NFL.com says Broncos have 5th-best Super Bowl window in NFL

Last season, Denver Broncos came up a few points short of reaching the Super Bowl for the first time since the 2015 NFL season, losing to the eventual AFC champion New England Patriots. However, according to an NFL.com article focused on NFL teams and potential, the Broncos still have a great chance to return to the Super Bowl, or perhaps win it all.

Writer Bucky Brooks believes that, despite a middle-of-the-pack rushing attack, the Broncos, with an offseason to improve it, can build upon their success from 2025 and have the fifth-best Super Bowl window in the league.

“The Broncos can focus offseason attention on improving a running game that was middle of the pack in 2025, lacking down-to-down efficiency after J.K. Dobbins suffered a season-ending injury in early November," Brooks wrote for NFL.com. "On the plus side, Denver boasts a rock-solid offensive line that could perform even better in 2026. With Garett Bolles and Quinn Meinerz setting the tone for the Broncos in the trenches, the offense flashes enough talent and potential to play a rugged brand of football that perfectly complements the disruptive defense that pummels opposing quarterbacks at every turn.”

While Super Bowls are not won in the offseason, the Broncos can only hope to live up to the billing and become Super Bowl champions again.