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With their win over the Green Bay Packers, the Denver Broncos have officially clinched a playoff berth. However, the AFC West is still up for grabs, and the Broncos will have to either get help or wait a while before they have the opportunity to clinch the division and secure the top playoff seed in the AFC.
Denver Broncos wide receiver Troy Franklin was robbed of a touchdown in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers when the officiating crew whistled Franklin down by contact despite the receiver not actually touching the ground.
Green Bay fell to the No. 7 seed in the NFC and, more concerningly, saw superstar pass rusher Micah Parsons suffer a non-contact knee injury. He did not return, and Green Bay reportedly fears he tore his ACL.
The Denver Broncos control their own destiny for playoff positioning. Can they lock up the top seed in the AFC this week?
Broncos safety P.J. Locke said after Sunday's game that he's hoping the Brandon Jones injury isn't as bad "as what it sounds like."
Sunday's slate features a big NFC South matchup between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers in the early window of games. In the late window, the Jacksonville Jaguars visit the Denver Broncos and the Detroit Lions host the Pittsburgh Steelers.
It’s anyone’s best guess which one Sean Payton was referencing Monday, in discussing yet another controversial defensive pass-interference call on Broncos cornerback Riley Moss during Sunday’s game against the Packers.
The Denver Broncos passed their first test in a tough season-ending stretch by coming back to beat the Green Bay Packers 34-26 on Sunday.
Right when the Broncos needed a play, cornerback Patrick Surtain came through with a crucial interception on Packers QB Jordan Love.
The Broncos lost starting safety Brandon Jones to a pectoral injury suffered in the first half Sunday against Green Bay.
In a production meeting earlier this season with NFL Network analyst and Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, Payton used a cross-sport analogy to further describe the difference between the two passers.
#Broncos standout S Brandon Jones is believed to have suffered a pec injury and is having an MRI, source says. One of Denver’s most underrated players, Jones has emerged as key part of that defense with 78 tackles.