Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post)
The wait is almost over football fans. It’s nearly time to see the slate the Broncos will have to face to defend their Super Bowl championship.
The NFL announced that the 2016 regular season schedule will be released Thursday night at 6 p.m. mountain time on NFL Network.
What we already know is that the Broncos will host the first game of the regular season Thursday, Sept. 8. A few of their most likely opponents for that game — Houston and the return of quarterback Brock Osweiler, Carolina and a Super Bowl 50 rematch, Indianapolis and a potential Peyton Manning tribute or New England kicking off another installment of the bitter AFC rivalry.