The Denver Broncos spent most of the season as a top 10 red-zone offense. Those numbers inside the 20-yard line have steadily diminished since Week 16. The Broncos' third-down efficiency on offense has also plummeted.

The NFL has six wild-card playoff games on deck this weekend. The Broncos are set to host a divisional game next weekend.

Denver Broncos linebacker Drew Sanders ( foot) returned to practice on Saturday, starting his 21-day window to be activated to the 53-man roster. If Sanders is not activated by Jan. 30, he will revert to IR for the rest of the season (only the Super Bowl would remain at that point in the season).

Sean Payton gave Denver Broncos fans a word of encouragement on Friday, revealing that "most" of the team's injured players will be good to go for the Divisional Round of the playoffs. "I think we see most everyone back,

The Denver Broncos know how difficult it was to secure the AFC's No. 1 seed, but they're not satisfied and hope to get sharper moving forward as they await their opponent in the Divisional Round.

Bo Nix is the first QB in NFL history with 10+ wins and 30+ touchdowns in each of his first two seasons, per CBS.