After a decade drought, the Denver Broncos are kings of the AFC West once more. Next up? Earning the AFC’s top seed for the playoffs.

The Denver Broncos didn’t have to do a lot to win the AFC West yesterday. The Broncos basically notched an armchair victory as they got to sit back and watch the Los Angeles Chargers implode in their 20-16 loss to the Houston Texans,

The Denver Broncos are the 2025 AFC West champions. After defeating the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Night, the Broncos needed the Houston Texans to knock off the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday.

x − 1. Seattle Seahawks (12-3), NFC West leaders: Splitting their season series with the Rams in Week 16's classic means they'll wind up with the No. 1 seed if they win their final two games. Remaining schedule: at Panthers, at 49ers

First things first, and that cooling off a Texans’ team that has won seven straight games. Of course, Harbaugh and quarterback Justin Herbert won’t soon forget last year’s playoff disaster at Houston in which the latter was picked off four times —one of those returned for a touchdown—in an embarrassing 32-12 setback.