The Broncos won the AFC West on Saturday when Houston beat the L.A. Chargers, ending a decade-long drought and securing at least one home playoff game next month. Denver will play for the No. 1 seed in Week 18.

The 2015 and 2025 Broncos are similar, but different. The 2015 defense produced 27 takeaways and returned four interceptions and one fumble for a touchdown in the regular season. The current Broncos rank 28th in takeaways with 12 with no touchdowns.

A trio of teams playing Sunday are vying to challenge Denver for the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

Kobe Bryant? “I can use that name with Anthony Edwards,” Nuggets coach David Adelman says.

Herbstreit reunited the pair, with Nix petting the golden retriever during warmups before the Broncos beat the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Colorado Avalanche could look across the ice Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena and see … themselves, from the past couple of seasons.