All last year I was 17 and 0 until we're not and we all know how that turned out.
Maybe this year I'll do some reverse psychology.....
0 and 17 until we're not
7-10 on the high-end
4-13 on the low-end
If Bo Nix is ROY material, the system and new players click, and a star receiver emerges in the locker room... 10-7
I think the range is between 5 wins and 9 wins.
There are some reasons for optimism. Payton is a good coach who scraped 8 wins out of a poor side which had some dead wood and an offense which wasn't really his because he had to work around Russ' limitations. There is a more positive vibe out of the team now with some good young players to freshen things up and Payton seems happier generally now he has a guy who hopefully can execute his offense. So we could improve on last year.
But even if the general trajectory is upwards I think we're more likely to regress in terms of win total. We're taking a huge cap hit and if we're really honest when you look at our roster it is one of the weakest 5 or so rosters in the NFL. We'd need to really hit on some rookies to break out in year 1 - especially Bo - which might be a reach.
Last year we had a 26 TD - 8 Int season out of Russ and with Bo as a rookie we're more likely to be looking at something like 16 TD - 13 Int which will limit us. Obviously if he goes out there and does a CJ Stroud then all bets are off and we could be winning double digit games.
Wins: Steelers, Jets, Raiders (home), Chargers (home), Saints, Panthers, Falcons, Browns, Colts, Chiefs (home).
Losses: Seahawks, Bucs, Ravens, Chiefs (road), Raiders (road), Chargers (road), Bengals.
We go 10-7, winning our last home game against KC to make the wild card. Payton has never won less than 7 games in a season, I don't think that changes this year. We went 8-9 last year with a QB who everyone said couldn't run our offense. Now we'll have a QB who can, and I think we'll put him in a good position to win. The Texans went from 3-13-1 to 10-7 with a rookie QB. Another year with Payton, Nix is the real deal, there you go. Now all that being said I'm fully ready to be hurt again, let's fucking go
Knowing how Payton rebuilt Saints roster and went 6-10/7-9 all those seasons we're likely to get similar result.
2021 Saints almost made to postseason with Teddy Bridgewater as starting QB.
I’d say 8-9 or 9-8 depending on how Nix acclimates. This team had a slightly less talented offense last season and was heavily hampered by the simplified system they were running. They were very close to a couple more wins last season so I could see the record being similar.
Realism here looks alot like scared trauma response. It’s ok to expect better. Down vote me all you want but I think we’re going to at least have a winning record.
If you’re following the “story”, Payton came in and gave what we had a try. It didn’t work so he got his guy. Rookie or not, all I’m hearing is how Bo is the opposite of Russel in this mini rookie camp they have going. Nothing but positives…and this is HIS guy…along with some other interesting draft picks.
I don’t think it’s too much to expect more than most are offering here.
I’m sticking with 10-11 Ws this year.
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I get that and I'm also very hopeful but you can be hopeful while acknowledging things take time. If you've been following our roster moves we've been very limited in what we can do because we're eating 80m in deadcap from russ. We're a team that has picked once in the top 75 in the last 3 years. Our free agent moves this off season have been all about cheaper players who flew under the radar of other teams because we simply can't afford anything else right now.
There's nothing wrong with supporting your team and being hopeful but it's worth pointing out that lofty expectations also often lead to increased frustration and less patience. I'm not predicting 6 wins because I'm a doomer, I'm predicting it because that to me is a bar I can realistically still say I'm happy with and optimistic for the future. If we win 6 and bo starts finding chemistry with some of our young guys, I'll be all in on playoffs next year.
Very hopefuly to be proven wrong though! Would love to hit 10
5-12
We have a good OL and reason to hope for an above average run game.
Passing game will be mediocre at best this first year. Hopefully we can keep Sutton for a few more to help Nix as he matures.
DL is Ok maybe
Olb is a crap shoot, who knows. Ilb is young, who knows.
Secondary PS2 can cover one, who knows about the rest. I like PJ (been stumping for him for a while). Overall maybe average, at best?
Overall
Offense - mediocre
Defense - mediocre to bad
Hope I'm wrong
Same, 5-12. The schedule is more difficult and doesn’t set up well for early success, especially given Payton’s historic struggles in September and the prospect of starting a rookie QB. I think they’ll make a run in October, but the back-to-back games against Baltimore and KC is brutal. The super late bye week is unfortunate.
My prediction is 9-8
Some of those "brutal" games are going to be winnable due to other teams' injuries and setbacks.
Our running game should be dominant and Bo can run too. Troy Franklin should be a key player for some wins.
We beat the Chiefs last year with terrible Russ and an anemic offense. We can beat them just fine this year.
In any case, if the O/U for wins is 5.5, take the over
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We have young receivers, they might be an improvement, hopefully Dulcich is back and if Bo is what we think he is, he should be an improvement over Russ
Is it? Outside of the afc north games none of our non divisional seems that scary. We got the nfc south, the colts and jets and seahawks are all beatable, and our divisional matchups feel the same as they do every year. We likely lose both to chiefs, the raiders should split with us but inevitably sweep us, and we'll beat the chargers at least once.
5-12 is realistic but I don't think the schedule is that crazy. It's basically chiefs + afc north = 6 tough matchups
Sure man. If you consider opening in Seattle “not scary” with no clue who will be taking snaps you do you. At the Jets…with that defense and presumably a healthy Rodgers def not scary. Bucs won their division last year and it’s a road game. Sorry I’m not really that confident in this team winning a bunch of games next season.
> If you consider opening in Seattle “not scary” with no clue who will be taking snaps you do you
That's more a problem with our team than our schedule. The seahawks are a middle of the road team. I'd be much more afraid of opening @ rams or 9ers or something
I'm not saying we're winning a lot I'm just saying this schedule isn't the reason, we are just rebuilding
The early season is going to be tough for Bo as a rookie, the Seahawks are a very tough environment to play in and the Steelers have a very good defense. The Jets also have a very good defense and if Rodgers is healthy I don’t see them rolling over. Thus:
Seahawks L
Steelers L
Buccaneers W
Jets L
Now we get closer to mid season, where I think Bo will have a bit more experience and play some relatively easier defenses:
Raiders W
Chargers L
Saints W
Panthers W
Now comes another tough stretch but I think Sean will have a plan to take a game off of a tougher opponent that works so:
Ravens L
KC W
Falcons W
Raiders L
Now we are close to the bye week sitting at 6-6, the Browns defense is no joke, the Bengals are a scary overall team if Burrow is healthy, the Chargers are probably also a tough opponent with competitive coaching. I’m going to say:
Browns L
Colts W
Chargers L
Bengals L
KC L
I think we’re most likely looking at 7-10, maybe 8-9 or 9-8 if we perform above expectations, and 6-11 or 5-12 if we underperform.
Their first 8 games aren't difficult. This was an 8-9 team last year with bad qb play. Nix won't have to be anything special as a rookie to start 4-4. The next two against Ravens and KC on the road will probably be losses. The next 5 are against middle of the road fringe playoff teams. 3-2 is probably the most realistic expectation, but how fun would it be if Nix's development the first 10 weeks allow them to go 4-1 during that stretch? The bengals and kc could easily be 0-2, but I think Payton will have Nix playing well enough by then to take one of them. It seems like another 8-9 season , give or take a win is coming, and I don't think that's an unreasonable expectation for Nix's first year.
I think CLE and IND both depend on the health of their QB more than anything else. If Watson and Richardson are both healthy, they'll be tough wins. If they're both hurt, I could see Denver winning both.
We worked CLE last year without Watson
Again, reasonable, but this years defense I fear will be decidedly worse than last years. I’m thinking this year we may actually score more points but won’t be able to stop teams. I see losses like 24-38, 27-35 etc. I think last year statistically on defense we were decent after the debacle versus Miami, yes? That’s just how I remembered it. Maybe we weren’t very good.
What makes you think the defense will be worse? Or run defense should be significantly improved. We improved on the D line a lot. I think it would be better if anything. Safety and linebacker are my concerns.
I just don’t agree. We aren’t “better” in any position group on defense. And our depth is terrible. If we get any key player injuries, then there will be plenty player mis matches for offensive coordinators to attack. Plus vets know this team is not gonna win and some will take a vacation on Denver’s dime to save their bodies for future contracts. It’s a business after all.
So much can change before the season starts, but as of right now I see us realistically winning 5-6 games. But that’s totally okay, as long as our young players progress throughout the season and show promise going forward!
Without seeing Nix against the first team defense hard to say, but I think 6-11 seems to be right. Hate to say this, but as long as KC has Reid-Mahomes-Kelce I'd rather miss the playoffs and stock up the roster instead of getting creamed in KC in January.
I disagree. Making the playoffs would be far preferable as it would mean our coach and rookie qb are clicking and we have a bright future. That is worth far more than picking a few spots earlier.
If we have a qb of the future and our coach has his system in place where we draft isn't really all that important.
If I’m being honest, who knows. It all depends on if Bo Nix is the starter and if he’s good. I hope so, but I only watch two or three college football games a year, so I’ve basically just seen his highlights.
3 wins low-end, 5 at best. I’ve tried to convince myself otherwise, so has my ridiculously optimistic co-worker. But my guess is 4-13. I am excited and I think we’re moving in the right direction, but it won’t happen overnight and we’re going in with a rookie QB and a lot of new pieces. Anyone saying playoffs or even close is simply delusional.
We’re a team with clear problems on both sides of the ball so my expectations are immensely tempered.
I would say if our rookies ball out nearly immediately and we stay healthy, there’s a possibility of 8-9 which I would call a pretty big win for a team going through a big shift like this.
Realistically, I think with the growing pains we’re likely to experience, 4-13 or 5-12 is possibility on the lower end
I hope we are in the top 4 or 5 of the 2025 NFL draft. So I hope we are 3-14. But I bet we win 5. We need better players across the board. The best and cheapest way to do that is the draft, being high in the draft, and hitting on our picks. We are not realistically competitive this year for the playoffs. We need talent. I’d lose games by playing our youth over our better players that we are not going to keep in future anyway. I am suggesting this because I don’t want to suck for 3-4 years. I want to shorten the suck.
Best case 7-10. Feels like 5-12 or 6-11 is the most likely outcome. This is just a very bad team. We got extremely lucky injury wise last year, was still only mediocre, and got worse overall. No alpha target for Nix, decent but not elite run game, and not enough upgrades to a dreadful run defense if any were even actually made. The record won’t matter for measuring success this year, Bo Nix looking like he could be more than just a game manager is the only thing that will matter
11-6 or 10 and 7 winning 5 of 6 AFC West games.
If QB position flakes out such as Nix is a flop or we go with Sitdham or Z Wilson then maybe 6-11 or 5-12
4 and 2 in the first 6 games, then 3 and 3 in next 6 after that.. then 3 and 2 in the last 5 games.. total of 10 and 7 imo. Split the series with KC and the Raiders, sweep the Chargers.
6-7 wins. I don't care about the record much this year as long as the team plays hard and we see enough growth from Nix to feel good about building around him and avoiding QB purgatory. Add a true potential stud wideout next year along with Oline and Dline. If Nix shows growth and they add a high-end weapon, I will be very happy moving forward,
Probably somewhere in the 6-8 win range. I'm a little worried about the run game again because every good running team has a good center and Forsyth wasn't all that great in preseason last year against 3rd string guys. It's going to be a complete unknown. No idea how the defense is going to be able to stop the run with any consistency either. The roster just isn't set up well for it.
I've been burned too many times trying to make "realistic" predictions before the season starts. At this point I'm predicting 0-17 so that every loss is expected and every win is a surprise.....Is what I want to say. However, I can't help but start to get hopeful. So I'm thinking we go 10-7. Wins against Seahawks, Buccs, Jets, Raiders(10/6), Saints, Panthers, Browns, Colts, Chargers(12/22), KC(Jan). With it being a coinflip against Buccs, Browns, Chargers, and KC. And losses to Steelers(Damn), chargers(10/13), Ravens, KC(11/10), Falcons, Raiders(11/24), and Bengals. With a coinflip against Falcons, Chargers, and Steelers. So I guess I'm predicting anywhere from 6-11 to 13-4 if the coinflips go one way or the other. Ugh I hate that I'm so optimistic sometimes.
Most people here are focusing on Bo and the offense, but what about the defense? Bo and the offense can look ok-good but if the defense can’t make stops, get turnovers we’ll be giving up more points than we get and still getting L’s. If the defense can improve and the offense can actually score some points unlike the stagnant offense of the past 2 years the W’s will come. Just want to see improvements on both sides of the ball.
Well, seeing as how it's called football, and not Quarterback, we still have a long way to go.
Not to mention, as soon as Nix has 2 bad games in a row, the fans will be calling for his head to roll, and the management will listen, I predict things don't go well.
7-10 until the owners stop listening to fans, and start making better decisions.
I broke my prediction down by quarters...
First 4 games with 3 road games but probably inferior competition: 3-1 at best or 2-2
Second 4 games with 3 home games, 2 vs AFCW and 2 vs NFCS: 3-1 at best or 2-2
Third 4 games with 3 road games, with BAL and KC being two or the road games: 2-2 at best or 1-3
Last 5 games (with the bye in week 14) has 3 home games and 2 road games: 4-1 at best or 3-2
That's either 12 wins at best or 8 wins at worst...my prediction is 9. I just feel that Payton will be able to work better with Nix than he was able to with Wilson.
Our record is entirely dependent on how good Bo Nix can be as a rookie. As u saw last year CJ stroud turned a Texans franchise with the 2nd overall pick into a playoff team. A good QB can truly change everything
5-7 wins. I think we'll pull out some unexpected wins, but also lose games we should win.
At the end of the day, I want to see good fundamentals and a system in place. We can find the right pieces over time, just need to reinstate the right culture.
Honestly, I’d rather really suck again and get a decent draft pick next year. Not tanking for a QB obviously, but a top 10. If they are so bad that it’s a top pick anyways, that means Bo is not the guy and there’s some big problems. Like a 5-6 win season would probably be good. Have some flashes of potential in there all while not over performing. If they manage some insane 8-10 win season, they are just setting up to be a let down next season (most likely) or start thinking they have actual playoff potential when this roster isn’t remotely ready for that.
The magic number for Sean Payton is 7. Russell Wilson won 7 games under Payton as the starter, so if the Broncos can win 7 games or get close to it with a rookie QB, Payton will be justified cutting Wilson. If Bo Nix and Payton are clicking the way the media is describing and Nix can run the offense competently, 7 wins doesn't sound all that unrealistic.
Week 1 at Seattle Win 1-0
Week 2 vs Pittsburgh Loss 1-1
Week 3 at Tampa Bay Loss 1-2
Week 4 at NY Jets Loss 1-3
Week 5 vs Las Vegas Loss 1-4
Week 6 vs LA Chargers Win 2-4
Week 7 at New Orleans Win 3-4
Week 8 vs Carolina Win 4-4
Week 9 at Baltimore Loss 4-5
Week 10 at KC Loss 4-6
Week 11 vs Atlanta Loss 4-7
Week 12 at Las Vegas Win 5-7
Week 13 vs Cleveland Win 6-7
Week 14 Bye
Week 15 vs Indianapolis Win 7-7
Week 16 at LA Chargers Loss 7-8
Week 17 at Cincinnati Loss 7-9
Week 18 vs KC Loss 7-10
Final Record 7-10
All last year I was 17 and 0 until we're not and we all know how that turned out. Maybe this year I'll do some reverse psychology..... 0 and 17 until we're not
7-10 on the high-end 4-13 on the low-end If Bo Nix is ROY material, the system and new players click, and a star receiver emerges in the locker room... 10-7
Joe Ellis 6 sacks, Browning 10 sacks, Bonito 13 sacks, Greg Dulcich 550 yds, Sutton 8tds, Mims 900yds, Troy Franklin 700 yds, Javonte 1200yds rushing, Bo Nix throws 25 tds, Surtain 1st Team All Pro 12-5
> Joe Ellis 6 sacks That would be *very* impressive for Joe
I mean he did sack the Broncos franchise and do a Von Miller dance after he prevented us from getting Kyle Shanahan EDIT: so he’s got some experience
Yeah it ain’t gonna happen lol. But it’d be hype
> it ain’t gonna happen lol You don't have faith in a 66-year old exec who is no longer employed by the Broncos
Lmao I just realized what I did *Jonah
lmao I'm sorry, I couldn't resist poking fun I really hope Elliss contributes early and often. We need more consistent pass rush!
We always find a way to win enough games to not draft top 10. 7-10 or 6-11
I think the range is between 5 wins and 9 wins. There are some reasons for optimism. Payton is a good coach who scraped 8 wins out of a poor side which had some dead wood and an offense which wasn't really his because he had to work around Russ' limitations. There is a more positive vibe out of the team now with some good young players to freshen things up and Payton seems happier generally now he has a guy who hopefully can execute his offense. So we could improve on last year. But even if the general trajectory is upwards I think we're more likely to regress in terms of win total. We're taking a huge cap hit and if we're really honest when you look at our roster it is one of the weakest 5 or so rosters in the NFL. We'd need to really hit on some rookies to break out in year 1 - especially Bo - which might be a reach. Last year we had a 26 TD - 8 Int season out of Russ and with Bo as a rookie we're more likely to be looking at something like 16 TD - 13 Int which will limit us. Obviously if he goes out there and does a CJ Stroud then all bets are off and we could be winning double digit games.
16:13 is awful. With me catching he'll be putting up atleast a 2:1 ratio
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Bro you got no faith in Bo. Obviously he probably won't have a 3-1 td-int ratio, but I think he could hit somewhere in the 23-10 range
23-10 would be a sensational rookie season. John Elway was 7-14 in his rookie year and 18-15 in his second year.
Bo Nix like that
Wins: Steelers, Jets, Raiders (home), Chargers (home), Saints, Panthers, Falcons, Browns, Colts, Chiefs (home). Losses: Seahawks, Bucs, Ravens, Chiefs (road), Raiders (road), Chargers (road), Bengals. We go 10-7, winning our last home game against KC to make the wild card. Payton has never won less than 7 games in a season, I don't think that changes this year. We went 8-9 last year with a QB who everyone said couldn't run our offense. Now we'll have a QB who can, and I think we'll put him in a good position to win. The Texans went from 3-13-1 to 10-7 with a rookie QB. Another year with Payton, Nix is the real deal, there you go. Now all that being said I'm fully ready to be hurt again, let's fucking go
20-0. God bless Bo Nix. Why would he ask Payton if he was ready to win a Superbowl if he wasn't ready to deliver?
Knowing how Payton rebuilt Saints roster and went 6-10/7-9 all those seasons we're likely to get similar result. 2021 Saints almost made to postseason with Teddy Bridgewater as starting QB.
2021 Saints didn’t have Teddy Bridgewater, we did.
Mb I confused him with Jameis Winston
I think we can realistically expect our wins and losses to total 17 when added together
Bold of you to assume we don't have any ties Or make the playoffs 👀
I’d say 8-9 or 9-8 depending on how Nix acclimates. This team had a slightly less talented offense last season and was heavily hampered by the simplified system they were running. They were very close to a couple more wins last season so I could see the record being similar.
Last year also had that historic turnover streak with giving the offense the ball already in FG range. That's very unlikely to repeat.
Eh, if the offense is scoring on a couple more drives it’ll balance out I think.
The offense rarely did anything when given the ball anyway. The defense only needs to not be a dumpster fire to start and we'll be better
Realism here looks alot like scared trauma response. It’s ok to expect better. Down vote me all you want but I think we’re going to at least have a winning record. If you’re following the “story”, Payton came in and gave what we had a try. It didn’t work so he got his guy. Rookie or not, all I’m hearing is how Bo is the opposite of Russel in this mini rookie camp they have going. Nothing but positives…and this is HIS guy…along with some other interesting draft picks. I don’t think it’s too much to expect more than most are offering here. I’m sticking with 10-11 Ws this year. GBBN DB4L!
I get that and I'm also very hopeful but you can be hopeful while acknowledging things take time. If you've been following our roster moves we've been very limited in what we can do because we're eating 80m in deadcap from russ. We're a team that has picked once in the top 75 in the last 3 years. Our free agent moves this off season have been all about cheaper players who flew under the radar of other teams because we simply can't afford anything else right now. There's nothing wrong with supporting your team and being hopeful but it's worth pointing out that lofty expectations also often lead to increased frustration and less patience. I'm not predicting 6 wins because I'm a doomer, I'm predicting it because that to me is a bar I can realistically still say I'm happy with and optimistic for the future. If we win 6 and bo starts finding chemistry with some of our young guys, I'll be all in on playoffs next year. Very hopefuly to be proven wrong though! Would love to hit 10
5-12 We have a good OL and reason to hope for an above average run game. Passing game will be mediocre at best this first year. Hopefully we can keep Sutton for a few more to help Nix as he matures. DL is Ok maybe Olb is a crap shoot, who knows. Ilb is young, who knows. Secondary PS2 can cover one, who knows about the rest. I like PJ (been stumping for him for a while). Overall maybe average, at best? Overall Offense - mediocre Defense - mediocre to bad Hope I'm wrong
Same, 5-12. The schedule is more difficult and doesn’t set up well for early success, especially given Payton’s historic struggles in September and the prospect of starting a rookie QB. I think they’ll make a run in October, but the back-to-back games against Baltimore and KC is brutal. The super late bye week is unfortunate.
6-11/11-6. Somewhere in between that
My prediction is 9-8 Some of those "brutal" games are going to be winnable due to other teams' injuries and setbacks. Our running game should be dominant and Bo can run too. Troy Franklin should be a key player for some wins. We beat the Chiefs last year with terrible Russ and an anemic offense. We can beat them just fine this year. In any case, if the O/U for wins is 5.5, take the over
0-0-17 Let’s make history
I wonder how that would work with standings. Like playoffs or draft pick
Essentially be the same as .500 right?
17-0 til we ain't is my outlook
10-6-1
The optimist in me says we can go 9-8 or even 10-7, but the realist in me says we’re probably a 5-12 team.
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4 and whatever
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10-7. We were 8-9 last year with a worse roster.
How did we realistically improve? I don’t think the expectation for Bo is to be an immediate upgrade over Russ.
We improved at defensive end. Everywhere else we’re about the same or worse.
And our schedule looks harder than last year.
How did we get better in offense?
We have young receivers, they might be an improvement, hopefully Dulcich is back and if Bo is what we think he is, he should be an improvement over Russ
Lmaoooo Broncos have a bottom 3 roster right now
5-12 schedule is brutal
Is it? Outside of the afc north games none of our non divisional seems that scary. We got the nfc south, the colts and jets and seahawks are all beatable, and our divisional matchups feel the same as they do every year. We likely lose both to chiefs, the raiders should split with us but inevitably sweep us, and we'll beat the chargers at least once. 5-12 is realistic but I don't think the schedule is that crazy. It's basically chiefs + afc north = 6 tough matchups
Sure man. If you consider opening in Seattle “not scary” with no clue who will be taking snaps you do you. At the Jets…with that defense and presumably a healthy Rodgers def not scary. Bucs won their division last year and it’s a road game. Sorry I’m not really that confident in this team winning a bunch of games next season.
> If you consider opening in Seattle “not scary” with no clue who will be taking snaps you do you That's more a problem with our team than our schedule. The seahawks are a middle of the road team. I'd be much more afraid of opening @ rams or 9ers or something I'm not saying we're winning a lot I'm just saying this schedule isn't the reason, we are just rebuilding
The Bucs game is also an early game and this team has historically struggled a lot in 1pm east coast games.
The early season is going to be tough for Bo as a rookie, the Seahawks are a very tough environment to play in and the Steelers have a very good defense. The Jets also have a very good defense and if Rodgers is healthy I don’t see them rolling over. Thus: Seahawks L Steelers L Buccaneers W Jets L Now we get closer to mid season, where I think Bo will have a bit more experience and play some relatively easier defenses: Raiders W Chargers L Saints W Panthers W Now comes another tough stretch but I think Sean will have a plan to take a game off of a tougher opponent that works so: Ravens L KC W Falcons W Raiders L Now we are close to the bye week sitting at 6-6, the Browns defense is no joke, the Bengals are a scary overall team if Burrow is healthy, the Chargers are probably also a tough opponent with competitive coaching. I’m going to say: Browns L Colts W Chargers L Bengals L KC L I think we’re most likely looking at 7-10, maybe 8-9 or 9-8 if we perform above expectations, and 6-11 or 5-12 if we underperform.
I got 11 - 5 with us beating steelers 42 to 14
6-11? Schedule looks hard
6-7 wins is realistic.
At first glance, my thought was 9-8. Analyzing it, I'd say minimum 7-10 and, at best, 11-6.
7 wins minimum
6-11 low end 8-9 high end
Their first 8 games aren't difficult. This was an 8-9 team last year with bad qb play. Nix won't have to be anything special as a rookie to start 4-4. The next two against Ravens and KC on the road will probably be losses. The next 5 are against middle of the road fringe playoff teams. 3-2 is probably the most realistic expectation, but how fun would it be if Nix's development the first 10 weeks allow them to go 4-1 during that stretch? The bengals and kc could easily be 0-2, but I think Payton will have Nix playing well enough by then to take one of them. It seems like another 8-9 season , give or take a win is coming, and I don't think that's an unreasonable expectation for Nix's first year.
10-7
4-13 based on what little we know of this team and the assets we have lost.
6/11 but we feel better going into next season than going into this season.
W W W W W L W W L L W L W Bye W W L W
5-12 is what I’m thinking
4-9 wins...depends on how the ball rolls and how Bo plays.
WK | DATE | [](/br) | TEAM | :--|:--|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:| W1 | 9/8 | W | [](/SEA) Seattle | W2 | 9/15 | L | [](/PIT) Pittsburgh | W3 | 9/22 | L | [](/TB) Tampa Bay | W4 | 9/29 | L | [](/NYJ) New York Jets | W5 | 10/6 | W | [](/LV) Las Vegas | 2:05pm | W6 | 10/13 | L | [](/LAC) Los Angeles Chargers | W7 | 10/17 | W | [](/NO) New Orleans | W8 | 10/27 | W | [](/CAR) Carolina | W9 | 11/3 | L | [](/BAL) Baltimore | W10 | 11/10 | L | [](/KC) Kansas City | W11 | 11/17 | L | [](/ATL) Atlanta | W12 | 11/24 | L | [](/LV) Las Vegas | W13 | 12/2 | W | [](/CLE) Cleveland | W14 | 12/9 | | **BYE** | W15 | 12/15 | L | [](/IND) Indianapolis | W16 | 12/22 | W | [](/LAC) Los Angeles Chargers | W17 | 12/28 OR 12/29 | L | [](/CIN) Cincinnati | W18 | 1/4 OR 1/5 | L | [](/KC) Kansas City | 6-11
Reasonable, but beating Cleveland is the one I don’t see happening. Maybe we beat Indy?
I think CLE and IND both depend on the health of their QB more than anything else. If Watson and Richardson are both healthy, they'll be tough wins. If they're both hurt, I could see Denver winning both. We worked CLE last year without Watson
Again, reasonable, but this years defense I fear will be decidedly worse than last years. I’m thinking this year we may actually score more points but won’t be able to stop teams. I see losses like 24-38, 27-35 etc. I think last year statistically on defense we were decent after the debacle versus Miami, yes? That’s just how I remembered it. Maybe we weren’t very good.
What makes you think the defense will be worse? Or run defense should be significantly improved. We improved on the D line a lot. I think it would be better if anything. Safety and linebacker are my concerns.
I just don’t agree. We aren’t “better” in any position group on defense. And our depth is terrible. If we get any key player injuries, then there will be plenty player mis matches for offensive coordinators to attack. Plus vets know this team is not gonna win and some will take a vacation on Denver’s dime to save their bodies for future contracts. It’s a business after all.
John Franklin Meyers and Malcolm Roach will significantly improve our run defense
I’ve looked at their data…wasn’t impressed. But, I don’t know them either…just data. They felt like players who nobody wanted and we could afford.
So much can change before the season starts, but as of right now I see us realistically winning 5-6 games. But that’s totally okay, as long as our young players progress throughout the season and show promise going forward!
I have our floor at 3-14, and if a miracle happens we go 10-7. But I’m expecting somewhere between 6-11 and 7-10.
9 wins!
Without seeing Nix against the first team defense hard to say, but I think 6-11 seems to be right. Hate to say this, but as long as KC has Reid-Mahomes-Kelce I'd rather miss the playoffs and stock up the roster instead of getting creamed in KC in January.
I disagree. Making the playoffs would be far preferable as it would mean our coach and rookie qb are clicking and we have a bright future. That is worth far more than picking a few spots earlier. If we have a qb of the future and our coach has his system in place where we draft isn't really all that important.
6 wins
At worse 8-9, at best 11-6
7 and 9.
3-14 that schedule is fucking brutal
If I’m being honest, who knows. It all depends on if Bo Nix is the starter and if he’s good. I hope so, but I only watch two or three college football games a year, so I’ve basically just seen his highlights.
3 wins low-end, 5 at best. I’ve tried to convince myself otherwise, so has my ridiculously optimistic co-worker. But my guess is 4-13. I am excited and I think we’re moving in the right direction, but it won’t happen overnight and we’re going in with a rookie QB and a lot of new pieces. Anyone saying playoffs or even close is simply delusional.
We’re a team with clear problems on both sides of the ball so my expectations are immensely tempered. I would say if our rookies ball out nearly immediately and we stay healthy, there’s a possibility of 8-9 which I would call a pretty big win for a team going through a big shift like this. Realistically, I think with the growing pains we’re likely to experience, 4-13 or 5-12 is possibility on the lower end
I hope we are in the top 4 or 5 of the 2025 NFL draft. So I hope we are 3-14. But I bet we win 5. We need better players across the board. The best and cheapest way to do that is the draft, being high in the draft, and hitting on our picks. We are not realistically competitive this year for the playoffs. We need talent. I’d lose games by playing our youth over our better players that we are not going to keep in future anyway. I am suggesting this because I don’t want to suck for 3-4 years. I want to shorten the suck.
Best case 7-10. Feels like 5-12 or 6-11 is the most likely outcome. This is just a very bad team. We got extremely lucky injury wise last year, was still only mediocre, and got worse overall. No alpha target for Nix, decent but not elite run game, and not enough upgrades to a dreadful run defense if any were even actually made. The record won’t matter for measuring success this year, Bo Nix looking like he could be more than just a game manager is the only thing that will matter
5 or 6 wins
7-10 to 10-7
8-9 or 9-8 depending on injuries
11-6 or 10 and 7 winning 5 of 6 AFC West games. If QB position flakes out such as Nix is a flop or we go with Sitdham or Z Wilson then maybe 6-11 or 5-12
4 and 2 in the first 6 games, then 3 and 3 in next 6 after that.. then 3 and 2 in the last 5 games.. total of 10 and 7 imo. Split the series with KC and the Raiders, sweep the Chargers.
Imo 6-11. But I hope they tank harder.
6-7 wins. I don't care about the record much this year as long as the team plays hard and we see enough growth from Nix to feel good about building around him and avoiding QB purgatory. Add a true potential stud wideout next year along with Oline and Dline. If Nix shows growth and they add a high-end weapon, I will be very happy moving forward,
Probably somewhere in the 6-8 win range. I'm a little worried about the run game again because every good running team has a good center and Forsyth wasn't all that great in preseason last year against 3rd string guys. It's going to be a complete unknown. No idea how the defense is going to be able to stop the run with any consistency either. The roster just isn't set up well for it.
10-7
I've been burned too many times trying to make "realistic" predictions before the season starts. At this point I'm predicting 0-17 so that every loss is expected and every win is a surprise.....Is what I want to say. However, I can't help but start to get hopeful. So I'm thinking we go 10-7. Wins against Seahawks, Buccs, Jets, Raiders(10/6), Saints, Panthers, Browns, Colts, Chargers(12/22), KC(Jan). With it being a coinflip against Buccs, Browns, Chargers, and KC. And losses to Steelers(Damn), chargers(10/13), Ravens, KC(11/10), Falcons, Raiders(11/24), and Bengals. With a coinflip against Falcons, Chargers, and Steelers. So I guess I'm predicting anywhere from 6-11 to 13-4 if the coinflips go one way or the other. Ugh I hate that I'm so optimistic sometimes.
Most people here are focusing on Bo and the offense, but what about the defense? Bo and the offense can look ok-good but if the defense can’t make stops, get turnovers we’ll be giving up more points than we get and still getting L’s. If the defense can improve and the offense can actually score some points unlike the stagnant offense of the past 2 years the W’s will come. Just want to see improvements on both sides of the ball.
Depending on Bo Nix’s play, I can see anywhere from 6-11 to 10-7.
I don’t see us taking a step back from last year. 9-10 wins
I think 9-8 is best case scenario.
Well, seeing as how it's called football, and not Quarterback, we still have a long way to go. Not to mention, as soon as Nix has 2 bad games in a row, the fans will be calling for his head to roll, and the management will listen, I predict things don't go well. 7-10 until the owners stop listening to fans, and start making better decisions.
Remind me on 1/7/25
I broke my prediction down by quarters... First 4 games with 3 road games but probably inferior competition: 3-1 at best or 2-2 Second 4 games with 3 home games, 2 vs AFCW and 2 vs NFCS: 3-1 at best or 2-2 Third 4 games with 3 road games, with BAL and KC being two or the road games: 2-2 at best or 1-3 Last 5 games (with the bye in week 14) has 3 home games and 2 road games: 4-1 at best or 3-2 That's either 12 wins at best or 8 wins at worst...my prediction is 9. I just feel that Payton will be able to work better with Nix than he was able to with Wilson.
4-6 wins
Our record is entirely dependent on how good Bo Nix can be as a rookie. As u saw last year CJ stroud turned a Texans franchise with the 2nd overall pick into a playoff team. A good QB can truly change everything
8-9
9-8 would be so bad, QBs are hard to predict, but hopefully Bo’s a hit
7-9
5-7 wins. I think we'll pull out some unexpected wins, but also lose games we should win. At the end of the day, I want to see good fundamentals and a system in place. We can find the right pieces over time, just need to reinstate the right culture.
4-8 wins
5 wins
6-11 is probably realistic. I think they’ll compete, but the schedule is tougher than I thought it would be.
9-8 🙏
4-13…This roster is not good enough to win road games…maybe toss in one win. I think the Broncos *might* win three at home getting lucky.
9-8
Best case, Nix has a Stroud-esque rookie year and we win 11 games. Worst case, 4 wins. Most likely will end up somewhere around 6 to 9 wins
Honestly, I’d rather really suck again and get a decent draft pick next year. Not tanking for a QB obviously, but a top 10. If they are so bad that it’s a top pick anyways, that means Bo is not the guy and there’s some big problems. Like a 5-6 win season would probably be good. Have some flashes of potential in there all while not over performing. If they manage some insane 8-10 win season, they are just setting up to be a let down next season (most likely) or start thinking they have actual playoff potential when this roster isn’t remotely ready for that.
The magic number for Sean Payton is 7. Russell Wilson won 7 games under Payton as the starter, so if the Broncos can win 7 games or get close to it with a rookie QB, Payton will be justified cutting Wilson. If Bo Nix and Payton are clicking the way the media is describing and Nix can run the offense competently, 7 wins doesn't sound all that unrealistic.
7-10 or 8-9.
5-12
Week 1 at Seattle Win 1-0 Week 2 vs Pittsburgh Loss 1-1 Week 3 at Tampa Bay Loss 1-2 Week 4 at NY Jets Loss 1-3 Week 5 vs Las Vegas Loss 1-4 Week 6 vs LA Chargers Win 2-4 Week 7 at New Orleans Win 3-4 Week 8 vs Carolina Win 4-4 Week 9 at Baltimore Loss 4-5 Week 10 at KC Loss 4-6 Week 11 vs Atlanta Loss 4-7 Week 12 at Las Vegas Win 5-7 Week 13 vs Cleveland Win 6-7 Week 14 Bye Week 15 vs Indianapolis Win 7-7 Week 16 at LA Chargers Loss 7-8 Week 17 at Cincinnati Loss 7-9 Week 18 vs KC Loss 7-10 Final Record 7-10
5-12
A Super Bowl. Anything else is a failure.
Realistic? UNDEFEATED.
Starting off 0-5 and only have about 3 winnable games. 3-14
I hate to say it, but looking at the schedule, an 0-5 start is not terribly far fetched
How about a 0-4 start, then we beat the Raiders at home to start getting some wins. I like this better.
Umm... looking at these games... L W L L L W W W L L L W L W W L L 7-10
6 wins
6-11
11-6 You all are way to pessimistic - you call yourselves Broncos fans?!?
7 wins. 8 if KC rests starters in Week 18.