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).

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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,

Before Denver's postseason run begins, revisit the Broncos' journey from the start of the regular season to earning the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

The results of The Associated Press 2025 NFL All-Pro balloting were announced Saturday morning, and a total of six Denver Broncos were named first-team and second-team All-Pros. Your first-team All-Pros are starting left tackle Garett Bolles,

The Denver Broncos are pretty good at winning ugly. They tied a franchise record with 14 victories but didn't exactly roll over their opponents. Eleven of their victories required comebacks and the same number were by one score.

If the Broncos beat the Los Angeles Chargers (11-5) on Sunday, Denver will clinch the top seed in the conference and secure home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. If the Broncos slip up, though, Denver could still land the No. 1 seed if it gets help from two other teams.

The Bills, Texans, Chargers and Steelers would all present unique challenges the Broncos would have to overcome to reach the AFC title game.

Step one of the climb was the AFC West title, which the Broncos locked up in Week 17. Step two was to secure the highest seed possible, which Denver pulled off in Week 18 with a win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Step three is the summit: winning Super Bowl LX.