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Denver Broncos: Ranking the strength of schedule of the AFC West teams

By Mason Yellico

DENVER, CO - AUGUST 18: Quarterback Case Keenum #4 of the Denver Broncos passes against the Chicago Bears in the first quarter during an NFL preseason game at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on August 18, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 18: Quarterback Case Keenum #4 of the Denver Broncos passes against the Chicago Bears in the first quarter during an NFL preseason game at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on August 18, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /
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2. Oakland Raiders

LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 18: Head coach Jon Gruden of the Oakland Raiders coaches from the sideline during the first half of a preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 18, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 18: Head coach Jon Gruden of the Oakland Raiders coaches from the sideline during the first half of a preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 18, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

Notable Matchups:

Week 1 vs L.A. Rams

Week 9 @ San Francisco

Week 14 vs Pittsburgh

Week 17 @ Kansas City

The Raiders open the season at home against the Rams before traveling to Denver and Miami for week two and week three.

The Rams are no joke, the Broncos are very tough to beat at home, and nobody likes to play early season games in the heat and humidity of Miami.

Oakland doesn’t have any particularly long stretches of home or road games, which is both good and bad depending on how you look at it.

However, they do have the earliest bye of any AFC West team (week seven) which will leave them with having to play ten straight weeks to close out the season.

The final five games of that 10 game stretch will all come against teams that will likely be fighting for postseason contention: Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Denver, and then two against Kansas City.

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