The 2017 Denver Broncos regular season schedule has been announced. Despite facing eight playoff teams from a year ago, the 2017 regular season schedule for the Broncos is actually pretty well aligned.
Broncos 2017 Schedule
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Time (MT) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Time (MT) | TV |
| 1 | Sep 11 | vs. Los Angeles Chargers (MNF) | 8:20 PM | ESPN |
| 2 | Sep 17 | vs. Dallas Cowboys | 2:25 PM | FOX |
| 3 | Sep 24 | at Buffalo Bills | 11:00 AM | CBS |
| 4 | Oct 1 | vs. Oakland Raiders | 2:25 PM | CBS |
| 5 | BYE | |||
| 6 | Oct 15 | vs. New York Giants (SNF) | 6:30 PM | NBC |
| 7 | Oct 22 | at Los Angeles Chargers | 2:25 PM | CBS |
| 8 | Oct 30 | at Kansas City Cheifs (MNF) | 6:30 PM | ESPN |
| 9 | Nov 5 | at Philadelphia Eagles | 11:00 AM | CBS |
| 10 | Nov 12 | vs. New England Patriots (SNF) | 6:25 PM | NBC |
| 11 | Nov 19 | vs. Cincinnati Bengals | 2:25 PM | CBS |
| 12 | Nov 26 | at Oakland Raiders | 2:25 PM | CBS |
| 13 | Dec 3 | at Miami Dolphins | 11:00 AM | CBS |
| 14 | Dec 10 | vs. New York Jets | 2:00 PM | CBS |
| 15 | Dec 14 | at Indianapolis Colts (TNF) | 6:25 PM | NFLN |
| 16 | Dec 24 | at Washington Redskins | 11:00 AM | CBS |
| 17 | Dec 31 | vs. Kansas City Chiefs | 2:25 PM | CBS |
Broncos preseason schedule
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Time (MT) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Time (MT) | TV |
| 1 | Aug 10 | at Chicago Bears | TBD | KTVD-TV (Denver 20) |
| 2 | Aug 19 | at San Francisco 49ers | TBD | KTVD-TV (Denver 20) |
| 3 | Aug 26 | Green Bay Packers | TBD | KTVD-TV (Denver 20) |
| 4 | Aug 31 | Arizona Cardinals | TBD | KTVD-TV (Denver 20) |
For those of us without season tickets, we can pick up game tickets from our partners at Stub Hub. So far, they may only have preseason tickets available.
Strength of schedule
The Broncos will start the year with the toughest strength of schedule in the entire NFL. That can and will change, of course, and the one bright spot of this reality is that Denver will face most of those 2016 playoff teams in the Mile High city.
If they are going to have a tough slate of games, it is best that they have them at home rather than on the road.
Prime time heaven
A very favorable prime time slot of games for the Broncos is something they absolutely must take advantage of. Hosting the Chargers, Giants and Patriots in Mile High under the bright lights of prime time is exactly what you’d hope for as a fan.
However, they’ll also travel to Arrowhead Stadium for a Monday Night showdown with the Chiefs, along with a late season Thursday Night game against the Colts.
Brutal road stretches
The worst part of the schedule are two brutal stretches of road games. Fortunately, the first one has a Bye Week broken up, but both feature four road games in five games.
On the flip side, the Broncos could get out to a fast start with four home games out of the first five to start the season.
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