A statistical look at each game on the Broncos’ 2024 schedule
As the Broncos unveil their 2024 schedule, check out these stats to get ready for the upcoming season.
Key stat: 40
The Broncos' 40 wins in Week 1 are the most in pro football since their inaugural season in 1960, and they own the league's best winning percentage (.643) in season openers. The Broncos will kick off the season on the road when they travel to Seattle (Sept. 8, 1:05 p.m. PDT, CBS).
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Key stat: .742
In their 64 home openers to date, the Broncos have a .742 winning percentage (47-16-1). The Broncos will have their 2024 season home opener during Week 2 when they host the Pittsburgh Steelers (Sept. 15, 2:25 p.m. MDT, CBS).
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Key stat: .750
The Broncos are 3-1 in road games against the Buccaneers, whom they will face in Week 3 (Sept. 22, 1 p.m. EDT, FOX). Overall, the Broncos are 7-3 against Tampa Bay.
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Key stat: 62
The Broncos start the 2024 season playing three of their first four games on the road, including this Week 4 game at MetLife Stadium (Sept. 29, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS). The last time Denver faced that kind of slate to start the season was 62 years ago, in 1962. The Broncos opened with a 3-1 record that year.
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Key stat: .548
The Broncos begin their 2024 AFC West slate with a Week 5 game against the Raiders (Oct. 6, 2:05 p.m. MDT, FOX). Since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, the Broncos have a .548 win percentage against division opponents (203-167-2), according to Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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Key stat: 5
The Broncos continue their two-game home stand with a Week 6 game vs. the Chargers (Oct. 13, 2:05 p.m. MDT, CBS). Denver has won its last five games at home against the Chargers.
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Key stat: .550
In Week 7, the Broncos will play on "Thursday Night Football" in their first prime-time game of the season (Oct. 17, 7:15 p.m. CDT). In night games played on Thursdays, the Broncos are 11-9 all time (.550), according to Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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Key stat: 0
The Broncos have a perfect record against the Panthers in Denver, with 3 wins and 0 losses. In Week 8 (Oct. 27, 2:25 p.m. MDT, CBS), Denver will host Carolina for the first time since a memorable 2016 season-opening Super Bowl 50 rematch.
Key stat: 1
In Week 9, the Broncos will face the Ravens on the road (Nov. 3, 1 p.m. EST, CBS). M&T Bank Stadium has been a particularly challenging place for the Broncos to play, as Denver has won just 1 of their 7 regular-season games in Baltimore.
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Key stat: 6
The Broncos will travel to Kansas City in Week 10 for their first road divisional game of the season (Nov. 10, 12 p.m. CST, CBS). It has been 6 years since the Broncos played a road game in Kansas City in an early time slot before the month of December.
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Key stat: .600
In Week 11, the Broncos return home for Denver's first home game against the Falcons since 2016 (Nov. 17, 2:05 p.m. MST, FOX). The Broncos are 6-4 in their last 10 games overall against the Falcons.
Key stat: 6
Denver will go back on the road in Week 12 for another divisional game against the Raiders (Nov. 24, 1:05 p.m. PST, CBS) at Allegiant Stadium. Six of the last 10 games between the Broncos and Raiders have been decided by eight or fewer points.
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Key stat: 32
Leading into the bye week, the Broncos will be featured on "Monday Night Football" when they host Cleveland for a Week 13 matchup (Dec. 2, 6:15 p.m. MST, ESPN). Denver has appeared on Monday Night Football in 32 of the last 33 years.
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Key stat: .714
The team will come out of the bye at home by facing the Indianapolis Colts (Dec. 15, 2:25 p.m. MST, CBS). The Broncos are 25-10 (.714) following the bye.
Key stat: .533
The team will travel to SoFi Stadium in Week 16 to face the Chargers (Dec. 22, 1:05 p.m. PST, FOX). Denver has a 16-14 (.533) record on the road against the Chargers in the last 30 games.
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Key stat: .571
Denver's final game on the road will be at Paycor Stadium for a matchup with the Bengals (Dec. 28/29, time/network TBD). Since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, the Broncos have an 8-6 record (.571) on the road vs. the Bengals.
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Key stat: 16
The Broncos will wrap their regular-season slate at home against Kansas City in Week 18 on either Saturday, Jan. 4, or Sunday, Jan. 5 (time/network TBD). This will be the 16th consecutive season in which Denver has played a divisional opponent to finish its regular-season schedule.
