What day is the Denver Broncos’ first playoff game opponent? Originally appeared on The Sporting News. Click here to add Sports News as your go-to source.
The Denver Broncos spend the week following the end of the regular season waiting to find out who they will face in the AFC Divisional Round. Now, the answer is clear.
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The No. 1 seed Broncos will face the sixth-seeded Buffalo Bills, the lowest seed remaining in the AFC playoffs. The Denver Nuggets secured the top seed with a 14-3 regular season record, tying the team’s record for most wins in a season.
Buffalo advanced to the divisional round with a dramatic 27-24 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road in the wild-card round on Sunday.
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The NFL announced that the game will be played on Saturday, with kickoff set for 4:30 pm or 8 pm ET. The official kickoff time will be determined after Monday night’s final wild-card game between the Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Saturday’s game will be a rematch of last year’s playoffs, when the Broncos traveled to Buffalo and lost 31-7 in the wild-card round.
The winner of Saturday’s game will advance to the AFC Champions League.
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After missing the playoffs for eight consecutive seasons from 2016 to 2023, Denver is now in the postseason for the second consecutive year.
The Bills, meanwhile, made their seventh consecutive playoff appearance and reached the AFC Championship Game twice in that span.
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