The Denver Broncos are in a great position entering the season finale. The Broncos still have to win in order to clinch the No. 1 playoff seed, but the Los Angeles Chargers are resting Justin Herbert and other players.

For the first time in a decade, the Denver Broncos have summited the AFC West. They are now a single win away from being the No. 1 seed in the AFC. While Mile High has plenty of reason to celebrate, there’s still one underlying issue.

The Draft Network believes the Broncos will make the Super Bowl and will have the 31st pick in the 2026 NFL draft. While Sean Payton could pick an offensive player to continue building around Bo Nix, author Justin Melo believes Georgia linebacker CJ Allen will be a worthwhile addition.

The turnaround is worth digging into because the Broncos look like entirely different units when you turn on the tape, and the stats and analytics back it up, with one exception: the run game. The Broncos lost J.K. Dobbins in that game against the Raiders, and he was their most consistent and reliable running back.

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However, before the Chiefs return to the field against the Raiders, they will need to wait for the NFL 's decision on an incident from the Broncos game. This comes in the form of an unnecessary roughness penalty on second-year tackle Kingsley Suamataia.

Of all the players that the Broncos selected in the 2025 NFL draft, second-round running back RJ Harvey has arguably made the biggest contributions. He became a key part of the running back rotation and,