ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The first thing for the Denver Broncos to consider is the math surrounding their playoff chances.
After this past week's games, ESPN's Football Power Index gives the 7-6 Broncos a 27% chance of making the playoffs. FPI gives three of the Broncos' remaining opponents -- the Cincinnati Bengals (30.7%), Los Angeles Chargers (83.9%) and Kansas City Chiefs (95.5% ) -- better percentages than the Broncos to make the postseason.
If they want to reach the postseason for the first time since Super Bowl 50, conventional wisdom suggests the Broncos must win all or almost all their remaining games against a quarterback parade of Joe Burrow, Justin Herbert, Derek Carr and Patrick Mahomes.