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Broncos’ playoff roadmap: What Denver must do to break drought, including Bo Nix taking (and completing) shots downfield

Playoffs? Broncos Country is talking about the playoffs?

It might be crazy to believe, but here we are. The Broncos are 5-3, second in the AFC West and given how teams like the Bengals, Jets and Dolphins have played below expectations thus far, Sean Payton’s crew has a shot at doing something that didn’t seem possible back in August.

There’s a sense of hope in Denver, but the organization still has a ways to go before truly escaping the dark abyss it’s been in since 2016. If the Broncos want to end their eight-year playoff drought, there’s a roadmap to get there.