Denver Broncos Schedule 2026: Printable PDF, Times, TV Channels
The Denver Broncos schedule 2026 starts for real on Monday, September 14. Denver plays at the Kansas City Chiefs at 8:15 PM ET on ABC and ESPN, the first road opener against the Chiefs in franchise history.
Preseason is over. Denver finished 2-1, beat Atlanta and Minnesota by a combined 61-13, and set its 53 man roster on August 30. Bo Nix is healthy after last season’s ankle surgery.
Ten of the 17 games come against 2025 playoff teams. Every date, kickoff time and TV channel is below, plus a free printable schedule and a wall calendar sized for US Letter paper.
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Denver Broncos Schedule 2026 Quick Facts
| Next game | Mon, Sep 14 at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 PM ET (ABC/ESPN) |
| Home opener | Sun, Sep 20 vs Jacksonville Jaguars, 4:05 PM ET (CBS) |
| Preseason result | 2-1 (beat Atlanta and Minnesota, lost to Green Bay) |
| Stadium | Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, CO (76,125 seats) |
| Head coach | Sean Payton (4th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Davis Webb (also calls plays) |
| Defensive coordinator | Vance Joseph |
| Quarterback | Bo Nix (3rd season) |
| Key addition | WR Jaylen Waddle, traded from Miami in April 2026 |
| Division | AFC West |
| Home / road games | 8 / 9 |
| Bye week | Week 10, weekend of November 15 |
| Prime time games | 3, all in the first six weeks |
| Networks | CBS 9, Prime Video 2, NBC 1, ABC/ESPN 1, FOX 1, Netflix 1, TBD 2 |
| Holiday games | Black Friday at Pittsburgh, Christmas Day vs Buffalo |
| Radio | KOA 850 AM and 94.1 FM (flagship) |
| 2025 season | 14-3, AFC West champion, lost the AFC Championship Game |
Denver Broncos Schedule 2026: Every Game, Date and TV Channel
Home games are marked “vs” and road games “at.” Kickoff times are Eastern. Denver runs on Mountain time, so local fans subtract two hours.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon, Sep 14 | at Kansas City Chiefs | 8:15 PM | ABC/ESPN |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 20 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | 4:05 PM | CBS |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 27 | vs Los Angeles Rams | 8:20 PM | NBC |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 4 | at San Francisco 49ers | 4:25 PM | CBS |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 11 | at Los Angeles Chargers | 4:05 PM | CBS |
| 6 | Thu, Oct 15 | vs Seattle Seahawks | 8:15 PM | Prime Video |
| 7 | Sun, Oct 25 | at Arizona Cardinals | 4:05 PM | CBS |
| 8 | Sun, Nov 1 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | 4:25 PM | CBS |
| 9 | Sun, Nov 8 | at Carolina Panthers | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 10 | BYE WEEK | |||
| 11 | Sun, Nov 22 | vs Las Vegas Raiders | 4:25 PM | CBS |
| 12 | Fri, Nov 27 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | 3:00 PM | Prime Video |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 6 | vs Miami Dolphins | 4:05 PM | FOX |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 13 | at New York Jets | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 20 | at Las Vegas Raiders | 4:25 PM | CBS |
| 16 | Fri, Dec 25 | vs Buffalo Bills | 4:30 PM | Netflix |
| 17 | TBD | at New England Patriots | TBD | TBD |
| 18 | TBD | vs Los Angeles Chargers | TBD | TBD |
Two dates are still open. Week 17 at the New England Patriots falls on Saturday, January 2 or Sunday, January 3. Week 18 against the Chargers falls on Saturday, January 9 or Sunday, January 10, 2027. The league sets each one only after the previous round finishes. Sunday afternoon kickoffs from Week 5 on can also move under flexible scheduling, so treat the 4:05 PM and 4:25 PM slots as provisional until game week.
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Broncos Preseason 2026 Results
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Aug 14 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 27-7 |
| 2 | Fri, Aug 21 | vs Green Bay Packers | L 13-33 |
| 3 | Fri, Aug 28 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 34-6 |
Denver closed the exhibition slate with a 34-6 win over Minnesota on August 28. The 53 man roster followed on August 30: 26 players on offence, 25 on defence and two specialists. Four rookies from the 2026 draft class made it. Running back Jaleel McLaughlin and fullback Adam Prentice were the notable cuts.
What Channel is the Broncos Game On? TV Schedule
Six broadcasters carry Denver this season. CBS holds most of it, and three games sit behind a streaming subscription rather than a TV channel.
| Network | Games | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| CBS | 9 | 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 |
| Prime Video | 2 | 6, 12 |
| ABC/ESPN | 1 | 1 |
| NBC | 1 | 3 |
| FOX | 1 | 13 |
| Netflix | 1 | 16 |
| TBD | 2 | 17, 18 |
- Three games need a streaming account. Week 6 against Seattle and the Black Friday game at Pittsburgh are on Prime Video. Christmas Day against Buffalo is on Netflix.
- All three prime time games come early. Week 1 at Kansas City, Week 3 hosting the Rams, Week 6 hosting Seattle. After October 15 there is not one 8:15 PM or 8:20 PM ET kickoff left on the sheet.
- Flex scheduling can still add one. Sunday night is eligible from Week 5, Monday night from Week 12 and Thursday night from Week 13.
KOA 850 AM and 94.1 FM has been the Broncos radio home since 1969. Out of market viewers can pick up the Sunday afternoon CBS games through NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube. In Denver, a digital antenna covers 12 of the 17 games for free.
Broncos Kickoff Times in Every Time Zone
| Eastern | Central | Mountain (Denver) | Pacific |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 4:05 PM | 3:05 PM | 2:05 PM | 1:05 PM |
| 4:25 PM | 3:25 PM | 2:25 PM | 1:25 PM |
| 4:30 PM | 3:30 PM | 2:30 PM | 1:30 PM |
| 8:15 PM | 7:15 PM | 6:15 PM | 5:15 PM |
| 8:20 PM | 7:20 PM | 6:20 PM | 5:20 PM |
Eight of the nine road games leave the Mountain zone. Four go east to Carolina, Pittsburgh, New York and New England, three go west to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, one goes to Kansas City in Central. Only Arizona stays in the same zone on paper.
Arizona is the exception. The state skips daylight saving time, so the Mountain column above is off by an hour through Week 7. Until daylight saving ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026, subtract three hours from Eastern instead of two. That quirk lands on the Broncos this year: the Week 7 trip to Glendale on October 25 kicks at 2:05 PM by Denver clocks but 1:05 PM by Phoenix clocks. From Week 8 on, the column is correct everywhere.
Free Printable Denver Broncos Schedule 2026 (PDF)
The whole year on one page: preseason plus all 18 regular season weeks with dates, opponents, kickoff times and TV channels. Home games print in bold so the eight Empower Field dates stand out, and every row has an empty box for the score.
A facts strip across the top carries the 8 and 9 home and road split, the Week 10 bye, Empower Field and Sean Payton. Sized for US Letter paper (8.5 x 11 inches). Free, with no sign up or email required.
Want every team on one page? Get the full 2026 NFL schedule with all 32 teams, week by week.
Broncos 2026 Wall Calendar Printable (PDF)
Prefer month grids? This version runs August 2026 through January 2027. Empower Field dates are filled in navy, road dates outlined in Broncos orange, and every square carries the opponent and kickoff time.
November tells the season on its own: Kansas City on the 1st, the bye leaving the 15th blank, the Raiders on the 22nd, then a Friday square on the 27th in Pittsburgh. December ends with another Friday square on Christmas. Also US Letter, also free.
Printing tip: pick “Actual size” or “100%” instead of “Fit to page” so the small type stays sharp.
The December Stretch That Defines the Season
Denver went 14-3 last season, won the AFC West for the first time in a decade and earned the No. 1 seed. Then January turned strange. The Broncos beat Buffalo 33-30 in overtime, but Bo Nix fractured his right ankle late in the extra period. On the next play he drew a 30-yard pass interference penalty that set up Wil Lutz’s winning kick, then had surgery two days later.
Jarrett Stidham, drafted by New England in 2019, started the AFC Championship Game on January 25 against his original club. Denver lost 10-7 at home. One win from a Super Bowl, seven points on the board.
Both opponents come back inside three weeks, and both games are unusual. The Buffalo Bills visit on Christmas Day, a Friday, at 4:30 PM ET on Netflix. The trip to New England follows in Week 17. Before either one, Denver plays its first Black Friday game in franchise history at the Pittsburgh Steelers on November 27. Two Friday kickoffs inside four weeks, neither on a Sunday, so set a reminder.
Empower Field at Mile High
Empower Field opened in August 2001, seats 76,125 and sits 5,280 feet above sea level, the highest stadium in the league by a wide margin. Eight regular season home dates land there this year, from Jacksonville on September 20 to the Chargers in Week 18.
A replacement is coming. In 2026 the Broncos named Burnham Yard, a former railyard less than a mile southeast along the I-25 corridor, as the preferred site for a privately funded retractable roof stadium. Construction could begin as early as 2027, with a target opening in 2031 that lines up with the end of the current lease.
When is the Broncos Bye Week in 2026?
Week 10, the weekend of November 15. It is Denver’s earliest bye since 2023, and it splits the year nine games before and eight after. The break sits between the road trip to Carolina and the home date with Las Vegas, giving the team an extra week before the heaviest travel stretch of the season: four road games in the six weeks from Week 12 to Week 17.
Compare every club on our NFL bye weeks page.
Broncos 2026 Coaching Staff and Key Players
- Sean Payton enters his fourth season and is signed through 2030. He handed play calling to his offensive coordinator in February, the first time he has given up the call sheet as a head coach.
- Davis Webb takes over as offensive coordinator and play caller. Vance Joseph stays as defensive coordinator and Darren Rizzi remains assistant head coach and special teams coordinator.
- Quarterbacks: Bo Nix, with Jarrett Stidham and Sam Ehlinger behind him. All three made the 53.
- Skill players: Jaylen Waddle joins Courtland Sutton and Marvin Mims Jr. at receiver, with Evan Engram at tight end and J.K. Dobbins leading the backfield. Waddle faces Miami, his old team, in Week 13.
- Defence: Pat Surtain II at corner and Nik Bonitto on the edge, 32nd on the 2026 NFL Top 100.
How to Get Denver Broncos Tickets
Home tickets run through the official Broncos ticket page, which routes single game sales to Ticketmaster. Verified resale is on StubHub, SeatGeek and Vivid Seats.
Empower Field has sold out every Broncos home game since it opened in 2001, part of a run stretching back to 1970, so inventory moves fast. Christmas Day against Buffalo, the Week 8 meeting with Kansas City and the Sunday night game against the Rams price highest. Wait on the Week 18 finale until the league sets the date, because a Saturday kickoff changes travel plans.
Denver Broncos Schedule 2026 FAQ
When do the Broncos play their next game?
Monday, September 14, 2026 at the Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 PM ET on ABC and ESPN. It is Denver’s first road opener against the Chiefs in franchise history. The home opener follows on Sunday, September 20 against the Jacksonville Jaguars at 4:05 PM ET on CBS.
Where can I get a free printable Denver Broncos schedule 2026?
Use the download buttons above. The printable is a one page US Letter PDF with preseason and all 18 regular season weeks, including dates, kickoff times, TV channels and a blank box for each result. A wall calendar version covering August 2026 through January 2027 is also available. Both are free with no sign up or email required.
What channel are Denver Broncos games on in 2026?
CBS carries 9 games. Prime Video has 2, and ABC with ESPN, NBC, FOX and Netflix have 1 each. Weeks 17 and 18 are still TBD. KOA 850 AM and 94.1 FM is the flagship radio station for every game.
How did the Broncos do in the 2026 preseason?
Denver finished 2-1. The Broncos won 27-7 at Atlanta on August 14, lost 33-13 at home to Green Bay on August 21, then beat Minnesota 34-6 on August 28. The 53 man roster was set on August 30 with 26 players on offence, 25 on defence and two specialists.
When is the Broncos bye week in 2026?
Week 10, the weekend of November 15. Denver plays nine games before the break and eight after it. The bye falls between the road game at Carolina on November 8 and the home game against Las Vegas on November 22, and it is the club’s earliest bye since 2023.
Who do the Broncos play on Christmas Day 2026?
The Buffalo Bills, at Empower Field at Mile High on Friday, December 25 at 4:30 PM ET, streaming on Netflix. It is a rematch of the 2025 Divisional Round, which Denver won 33-30 in overtime. The Broncos are 3-2 all time on Christmas Day.
How many Super Bowls have the Denver Broncos won?
Three: Super Bowl XXXII in January 1998, Super Bowl XXXIII in January 1999 and Super Bowl 50 in February 2016. The franchise has also won eight AFC Championships, most recently in 2015. Its latest AFC Championship Game appearance was a 10-7 home loss to New England in January 2026.
The Denver Broncos schedule 2026 asks a lot early and finishes with a reckoning: five playoff teams in six weeks to start, then Buffalo and New England to close.
Bookmark this page for kickoff times and TV channels, and grab the free printable PDF above to keep the full slate in front of you.
Last Updated: September 6, 2026
