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2025 Denver Broncos

The 2025 Denver Broncos went 14–3, finishing 1st in the AFC West, and lost the conference championship. They scored 401 points and allowed 311.

Record
14–3
Home
8–1
Road & neutral
6–2
Points
401–311
AFC West
Place 1 of 4
Postseason
Lost conference championship

Where the season ranked

They scored 401 points, the 14th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 311, the third-fewest. Their point differential was +90.

Their 14–3 record was tied for the best in the NFL.

How the season unfolded

The Broncos started 2–2 and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 14–3.

Their longest winning streak was eleven games, from Week 4 to Week 15.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 28–3 over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 4 (September 29, 2025).

Their heaviest loss was 34–20 to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 16 (December 21, 2025).

They scored a season-high 44 points against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 8 (October 26, 2025), winning 44–24.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 11–2.

They played two games that went to overtime and went 2–0 in them.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 5–1 against the AFC West, sweeping the Raiders and the Chiefs and splitting with the Chargers.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 4–2 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Divisional round, they beat the Buffalo Bills 33–30 at home.

In the AFC Championship Game, they lost to the New England Patriots 10–7 at home.

Before and after

That was a four-win improvement on 2024, when they went 10–7.

Their 14 wins are the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.

2025 schedule and results

2025 Denver Broncos · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 7, 2025vs Tennessee TitansW 20–12
Week 2Sep 14, 2025at Indianapolis ColtsL 28–29
Week 3Sep 21, 2025at Los Angeles ChargersL 20–23
Week 4Sep 29, 2025vs Cincinnati BengalsW 28–3
Week 5Oct 5, 2025at Philadelphia EaglesW 21–17
Week 6Oct 12, 2025vs New York JetsW 13–11
Week 7Oct 19, 2025vs New York GiantsW 33–32
Week 8Oct 26, 2025vs Dallas CowboysW 44–24
Week 9Nov 2, 2025at Houston TexansW 18–15
Week 10Nov 6, 2025vs Las Vegas RaidersW 10–7
Week 11Nov 16, 2025vs Kansas City ChiefsW 22–19
Week 13Nov 30, 2025at Washington CommandersW 27–26 (OT)
Week 14Dec 7, 2025at Las Vegas RaidersW 24–17
Week 15Dec 14, 2025vs Green Bay PackersW 34–26
Week 16Dec 21, 2025vs Jacksonville JaguarsL 20–34
Week 17Dec 25, 2025at Kansas City ChiefsW 20–13
Week 18Jan 4, 2026vs Los Angeles ChargersW 19–3
DivisionalJan 17, 2026vs Buffalo BillsW 33–30 (OT)
Conference championshipJan 25, 2026vs New England PatriotsL 7–10

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2025 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.