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American Football Conference · AFC West · 1 Super Bowl (2015)
The Denver Broncos were founded in 1959 and play their home games at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. The franchise is owned by Rob Walton, with notable minority owners including Condoleezza Rice and Lewis Hamilton. George Paton serves as general manager, while Sean Payton leads the team as head coach, supported by offensive coordinator Davis Webb and defensive coordinator Vance Joseph. The Broncos claimed a Super Bowl title following their 12–4 campaign in 2015 but endured a prolonged stretch of losing seasons afterward, posting records of 5–11, 6–10, 7–9, 5–11, and 7–10 from 2017 through 2021. The club went 5–12 in 2022 before showing improvement with an 8–9 finish in 2023. They returned to the playoffs in 2024 at 10–7 and followed that with a 14–3 record in 2025, again reaching the postseason. Through four games in 2026, Denver sits at 2–2.
The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 74 pundits · 200 settled, averaging 77 out of 100.
The seasons we hold results for, 2009 to 2026.
| Season | Record | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7–2 | — |
| 2025 | 14–3 | Made the playoffs |
| 2024 | 10–7 | Made the playoffs |
| 2023 | 8–9 | — |
| 2022 | 5–12 | — |
| 2021 | 7–10 | — |
| 2020 | 5–11 | — |
| 2019 | 7–9 | — |
| 2018 | 6–10 | — |
| 2017 | 5–11 | — |
| 2016 |
Each pundit’s standing lean on Denver Broncos, measured against every other pundit who made a comparable call — same kind of claim, same season. +100 would mean the most bullish voice in every room; −100 the most bearish. At least two articles per pundit before a lean is shown, and the accuracy is how that pundit’s settled calls about this team have graded out.
more bullish than 96% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bullish than 93% of the room, across 7 articles · 78.6 accuracy on this team (7 settled)
Page 1 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“One of these linebackers could be waived to make room for Henley on the 53-man roster. My guess is that it'll be Turner, but it's a coin flip between him and Reid.”
| 9–7 |
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| 2015 | 12–4 | Won the Super Bowl |
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| 2010 | 4–12 | — |
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| 2009 | 8–8 | — |
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more bullish than 93% of the room, across 3 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 92% of the room, across 10 articles · 85.0 accuracy on this team (10 settled)
more bearish than 88% of the room, across 3 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 85% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
“Pick: Broncos 26, Panthers 20”
“Bolles and the rest of his offensive line mates should be able to weather the Panthers' toothless pass-rush, and the Broncos likely coast to an easier victory than most other weeks.”
“But a field goal for Denver right now... I like Denver. Alright. Cover, win”
“I'm gonna go Broncos 2824 here.”
“Yeah. I think I'm gonna take the Broncos based on that discussion that we just had there.”
“I'm also gonna go with the Broncos here... I think they just, again, natural answers for them.”
“Jordan Dajani — Broncos (-2.5) 23-20 over Panthers.”
“Prediction: Broncos 23, Panthers 17”
“Prediction: Broncos 24, Panthers 20”
“Broncos 21, Panthers 20”
“I got the Broncos in this one... Give me Denver 28 to... 15.”
“Pick: Broncos 26, Panthers 20”
“Broncos 24-17 over Panthers”
“Unless Carolina could beat Denver. / That would surprise me.”
“Week nine, you are at home against the Broncos. ... that defense is still just too good. I'm I'm gonna give that one to the Broncos.”
“you had the Broncos dropping that one on the road against Carolina. I've still got them winning”
“Rapp, though, is expected to return to Denver at a later date, coach Sean Payton said. … “There's a good chance — a better than good chance — [that he re-signs].””
“Going seven chips on the Broncos... So I have the Chiefs losing back to back games.”
“I'm gonna go Broncos here. Let me just make sure I got my score right. 20 to 16... I'm gonna have them win the game outright.”
“But the other thing is two things I think tilt the tilt the game in the direction of the Broncos, if I'm being honest.”
“My... I love the bro... I love the Broncos in this game. I've loved the Broncos all week.”
“Jordan Dajani — Broncos (+1.5) 20-16 over Chiefs.”
“Prediction: Broncos 20, Chiefs 16”
“The Broncos now sit at 5-2 and they have the chance to overtake the Chiefs in the AFC West this week if they can get the win... don't be surprised if he gets the last word on Mahomes and company after Week 1's ugly loss at Arrowhead Stadium.”
“the Broncos will leave Arizona five and two, which I had a bold prediction earlier before the season even began where I said that Denver through the first seven games would be five and two. So I need them to prove me right on that prediction here.”
“I'm going with Arizona to cover this game. Oh, okay. I I think Denver wins”
“I'm gonna have the Broncos covering 24 to 17.”
“I'm going with Denver hoping the Boneix won't screw me.”
“I look for them to turn things around this week in Arizona. Give me Denver as well.”
“Give me Denver in this one by a touchdown. We'll call it 19-12.”
“Pick: Broncos 24, Cardinals 21”
“Broncos 19-16 over Cardinals”
“opening up week seven, you and I both have the Broncos winning on the road against the Arizona cardinals”
“you and I both have the Broncos winning on the road against the Arizona cardinals”
“Pamela Maldonado: Broncos”
“Jeremy Brener: Broncos 22, Seahawks 20”
“Any return would likely begin via the practice squad, which would give Rapp a chance to work with the team and potentially be activated on gameday.”
“Seahawks (First loss: at Broncos in Week 6)”
“Seahawks (at Broncos). If the Seahawks are going to slip up early in the season, this feels like the most likely spot.”