The Denver Broncos could become one of the very best teams in the NFL in 2025, and their key to success for the coming season is obvious.
After a shaky 0-2 start, the Denver Broncos finished the season at a strong 10-5 pace. They really hit their stride as the season went on, and this is especially true for Bo Nix, who threw all of his touchdown passes from Week 4 through the end of the season.
If the Broncos are able to continue on their progress made down the stretch in 2024 into 2025, this team could be a contender, but their primary key to success is flat-out obvious.
The Broncos must not get out to another lazy start
Sean Payton's Denver Broncos got out to a horrible 1-5 start in the 2023 NFL Season and followed that up with another bad 0-2 start in the 2024 NFL Season. This bad starts really put the team behind the eight ball, as there are only 17 games in a season, so each one is hugely important. The first three games for the Broncos in the 2025 NFL Season are home against the Tennessee Titans, away against the Indianapolis Colts, and away at the Los Angeles Chargers.
They then host the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 4, so you get the feeling that anything less than a 2-2 start is going to be brutal for this team. You would ideally love to see Denver shed the bad starts and win their first two games against two bad teams, and them perhaps winning three of their first four games could be the best-case scenario, honestly.
But the main point here is that if the Denver Broncos want to be in a position to win the division and make a deep playoff run, they have got to stop these bad starts - the offense must come out swinging and build on the legitimate success they had in 2024.
If the team does get out to a bad start, the entire season could be a huge uphill battle.