Broncos can clinch the AFC West and number one seed this Sunday

Last Sunday, the Denver Broncos clinched a postseason berth with a win over the Green Bay Packers, but the job was far from finished. Due to the New England Patriots losing to the Buffalo Bills, the Broncos’ lead for the one seed grew while their lead in the AFC West remained the same after the Los Angeles Chargers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs and eliminated them from making the postseason.

This week, the Broncos could clinch both the AFC West and the number one seed in the AFC with a victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars and losses by the Chargers, Patriots, and Bills.

To clinch both the AFC West and the one seed, the Broncos will need a lot of things to go their way this Sunday. First, they will need to defeat the surging Jacksonville Jaguars at home, which figures to be a tough test for both teams. Then, they need the Chargers to lose to the Cowboys, the Patriots lose to the Ravens on Sunday Night Football, and the Browns to upset the Bills.

All three teams will be playing on the road, but it would be surprising if this scenario played out. First, the Broncos, who won 11 straight, have a tough game against a hot Jaguars team. This will be another postseason atmosphere game with a lot on the line for both teams, so it should be an exciting one. As for the Chargers, they’ll be facing an explosive Cowboys offense, but also a not-so-great Dallas defense. The Cowboys have also been eliminated from the postseason, so we’ll see how much fight they have in them. On Sunday Night Football, the Patriots will travel to Baltimore to take on a Ravens team fighting to keep their postseason hopes alive. Finally, we’ll need Shedeur Sanders and Myles Garrett to upset Josh Allen and the Bills. This is the most unlikely scenario to play out, but as they say, any given Sunday,

We will be big Cowboys, Ravens, and Browns fans this Sunday.

While the number one seed scenario is complicated, the AFC West title scenario is a bit more straightforward. Beat the Jaguars and hope the Cowboys can defeat the Chargers, and the Broncos will win their first AFC West title since 2015.

If all goes well, the Broncos could have a memorable weekend and wrap up all their regular-season goals before the Christmas holiday. That would allow them to rest key players on a short week vs. the Chiefs on Christmas Night and again in the season finale vs. the Chargers. If not, the Broncos will have a chance to clinch one or both again on Christmas Night in Arrowhead against the Patrick Mahomes-less Kansas City Chiefs.