{"id":328973,"date":"2025-08-30T11:45:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T11:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/328973\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T11:45:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T11:45:10","slug":"colin-cowherd-ranks-broncos-as-4th-best-team-in-the-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/328973\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Cowherd ranks Broncos as 4th-best team in the NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colin Cowherd is known to be a homer for specific NFL teams, players, and coaches. Lincoln Riley &amp; USC, Tom Brady, and, coach-wise in the NFL, he\u2019s big on Sean Payton. So it should come as no surprise that Cowherd has the <a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Denver Broncos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Denver Broncos<\/a> as the fourth-best team in the NFL headed into the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>Cowherd has a weekly segment that happens every Tuesday called the Herd Hierarchy, and he ranked the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/denver-broncos\/332\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Broncos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Broncos<\/a> as the fourth-best NFL team due to new additions (including Dre Greenlaw) and noted how the defense was aggressive, so why would they go backwards? Add in a highly ranked offensive line and another year of familiarity under Sean Payton, and Cowherd believes this is the year the Broncos will make a big leap.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Check out the full statement that Cowherd made at about the 4:14 mark, and his full list, below.<\/p>\n<p>Social: Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Broncos Wire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Broncos Wire<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BroncosWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thebroncoswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter\/X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter\/X<\/a>! Did you know: <a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/broncos\/2019\/08\/03\/denver-broncos-famous-fans-celebrities-include-paul-george-amy-adams\/79446413007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/broncos\/2025\/08\/30\/colin-cowherd-nfl-power-rankings-broncos-fourth\/85798030007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL: Colin Cowherd ranks Denver Broncos as 4th-best team in 2025;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NFL: Colin Cowherd ranks Denver Broncos as 4th-best team in 2025<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Colin Cowherd is known to be a homer for specific NFL teams, players, and coaches. 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