DENVER — While the Broncos await the start to their postseason slate, their 2026 regular-season opponents have come into focus.
As several division races wrapped up around the league on Sunday, the Broncos now know who and where they will play next season.
In addition to home-and-away matchups with their three division opponents, the Broncos will play each team in the AFC East and NFC West. They’ll also play the first-place finisher in the AFC South, AFC North and NFC South in 2026.
Among the AFC East teams, the Broncos will host the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins and visit the New England Patriots and New York Jets. Denver will also host the NFC West’s Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks while traveling to face the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers.
The AFC South-winning Jacksonville Jaguars will return to Empower Field at Mile High for a rematch of this season’s meeting, while Denver will travel to face the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Carolina Panthers.
The NFL’s scheduling formula includes six matchups against a team’s own division, four games against a rotating AFC division, four games against a rotating NFC division and three games against teams that finished in the same place in their respective divisions.
Denver — which will host eight home games and play nine road games in 2026 — will play 10 games against 2025 playoff teams during next season’s slate.
The complete regular-season schedule is typically released in the spring.
