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This might take some getting used to.
After making the NFL playoffs for the first time since 2015 last fall, the Denver Broncos are no longer considered a mediocre-to-bad team. In fact, the Broncos are now listed among the best teams in the league.
In his offseason 2025 NFL power rankings, Ben Rolfe of the Pro Football Network has Denver ranked 10th overall and fifth in the AFC.
“Bo Nix grabbed the headlines, but the bedrock of their play was their defense and offensive line, which both ranked first in our metrics,” Rolfe wrote on PFN’s website. “Denver is returning most starters in both of those areas and has the cap space to improve their needs in the offensive skill positions.”
After going 10-7 last season and getting bounced in the wild-card round of the playoffs, the Broncos have enough upside to return to the postseason and win “a couple” playoff games, according to Rolfe.
Elsewhere in the AFC West, the Kansas City Chiefs are ranked No. 5 while the Los Angeles Chargers (No. 17) and Las Vegas Raiders (No. 23) are ranked below Denver.
The Baltimore Ravens are ranked No. 1 and the Cleveland Browns are ranked No. 32 (last). To view the complete NFL power rankings going into the offseason, visit ProFootballNetwork.com.