Broncos 2025 schedule: The must-watch game, most boring matchup and toughest stretch for Denver

With the city behind him with his quarterback of the future rooted to Denver soil and a haul of free-agent weapons Sean Payton stood at the podium after Saturday s rookie minicamp and called his shot We embrace them Payton declared when appealed about increased expectations The schedule comes out here in a scarce days There will be a sparse more primetime TV games It s part of the deal and you get reassured doing it The NFL s annual schedule release bonanza revealed four Broncos games slotted for primetime up from just two entering a season in which sparse pegged them for any massive success They overachieved across a - slate In Year Two of Bo Nix though they ll be under pressure to just achieve With the exact run of the Broncos schedule certainly known let s break down selected matchups to circle Must-watch competition vs New York Giants Week Okay Broncos Country Let s run it back It seemed Russell Wilson was primed for a revenge meeting in with his Pittsburgh Steelers coming to Empower Field in Week Never happened courtesy of a calf injury This at last could be the year after the Giants signed him to a one-year prove-it deal in March Now it s anyone s guess as to whether Wilson will still be the starter at this point New York drafted Jaxson Dart in the first round They also re-signed Tommy DeVito They also signed Jameis Winston side note what exactly are the Giants doing But Wilson should easily be the favorite in this room and Denver will be rocking at his return after they flushed million just to be rid of him Bulk boring matchup vs Tennessee Titans Week There really isn t a great answer to this question The Jaguars Week are bad but it ll be a fun revenge matchup for newly signed Broncos tight end Evan Engram and a Colorado reunion for No overall pick Travis Hunter A road trip to Indianapolis Week seems kinda ho-hum but the Colts are teeming with offensive talent from Jonathan Taylor to newly-drafted tight end Tyler Warren Let s just go with Tennessee which comes to Denver in Week after tying for the league s worst record in - Even this though is worth a watch for Broncos fans a test of No pick Cam Ward s ability to stay cool in the pocket against Vance Joseph s defensive line Best company Philadelphia Eagles What happens exactly when you mash one of the league s best defensive lines against one of the league s best offensive fronts Oct will bring brutal trench warfare one that ll no doubt perk up the men of Vance Joseph s defense after the Eagles just rode a battering ram to a Lombardi Trophy in There could be specific slight attrition for Philadelphia s attack this year after losing key offensive lineman Mekhi Becton in free agency to the Los Angeles Chargers But the championship squad is mostly running it back and this ll be as good a test as any tournament on the schedule for new high-impact Broncos defensive signings Talanoa Hufanga and Dre Greenlaw Worst unit Jets Yeesh Forget the London setting Aaron Rodgers is gone ridding the Jets of a massive ayahuasca-induced headache but signing Justin Fields isn t an upgrade on paper New York didn t bring in any massive lifts to the roster elsewhere in free agency either after a - season It ll be fun to watch Darren Mougey s squad take on George Paton s though after Paton s assistant GM took the head job in New York this offseason Related Articles Broncos Mailbag Which Denver undrafted free agent signings are majority intriguing Broncos hire ex-Patriots scout Camren Williams in personnel role as restructuring begins Broncos returning to London to face New York Jets this fall Broncos schedule predictions What will Denver s quest to end Kansas City s AFC West supremacy look like Broncos to visit Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Night Best matchup Hunter vs Pat Surtain II Week Hunter s return to Colorado will be tremendous likely feature a fair amount of pregame Coach Prime content and pit the two-way star against a Defensive Athlete of the Year in Surtain Jaguars head coach Liam Coen has declared Hunter will play primarily on offense meaning the one-on-one matchup with Surtain is inevitable The Broncos ace came to a encounter last year wearing a shirt repping Hunter s Heisman campaign and watching two elite and instinctual athletes in their own chess match on the outside will be a treat Toughest stretch Weeks - The NFL didn t do the Broncos any favors with their early-season schedule Opening the year at home against the Titans is nice but Denver then hits a gauntlet on the road against the Colts on the road against the Chargers at home against the Bengals and then on the road at Philadelphia And to top it all off after taking on the Super Bowl champs they ll pop over to London the next week That s over miles to fly in the span of five weeks The upshot seven home games in their final contests Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis