The Denver Broncos 2026 NFL schedule has been revealed for this upcoming season, and we know who they’ll face, when they face key opponents, when their bye week is, and more.
Denver Broncos 2026 NFL schedule revealed
The Denver Broncos will open up the 2026 NFL season against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football, which opens them up for an opportunity to gain an early divisional advantage.
They’ll also play Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills in an AFC Divisional Playoff rematch on Christmas Day in Week 16, which could have huge implications potentially in the AFC Playoff picture.
Broncos 2026 schedule:
Week 1: @ Kansas City Chiefs (Monday Night Football)
Week 2: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Rams (Sunday Night Football)
Week 4: @ San Francisco 49ers
Week 5: @ Los Angeles Chargers
Week 6: vs. Seattle Seahawks (Thursday Night Football)
Week 7: @ Arizona Cardinals
Week 8: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 9: @ Carolina Panthers
Week 10: Bye Week
Week 11: vs. Las Vegas Raiders
Week 12: @ Pittsburgh Steelers (Black Friday)
Week 13: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week 14: @ New York Jets
Week 15: @ Las Vegas Raiders
Week 16: vs. Buffalo Bills (Christmas Day)
Week 17: @ New England Patriots
Week 18: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Broncos schedule will prove Super Bowl contender status
To open up the season, the Broncos will have five road games out of their first nine matchups. Before the bye week in Week 10, Denver will already have had two matchups against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Three primetime games to start the season will give the world a glimpse at the 2026 Broncos with Monday Night Football against KC, Sunday Night Football against Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams in Week 3, and a Thursday Night Football showdown in Denver against Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks in Week 6.
Five of Denver’s first nine games will be against NFC opponents in non-conference play. Coming out of the BYE, they’ll have eight straight AFC conference matchups, including a tough end-of-year stretch that features the Bills on Christmas, the New England Patriots in Week 17 on the road, and a home finale against the Los Angeles Chargers.
The first stretch of the season will be Denver’s biggest challenge, while the second half stretch will arguably be their most defining stretch of the year because every game has playoff implications due to the last eight games being conference matchups.
Most places have the Broncos’ win total at 9.5 in terms of over/under. I’ll take the over, and my prediction is that they’ll win 12 games.