"It's fun to do something like that ... just kind of a great story,'' Nix said of his victory lap and high-fiving fans. "And our goal wasn't just to make the playoffs even though it hasn't been done in a while;

Thanks to their blowout win over the Kansas City Chiefs, the Denver Broncos are in the playoffs as the No. 7 seed in the AFC. They are heading to Buffalo to play the Bills. Game update (Saturday night): With the Bengals’ win,

With a 10-7 record, Denver got the final wild-card spot in the AFC playoff field. As the No. 7 seed, the Broncos will play the No. 2 Buffalo Bills in a first-round game at noon CST Sunday at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. CBS will televise the game.

The Broncos got the job done. Facing their AFC West rival, the Kansas City Chiefs, Denver took a 38-0 win to conclude the year. The victory put the Broncos (10-7) in the 2024 NFL postseason.

Denver needed a win to secure a postseason berth, and the Broncos clinched their trip to the playoffs by beating Kansas City in Week 18. The Broncos have now snapped their eight-season playoff drought and will soon play their first postseason game since Super Bowl 50.

DENVER — Rookie Bo Nix set a franchise record by completing his first 18 passes and the Denver Broncos ended an eight-year playoff drought Sunday with a 38-0 rout of the Kansas City Chiefs' bevy of backups.

According to The Athletic's NFL playoff projections, Denver has a 72% chance to get into the playoffs, well ahead of the Miami Dolphins (21%) and the Cincinnati Bengals (7%). However, if the Broncos lose the game, they will be eliminated after the Bengals secured a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night.

For the first time since their Super Bowl run in the 2015 season, the Denver Broncos are heading to the playoffs. On Sunday, the Broncos snapped