{"id":897281,"date":"2026-05-21T12:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/897281\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:48:16","slug":"nfl-com-has-mixed-predictions-on-broncos-playoff-chances-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/897281\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL.com has mixed predictions on Broncos\u2019 playoff chances in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Good morning, Broncos Country. We are currently in the midst of the \u2018dead\u2019 portion of the off-season. No major news related to the team is happening. It will be a while until OTAs in June and training camp later this summer to get anything relatively noteworthy to discuss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last week, the NFL released their official schedule for the upcoming season. The Denver Broncos with a first-place schedule based off their achievements last year face a gauntlet of opponents to start the season. In order to make the playoffs, it will be crucial for them to do well early on. If not, finishing strong and coming close to running the table will be mission critical to earn their third consecutive playoff berth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">According to NFL writers Ali Bhanpuri and Tom Blair, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/2026-nfl-schedule-predicting-every-game-final-record-for-each-afc-team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:they predict;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;they predict&quot;}\" class=\"link \">they predict<\/a> mixed results for Denver. Bhanpuri has the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/denver\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Broncos;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Broncos&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Broncos<\/a> winning ten games and earning the final wild card spot in the AFC. Per his analysis, the Broncos will win just four games before their Week 10 Bye, but finish the season strong to make the dance.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/buffalo\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Buffalo Bills;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Buffalo Bills&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Bills<\/a> are predicted to go 12-5 alongside the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/kansas-city\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City Chiefs;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kansas City Chiefs&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/baltimore\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Baltimore Ravens;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Baltimore Ravens&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a> as division winners, followed by the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/houston\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Houston Texans;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Houston Texans&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Texans<\/a> at 11-6. He has the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/cincinnati\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cincinnati Bengals;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cincinnati Bengals&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> at 11-6 and the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/la-chargers\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Chargers;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Los Angeles Chargers&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a> 11-5 also earning playoff berths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Meanwhile, Blair has the Broncos missing the playoffs all together and finished their \u201926 campaign with a 9-8 record. He has them losing four straight to begin the season and earning just three victories by mid-November. Denver definitely has a tough set of games to start the season, but it\u2019s hard to envision this year\u2019s Broncos faltering that bad to begin the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">What do you think, Broncos Country? Do you believe the Broncos will miss out on the playoffs as Blair predicted? Will they do better than the 10 wins and a wild card spot Bhanpuri suggested? Sound off in the comments section and let me know.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">As always, thank you for reading. Here is today\u2019s slate of articles for Horse Tracks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Broncos Country. We are currently in the midst of the \u2018dead\u2019 portion of the off-season. 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