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2026 PLAYOFF PATH · 3-2

DENVER BRONCOS
PLAYOFF PICTURE

The team’s own next result has more modeled playoff leverage than any single outside game this week.

CONTROL STATUSMostly in its own handsFSN model view · not an official clinching designation
MAKE PLAYOFFS54.5%9.5 projected wins
WIN DIVISION12.1%AFC West
NO. 1 SEED1.5%Best live seed path: #1
SUPER BOWL0.4%Most common seed: #6
Shortest Current-Week Path

What needs to go right?

Week 6
Current make playoffs chance54.5%
MODEL WIN TARGET10 wins

In 1,152 current simulations that finish on exactly 10 wins, 86.4% reach this target.

A 90%+ model path first appears at 11 wins.
  1. 1
    YOUR GAMEWin your next game

    64.2% if it happens vs 48.2% if it does not

    16.0pt swing
  2. 2
    OUTSIDE HELPRoot for Los Angeles Chargers

    57.7% if it happens vs 53.9% if it does not

    3.8pt swing
  3. 3
    OUTSIDE HELPRoot for Tampa Bay Buccaneers

    56.2% if it happens vs 53.0% if it does not

    3.2pt swing

Each step shows its isolated conditional effect inside the same FSN season simulations. Effects are not added together because game outcomes are correlated. Win targets are conditional on final win totals, not official clinching thresholds.

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Quick Answers

Denver Broncos playoff questions

Does Denver Broncos control its own destiny?

FSN currently labels the situation mostly in its own hands. That is based on modeled weekly leverage: The team’s own next result has more modeled playoff leverage than any single outside game this week. It should not be read as an official NFL clinching statement.

What if DEN wins its next game?

Its modeled playoff chance is 64.2% conditional on that win, versus 48.2% conditional on a loss.

What is the best seed still showing in the model?

Seed #1 still appears in at least 0.5% of the current FSN simulations.

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