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2007 Denver Broncos

The 2007 Denver Broncos went 7–9, finishing 2nd in the AFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 320 points and allowed 409.

Record
7–9
Home
5–3
Road & neutral
2–6
Points
320–409
AFC West
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 320 points, the 12th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 409, the fifth-most. Their point differential was -89.

How the season unfolded

The Broncos started 2–2 and were 3–5 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 7–9.

Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 3 to Week 5.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 41–7 over the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 14 (December 9, 2007).

Their heaviest loss was 41–3 to the San Diego Chargers in Week 5 (October 7, 2007).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–2.

They played four games that went to overtime and went 2–2 in them.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 3–3 against the AFC West, sweeping the Chiefs, splitting with the Raiders, and getting swept by the Chargers.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–5 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 10–6, three games better than their record.

Before and after

That was two wins fewer than in 2006, when they went 9–7.

In 2008, they went 8–8.

2007 schedule and results

2007 Denver Broncos · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 9, 2007at Buffalo BillsW 15–14
Week 2Sep 16, 2007vs Oakland RaidersW 23–20 (OT)
Week 3Sep 23, 2007vs Jacksonville JaguarsL 14–23
Week 4Sep 30, 2007at Indianapolis ColtsL 20–38
Week 5Oct 7, 2007vs San Diego ChargersL 3–41
Week 7Oct 21, 2007vs Pittsburgh SteelersW 31–28
Week 8Oct 29, 2007vs Green Bay PackersL 13–19 (OT)
Week 9Nov 4, 2007at Detroit LionsL 7–44
Week 10Nov 11, 2007at Kansas City ChiefsW 27–11
Week 11Nov 19, 2007vs Tennessee TitansW 34–20
Week 12Nov 25, 2007at Chicago BearsL 34–37 (OT)
Week 13Dec 2, 2007at Oakland RaidersL 20–34
Week 14Dec 9, 2007vs Kansas City ChiefsW 41–7
Week 15Dec 13, 2007at Houston TexansL 13–31
Week 16Dec 24, 2007at San Diego ChargersL 3–23
Week 17Dec 30, 2007vs Minnesota VikingsW 22–19 (OT)

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2007 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.