The Denver Broncos are 7-2 for the second season in a row and sitting in a really good spot at the bye. The bye also came at a perfect time, as we did begin to see some injuries pile up, as all of Riley Moss, Talanoa Hufanga, Brandon Jones, Kris Abrams-Draine, and Jaylen Waddle, among others, either did not play in Week 9 or left with an injury.
Denver's schedule also softens up quite a bit beginning in Week 11, and while it's never a good idea to look ahead, Denver winning, let's say, another seven games the rest of the way is very much possible.
The Broncos have started 7-2 a few times in recent memory, but what exactly happened the last two times Denver won seven of their first nine games?
The Denver Broncos seem to accomplish great things after starting 7-2
2025
The Broncos were 7-2 in the 2025 season and right in the middle of what turned into 11 wins in a row. Denver's streak in 2025 was snapped by the Jacksonville Jaguars at home, but the team still finished with 14 wins and earned the top seed in the AFC playoffs. Obviously, if not Bo Nix's broken ankle, the Broncos very likely make the Super Bowl last year, as even with Jarrett Stidham in quarterback for the AFC Championship Game, Denver lost by just three points.
The 2025 season may end up being one of the biggest 'what ifs' if team history if they fail to win a Super Bowl in the Nix era, as it was all lining up for a Super Bowl berth before head coach Sean Payton broke the news of Nix's broken ankle after the major win in the AFC Divisional Round.
2015
Back in the 2015 season, the Broncos actually began the year 7-0. It became clear rather quickly that Denver was sporting one of the best defenses in the league, and based on how the season ended, Denver's 2015 defense is arguably the best unit in the history of the league, as they carried a washed-up Peyton Manning to the Super Bowl 50 victory. Denver's QBs actually had 19 passing touchdowns against 23 interceptions that year, good for a 76.3 passer rating. After that 7-0 start in 2015, Denver lost two in a row and fell to 7-2.
Following that, they won three in a row to get to 10-2, lost two in a row again to fall to 10-4, and then finished out the season winning two in a row to get to 12-4, earning the top seed in the AFC. The Broncos earned the top seed in the AFC the last two times they began the year 7-2.
And not every 7-2 start is created equally, but the last three instances have included some clutch, stingy defensive play and an offense that has sometimes left a little out on the field.
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