Denver Broncos Schedule Overview

What happens when a team wins the division and gets into the playoffs? The face that conferences division winners the next year on top of their own division. The Broncos have the second toughest schedule behind only defending Super Bowl Champions New York Giants. It can be assumed that John Elway looked at the opponents at the end of last year and said "Yea were are going to need a QB that can consistently throw the ball if we even want to have a chance to compete." Of course he may not of really said that but he did get his man in Peyton Manning.

(Peyton Manning joined the Broncos in March, and his first year as a Bronco
will not be an easy one. He faces the Steelers, Ravens, and the familiar Patriots and Texans
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Manning's run as a Bronco and return to the NFL isn't going to start off easy. The Broncos kick off the season at home playing the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football. The Broncos then go on the road to play the always tough Atlanta Falcons and then face the Wade Phillips led Houston Texan defense. After a divional matchup with the Raiders at home, the fans get to see the famous Manning vs. Brady matchup in Foxboro. The Broncos then travel to San Diego clear on the other coast and then get to rest on their bye week.

If the Broncos can even be .500 by the bye week, they have a decent chance of finishing with 10 wins, because the stretch after the bye has the rest of their divisional matchups, including the Chiefs twice, and New Orleans and trips to Carolina, Cincinatti, and Baltimore.

The most anticipated matchups that I am looking forward to are the Steelers, Patriots and Houston. I believe all of those games will be close matchups.

Broncos Regular-Season Schedule (All times Eastern)
Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 9, Pittsburgh, 8:20 PM
Week 2: Monday, Sept. 17, at Atlanta, 8:30 PM
Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 23, Houston, 4:15 PM
Week 4: Sunday, Sept. 30, Oakland, 4:05 PM
Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 7, at New England, 4:15 PM
Week 6: Monday, Oct. 15, at San Diego, 8:30 PM
Week 7: BYE
Week 8: Sunday, Oct. 28, New Orleans, 8:20 PM
Week 9: Sunday, Nov. 4, at Cincinnati, 1:00 PM
Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 11, at Carolina, 1:00 PM
Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 18, San Diego, 4:15 PM
Week 12: Sunday, Nov. 25, at Kansas City, 1:00 PM
Week 13: Sunday, Dec. 2, Tampa Bay, 4:05 PM
Week 14: Thursday, Dec. 6, at Oakland, 8:20 PM
Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 16, at Baltimore, 1:00 PM
Week 16: Sunday, Dec. 23, Cleveland, 4:05 PM
Week 17: Sunday, Dec. 30, Kansas City, 4:15 PM
(Schedule Provided By Bill Williamson from ESPN)