Welcome to our fourth and final installment of our Divisional Round roundtable discussions. In our first entry, I asked the staff which Denver Broncos players needed step their game up against the Bills
on Saturday. With our second installment, we discussed the biggest concerns heading into the Divisional Round gridiron matchup. For my third question, we discussed reasons to be optimistic and confident the Broncos can take care of business on Saturday.
The last question may be a tough one to answer. Nobody wants to see Denver’s season come to an end. Even so, I wanted to get the pulse on how the staff would encapsulate the season if they were to be one-and-done and lose to the Bills on Saturday.
Tim Lynch
Last year it was “make it to the playoffs.” This year it was “win the division.” So, I’d say it was an overall success no matter the outcome, but you also don’t want to squander a number one seed season. You made it this far, now go take the rest!
Ross Allen
I’m with the rest of the guys. I don’t want this to come off as nothing but cope and preparing myself to see them lose this week, but even if they do, this season has been a resounding success. They won the division, won 14 games, and claimed the No. 1 seed in year two of a rebuild and with your highest paid player as the backup QB on the second-worst team in the league. The tides are changing.
Adam Malnati
Answering this question is tough. I can’t believe that getting this far and then losing could be called a success. Being the top seed in the AFC but failing to get a playoff win would leave a sour taste. A successful regular season? Yes. Overall, this season has shown that the Broncos are back to being a top team in the NFL, but not finishing strong just won’t be acceptable.
Sadaraine
It would suck to lose in the division round, but this season would still be a huge success. This young team has a superb culture, great coaching, and a top 10 NFL quarterback. As a fan, I’ve always thought that making the playoffs is what a good season looks like. Anything beyond that is icing on the cake. But we do love us some cake here in Broncos Country.
Christopher Hart
Going one-and-done in the playoffs would be a significant punch to the gut after witnessing a tremendous fourteen-win season. It was a thrilling year and to be fair, Denver’s success certainly exceeded my expectations. I thought that winning ten or eleven games and being a Wild Card team would have been a successful season.
However, the Broncos won the AFC West and had one of the most memorable seasons I’ve ever witnessed as a fan. After a decade of wandering the gridiron abyss, the Broncos are truly a legitimate team that is capable of competing for another Super Bowl title. I’ve said it a few times, but it’s pretty nice to see Denver be doing so well considering the pickle they were relative to the cap and with draft capital after trading for and then getting rid of Russell Wilson.
It will be a bummer if the Broncos can’t take care of business on Saturday, but their efforts this year should give fans a reason to be optimistic moving forward. I’d consider their ‘25 campaign a success. Next year’s schedule (on paper) will be a lot harder due to being the top seed in the AFC, but the team has ample cap space and could have six picks in the top four rounds to address any big needs they have. I think they have a very realistic multi-year window to compete for a fourth Lombardi Trophy. That’s special.
How about you, Broncos Country? If the Broncos wind up being one-and-done and lose to the Bills on Saturday, how would you describe their 2025 season? Sound off in the comments section and let us know what you think.
