With the Denver Broncos regular season coming one game short of their ultimate goal, fans must now turn their attention to the future and what the next iteration of Sean Payton’s squad will look like.
Let's take a look at the top-10 non-quarterbacks in this Sunday's conference championship games.
Stidham's last start occurred during the 2023 campaign, and that was the last time he attempted a regular-season pass.
How many of the 53 players in NFL history rack up at least 100 receiving yards and catch a touchdown pass in a Conference Championship game can you name in seven minutes?
A lot can change in one year. The Denver Broncos were unceremoniously bounced from the playoffs last season by the Buffalo Bills in Upstate New York, 31-7.
The best teams do not always win the Super Bowl. Sometimes, great NFL squads have failed to win a playoff game. Here are the best ones since the AFL-NFL merger to fall short of advancing in a postseason bracket.
Despite the Denver Broncos finishing the 2025 NFL season atop the league, many fans still do not view them as true contenders. The word “fraud” has been thrown around frequently.
The Denver Broncos will be monitoring the head-coach hiring cycle around the NFL. The notorious 'Black Monday' opens up even more head-coaching positions
One of Sean Payton's major goals this past offseason was to keep his guys in the trenches as fresh as possible. So far, it's paid dividends for the Denver Broncos.
The Las Vegas Raiders are in for another battle on Sunday. Brooke Cersosimo of NFL.com recently analyzed the Raiders ' upcoming matchup against the Denver Broncos.
The 10-2 Denver Broncos face a sudden challenge ahead of Week 14’s clash vs. the Las Vegas Raiders, as defensive end Zach Allen appeared on the Broncos injury report after missing Thursday’s practice.
During the offseason, head coach Sean Payton boldly thrust the Denver Broncos into a Super Bowl window, which drew a fair amount of blowback and criticism, especially after the team started 1-2.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
Zach Allen achieved something on Thursday night that no other Denver Broncos defender has since 1996. Allen notched a sack in the Broncos' 10-7 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, becoming the first Bronco since defensive end Alfred Williams in 1996 to record at least a half-sack in six consecutive games.
The Denver Broncos have the not-so-fearsome Las Vegas Raiders coming to town on a short week. Still, the Raiders are a divisional opponent, and such rivalry games are almost always challenging.
There are multiple Denver Broncos who have been signed as free agents since Sean Payton was hired as head coach in 2023. One of those players, defensive end Zach Allen, was recently extended, but others still have at least a year left on their current deals.
The Denver Broncos had an inconsistent run defense last year, and they decided not to add a big body to their defensive front in the offseason. Instead, the Broncos spent big to re-sign defensive tackle D.J.
Malcolm Roach was already known to be out for Week 1. The veteran defensive lineman will be unavailable through at least the first month of the campaign.
Broncos DE Zach Allen signed a four-year, $102 million contract extension in recent weeks but still hasn’t splurged any of his new money. He mentioned that their entire team is focused on the season ahead. “No, we’re in training camp right now, so I think, what was it, signed it on a Saturday?
When Zach Allen signed a massive four-year, $102 million extension with the Denver Broncos on Saturday, it wasn’t just about the guaranteed $69.5 million or becoming one of the NFL’s highest-paid interior defensive linemen.
The Broncos and defensive lineman Zach Allen are in agreement on a four-year contract extension that keeps him in Denver through the 2029 season, the team announced Saturday.
The Broncos have been busy recently keeping their core intact, but their job is far from finished.
His payday is appropriate after an excellent 2024 season.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Broncos are signing DL Zach Allen to a four-year, $102 million deal that includes $69.5 million guaranteed on Saturday.
He has been one of the NFL’s most disruptive interior D-linemen in two Broncos seasons.
The Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, and Baltimore Ravens have dominated the AFC for the past few years. You will almost always see these teams in the playoffs, the AFC Championship, or the Super Bowl, in the Chiefs' case.
Coming off the best season of his six-year career, defensive lineman Zach Allen is seeking a “lucrative extension” with the Broncos, per Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette.
According to Chris Tomasson, Broncos DL Zach Allen is seeking a contract extension from Denver, as he’s scheduled to enter the last year of his contract. Tomasson adds Allen is seeking $25 million per year on his next deal. The veteran lineman had an outstanding season for the Broncos and was a huge part of their success.
The Denver Broncos have been playing great defense this season while waiting for the offense to develop.
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