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AFC West · Team dossier

Denver Broncos

4-2 in the 2026 regular season so far · points 114–125

Timeframe

Showing their last 5 completed games. Regular season and playoffs are separate unless a window says otherwise.

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The verdict

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Every supported metric in this window sits outside the worst quarter of its qualified cohort. The numbers are below, but none of them is a weakness by our rules.

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MetricValueComparisonGamesEvidence
Blown double-digit leads0Tied 14th-most of 32 teams5Strong sample
Late fourth-quarter losses0Tied 14th-most of 32 teams5Strong sample
Giveaways4Tied 23rd-most of 32 teams5Strong sample
Giveaway rate1.35%24th-highest of 32 teams5Strong sample
Turnover margin+5Tied 27th-worst of 32 teams5Strong sample
Longest losing run1Tied 17th-longest of 32 teams5Strong sample
Points allowed per game18.8Tied 26th-most of 32 teams5Strong sample
Points scored per game20.810th-fewest of 32 teams5Strong sample
Scoring margin per game+2.020th-worst of 32 teams5Strong sample
Sack rate allowed2.4%32nd-highest of 32 teams5Strong sample
Win percentage4-1 (.800)Tied 25th-worst of 32 teams5Strong sample
Penalty yards per game43.430th-most of 32 teams5Strong sample

Misery Timeline

Dated evidence

  1. Sep 14, 2026 · Blowout loss
    Lost by 21 to Kansas City Chiefs
    10-31 · Week 1
  2. Sep 21, 2025 · Late loss
    Late loss to Los Angeles Chargers
    Led or tied (20-13) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 20-23.
  3. Sep 14, 2025 · Late loss
    Late loss to Indianapolis Colts
    Led or tied (28-26) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 28-29.
  4. Dec 28, 2024 · Late loss
    Late loss to Cincinnati Bengals
    Led or tied (17-17) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 24-30.
  5. Dec 19, 2024 · Blown lead
    Blew a 11-point lead vs Los Angeles Chargers
    Lost 27-34 after leading by 11.
  6. Nov 10, 2024 · Blown lead
    Blew a 11-point lead vs Kansas City Chiefs
    Lost 14-16 after leading by 11.
  7. Nov 3, 2024 · Blowout loss
    Lost by 31 to Baltimore Ravens
    10-41 · Week 9
  8. Sep 15, 2024 · Losing run
    3 straight losses
    Jan 7, 2024 to Sep 15, 2024
  9. Dec 16, 2023 · Blowout loss
    Lost by 25 to Detroit Lions
    17-42 · Week 15
  10. Sep 24, 2023 · Blowout loss
    Lost by 50 to Miami Dolphins
    20-70 · Week 3
  11. Sep 24, 2023 · Losing run
    3 straight losses
    Sep 10, 2023 to Sep 24, 2023
  12. Sep 17, 2023 · Blown lead
    Blew a 18-point lead vs Washington Commanders
    Lost 33-35 after leading by 18.
  13. Dec 25, 2022 · Blowout loss
    Lost by 37 to Los Angeles Rams
    14-51 · Week 16
  14. Dec 11, 2022 · Losing run
    5 straight losses
    Nov 13, 2022 to Dec 11, 2022
  15. Dec 4, 2022 · Late loss
    Late loss to Baltimore Ravens
    Led or tied (9-3) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 9-10.
  16. Nov 20, 2022 · Blown lead
    Blew a 10-point lead vs Las Vegas Raiders
    Lost 16-22 in overtime after leading by 10.
  17. Nov 13, 2022 · Blown lead
    Blew a 10-point lead vs Tennessee Titans
    Lost 10-17 after leading by 10.
  18. Oct 23, 2022 · Losing run
    4 straight losses
    Oct 2, 2022 to Oct 23, 2022
  19. Oct 17, 2022 · Blown lead
    Blew a 10-point lead vs Los Angeles Chargers
    Lost 16-19 in overtime after leading by 10.
  20. Oct 6, 2022 · Late loss
    Late loss to Indianapolis Colts
    Led or tied (9-6) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 9-12.
  21. Sep 12, 2022 · Losing run
    5 straight losses
    Dec 19, 2021 to Sep 12, 2022
  22. Jan 2, 2022 · Blowout loss
    Lost by 21 to Los Angeles Chargers
    13-34 · Week 17
  23. Nov 14, 2021 · Blowout loss
    Lost by 17 to Philadelphia Eagles
    13-30 · Week 10
  24. Oct 21, 2021 · Losing run
    4 straight losses
    Oct 3, 2021 to Oct 21, 2021

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