As the 2025 regular season winds down, the Denver Broncos are atop the AFC West for the first time in almost a decade. Denver not only leads the pack in the AFC West, but is also one of two contenders for the top seed in the conference. Their dead sprint with the Patriots is going to be one of the more entertaining storylines down the stretch in the NFL.
For Broncos fans, the many irons in the fire make it hard to track who to root for each week. The Broncos are far from locking up the AFC West, but a Chargers loss would give them a significant boost.