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2019 Denver Broncos

The 2019 Denver Broncos went 7–9, finishing 2nd in the AFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 282 points and allowed 316.

Record
7–9
Home
5–3
Road & neutral
2–6
Points
282–316
AFC West
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 282 points, the fifth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 316, the tenth-fewest. Their point differential was -34.

How the season unfolded

The Broncos opened with four straight losses and were 2–6 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 7–9.

Their longest losing streak was four games, from Week 1 to Week 4.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 16–0 over the Tennessee Titans in Week 6 (October 13, 2019).

Their heaviest loss was 30–6 to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 7 (October 17, 2019).

They scored a season-high 38 points against the Houston Texans in Week 14 (December 8, 2019), winning 38–24.

They shut out the Tennessee Titans (Week 6).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–5.

Division and playoff opponents

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

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 9–7, two games better than their record.

Before and after

That was a one-win improvement on 2018, when they went 6–10.

In 2020, they went 5–11.

2019 schedule and results

2019 Denver Broncos · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 9, 2019at Oakland RaidersL 16–24
Week 2Sep 15, 2019vs Chicago BearsL 14–16
Week 3Sep 22, 2019at Green Bay PackersL 16–27
Week 4Sep 29, 2019vs Jacksonville JaguarsL 24–26
Week 5Oct 6, 2019at Los Angeles ChargersW 20–13
Week 6Oct 13, 2019vs Tennessee TitansW 16–0
Week 7Oct 17, 2019vs Kansas City ChiefsL 6–30
Week 8Oct 27, 2019at Indianapolis ColtsL 13–15
Week 9Nov 3, 2019vs Cleveland BrownsW 24–19
Week 11Nov 17, 2019at Minnesota VikingsL 23–27
Week 12Nov 24, 2019at Buffalo BillsL 3–20
Week 13Dec 1, 2019vs Los Angeles ChargersW 23–20
Week 14Dec 8, 2019at Houston TexansW 38–24
Week 15Dec 15, 2019at Kansas City ChiefsL 3–23
Week 16Dec 22, 2019vs Detroit LionsW 27–17
Week 17Dec 29, 2019vs Oakland RaidersW 16–15

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2019 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.