The 2018 Denver Broncos regular season schedule has been announced. Their last place 5-11 record last season didn’t move the needle much as they will face quite a few tough home contests. Overall, however, their schedule is rather favorable with most of their toughest games coming at Mile High.
Broncos 2018 schedule
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Time (MT) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Time (MT) | TV |
| 1 | Sep 9 | vs Seattle Seahawks | 2:05 PM | FOX |
| 2 | Sep 16 | vs Oakland Raiders | 2:25 PM | CBS |
| 3 | Sep 23 | at Baltimore Ravens | 11:00 AM | CBS |
| 4 | Sep 30 | vs Kansas City Chiefs (MNF) | 6:15 PM | ESPN |
| 5 | Oct. 7 | at New York Jets | 11:00 AM | CBS |
| 6 | Oct 14 | vs Los Angeles Rams | 2:05 PM | FOX |
| 7 | Oct 18 | at Arizona Cardinals (TNF) | 6:25 PM | FOX |
| 8 | Oct 28 | at Kansas City Chiefs | 11:00 AM | CBS |
| 9 | Nov 4 | vs Houston Texans | 2:05 PM | CBS |
| 10 | Nov 11 | BYE | ||
| 11 | Nov 18 | at Los Angeles Chargers | 2:05 PM | CBS |
| 12 | Nov 25 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | 2:25 PM | CBS |
| 13 | Dec 2 | at Cincinnati Bengals | 11:00 AM | CBS |
| 14 | Dec 9 | at San Francisco 49ers | 2:05 PM | CBS |
| 15 | Dec 15 | vs Cleveland Browns | 2:30 PM | NFLN |
| 16 | Dec 24 | at Oakland Raiders (MNF) | 6:15 PM | ESPN |
| 17 | Dec 30 | vs Los Angeles Chargers | 2:25 PM | CBS |
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Opening against the Seattle Seahawks is a good thing. The Broncos have been dominant in their home openers, winning 17 of their last 18 openers. Plus the Seahawks are known for their slow starts. I love the prime time AFC West division games. Playing in Oakland on Monday Night Football and hosting the Kansas City Chiefs are both going to be fun games to watch.
Overall, the schedule looks fairly favorable to Denver. The toughest stretch might be right after the Bye, but really I don’t see any brutal stretches of games. Of course, we will not really know what is brutal until we see which teams are actually going to be good in 2018.
The NFL schedule is formulaic in that we already knew the Broncos opponents months ago. The only wild card heading into the final week of the season is the two opponents the Broncos would face based on their final standings in their division. From there, the NFL runs through thousands of schedule possibilities to find the right mix of high-powered prime time games and matchup intrigue late in the season.
Broncos 2018 preseason schedule
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Time (MT) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Time (MT) | TV |
| 1 | Aug 9-12 | Minnesota Vikings | TBD | KUSA-TV |
| 2 | Aug. 16-19 | Chicago Bears | TBD | KUSA-TV |
| 3 | Aug. 23-26 | Washington Redskins | TBD | KUSA-TV |
| 4 | Aug. 30 | Arizona Cardinals | TBD | KUSA-TV |
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Broncos 2018 strength of schedule
| Rank | Team | Opponents' 2017 record | Opponents' 2017 win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Opponents' 2017 record | Opponents' 2017 win % |
| 1 | Green Bay Packers | 138-118 | 0.539 |
| T-2 | Detroit Lions | 137-119 | 0.535 |
| T-2 | New Orleans Saints | 137-119 | 0.535 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 136-120 | 0.531 |
| T-5 | Cleveland Browns | 134-122 | 0.523 |
| T-5 | Los Angeles Rams | 134-122 | 0.523 |
| T-5 | Seattle Seahawks | 134-122 | 0.523 |
| T-8 | Arizona Cardinals | 133-123 | 0.52 |
| T-8 | Chicago Bears | 133-123 | 0.52 |
| T-8 | Minnesota Vikings | 133-123 | 0.52 |
| T-8 | New York Giants | 133-123 | 0.52 |
| 12 | Carolina Panthers | 131-125 | 0.512 |
| 13 | Atlanta Falcons | 130-126 | 0.509 |
| 14 | Washington Redskins | 129-127 | 0.504 |
| T-15 | San Francisco 49ers | 128-128 | 0.5 |
| T-15 | Dallas Cowboys | 128-128 | 0.5 |
| T-15 | Miami Dolphins | 128-128 | 0.5 |
| 18 | Buffalo Bills | 127-129 | 0.496 |
| T-19 | Philadelphia Eagles | 126-130 | 0.492 |
| T-19 | Kansas City Chiefs | 126-130 | 0.492 |
| 21 | Baltimore Ravens | 125-131 | 0.488 |
| T-22 | New England Patriots | 124-132 | 0.484 |
| T-22 | Indianapolis Colts | 124-132 | 0.484 |
| 24 | Los Angeles Chargers | 123-133 | 0.48 |
| T-25 | New York Jets | 122-134 | 0.477 |
| T-25 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 122-134 | 0.477 |
| T-25 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 122-134 | 0.477 |
| T-25 | Denver Broncos | 122-134 | 0.477 |
| T-29 | Oakland Raiders | 121-135 | 0.473 |
| T-29 | Cincinnati Bengals | 121-135 | 0.473 |
| 31 | Tennessee Titans | 119-137 | 0.465 |
| 32 | Houston Texans | 116-140 | 0.453 |
The Denver Broncos have a favorable strength of schedule heading into the 2018 regular season, which is to be expected considering their 5-11 record last season. According to CBS Sports, the Broncos strength of schedule will rank 25th in the NFL this year. They went into the 2017 season with the most difficult strength of schedule, so that is something.
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