Fans can always nitpick a football team — actually, Broncos fans were booing the team as late as the third quarter of this game — but here are the facts: The Denver Broncos have now clinched their fourth-straight bye, their fifth straight AFC West championship and the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

There aren’t many franchises that can claim to have accomplished all of those feats, let alone in the last half-decade.

But this Broncos team has been through some ups and downs, a whole lot more so than most 12-4 teams, and to end the season where they are means a lot to the players. Despite drama and controversy and injury, they’ve come out on top.

Here’s how they reacted following the game:

You see it! Bet y’all was at home hoping we lost. Lol #bossup #wardboy #broncogang

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Champs Baby!!!

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