The Denver Broncos are 11-2 and have won 10 games in a row. Their two losses this season are by a combined four points. Yet, the team is getting little respect in terms of being a serious Super Bowl contender. 

The Broncos had moved all the way up to No. 2 in the power rankings done weekly by Vinnie Iyer of The Sporting News, but despite a 24-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, they dropped two spots. In his most recent rankings, the Broncos dropped two spots to No. 4. 

“The Broncos didn’t need to do much to take down the lifeless Raiders coming off a Week 13 marathon at Washington. Bo Nix was in full control of the game without a comeback for a change”, wrote Iyer. 

Yes, the win this past Sunday came against the lowly Raiders, but the Broncos could be undefeated right now if it weren’t for some late-game gaffes in Weeks 2 and 3. Still, it seems as though doubters of the team are just looking at the Broncos as though they are completely overrated and have a subpar quarterback in Bo Nix. 

In reality, Nix has played well this season, particularly when he has needed to in late-game situations and instead of looking at all of the Broncos’ narrow wins as a negative, it should instead be a huge positive. 

The Broncos face Green Bay in a massive Week 15 game

Perhaps the biggest game in Week 15 pits the Broncos against the Green Bay Packers in a potential Super Bowl preview. The Packers are one of the three teams ranked above the Broncos on Iyer’s list and will present a stiff challenge to them on Sunday. 

The Broncos have yet to lose at home this season and a win over the hot Packers should go a long way in changing the way people look at this team. The Packers opened as road favorites to win the game. 

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The Broncos may need to go all the way to the Super Bowl before they get any believers on a national scale this year, but a win over the Packers, which would mark their 11th in a row, would be tough to ignore. 

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