 26 Devon Key FS  6 P. J. Locke SS 29 Ja'Quan McMillian NB 21 Riley Moss CB 34 JL Skinner SS  2 Patrick Surtain II CB Special teams (ST) 16 Jeremy Crawshaw P 48 Mitchell Fraboni LS  3 Wil Lutz K

Practice squad 56 Levelle Bailey ILB 83 Michael Bandy WR  4 Sam Ehlinger QB 84 Caleb Lohner TE 68 Joe Michalski C 90 Jordan Miller NT 86 Patrick Murtagh TE(IPP) 87 A. T. Perry WR 46 Adam Prentice FB 33 Jaden Robinson CB 43 Keidron Smith FS 35 Reese Taylor CB 89 Thayer Thomas WR 76 Calvin Throckmorton LG 55 Jordan Turner ILB 32 Delarrin Turner-Yell SS 50 Garret Wallow ILB Reserve 20 Michael Burton FB (IR) 66 Nick Gargiulo RG (IR) 91 Matt Henningsen DE (IR) 41 Drew Sanders ILB (IR-DFR) 59 Johnny Walker Jr. OLB (IR) 75 Kristian Williams DT (IR) 53 active, 6 reserve, 16 practice squad (1 exempt) As of September 2, 2025. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 9	at San Francisco 49ers	W 30–9	1–0	Levi's Stadium	Recap
2	August 16	Arizona Cardinals	W 27–7	2–0	Empower Field at Mile High	Recap
3	August 23	at New Orleans Saints	W 28–19	3–0	Caesars Superdome	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Time (MT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Network	Recap
1	September 7	2:05 p.m.	Tennessee Titans			Empower Field at Mile High	Fox
2	September 14	2:05 p.m.	at Indianapolis Colts			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
3	September 21	2:05 p.m.	at Los Angeles Chargers			SoFi Stadium	CBS
4	September 29	6:15 p.m.	Cincinnati Bengals			Empower Field at Mile High	ABC
5	October 5	11:00 a.m.	at Philadelphia Eagles			Lincoln Financial Field	CBS
6	October 12	7:30 a.m.	at New York Jets			Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London)	NFLN
7	October 19	2:05 p.m.	New York Giants			Empower Field at Mile High	CBS
8	October 26	2:25 p.m.	Dallas Cowboys			Empower Field at Mile High	CBS
9	November 2	11:00 a.m.	at Houston Texans			NRG Stadium	Fox
10	November 6	6:15 p.m.	Las Vegas Raiders			Empower Field at Mile High	Prime Video
11	November 16	2:25 p.m.	Kansas City Chiefs			Empower Field at Mile High	CBS
12	Bye
13	November 30	6:20 p.m.	at Washington Commanders			Northwest Stadium	NBC
14	December 7	2:05 p.m.	at Las Vegas Raiders			Allegiant Stadium	CBS
15	December 14	2:25 p.m.	Green Bay Packers			Empower Field at Mile High	CBS
16	December 21	2:05 p.m.	Jacksonville Jaguars			Empower Field at Mile High	Fox
17	December 25	6:15 p.m.	at Kansas City Chiefs			Arrowhead Stadium	Prime Video
18	January 3/4	TBD	Los Angeles Chargers			Empower Field at Mile High	TBD

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 13–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling. ^[94]
• The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17. ^[94]

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 1: Tennessee Titans at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	0	0	0	0
Broncos	0	0	0	0	0

at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 2:05 p.m. MDT
• Referee: Alex Kemp
• TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Sanchez and Kristina Pink
• Preview

Standings

Division

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	0	0
Kansas City Chiefs	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	0	0
Las Vegas Raiders	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	0	0
Los Angeles Chargers	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	0	0

Conference

AFC v t e
Seed	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Baltimore Ravens	North	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
2	Buffalo Bills	East	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
3	Denver Broncos	West	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
4	Houston Texans	South	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
Wild cards
5	Cincinnati Bengals	North	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
6	Cleveland Browns	North	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
7	Indianapolis Colts	South	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
In the hunt
8	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
9	Kansas City Chiefs	West	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
10	Las Vegas Raiders	West	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
11	Los Angeles Chargers	West	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
12	Miami Dolphins	East	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
13	New England Patriots	East	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
14	New York Jets	East	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
15	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
16	Tennessee Titans	South	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000

Awards and honors

NFL Top 100

Main article: NFL Top 100 Players of 2025

Rank	Player	Position	Change
10	Patrick Surtain II	CB	42
38	Nik Bonitto	LB	NR
64	Bo Nix	QB	NR
90	Zach Allen	DE	NR

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