A full month out from the start of the NFL playoffs, the 11-2 Broncos — per league policy — are preparing their fans for a potential playoff matchup at Empower Field.
On Thursday, the club sent an email to its season-ticket holders notifying them of the possibility of buying home playoff tickets. It’s an increasingly likely outcome come January, as the Broncos can officially and are in prime position — currently tied with the New England Patriots for the No. 1 seed in the AFC — to host a home game in the postseason.
The Broncos earned the No. 7 seed in the AFC in 2024, traveling to face the second-seeded Buffalo Bills in a 31-7 loss in the wild-card round. If the club holds onto a top-four seed in the AFC in the final four-game stretch in 2025, a playoff game will come to Denver for the first time since 2015’s Super Bowl season.
The Broncos, like other NFL teams, offer a “Pay as We Play” option to season-ticket holders that lets them opt in to purchase their regular seats for any potential playoff game. The Broncos told The Denver Post that 80% of the team’s season-ticket base has already signed up for “Pay as We Play.”
For those who didn’t opt in, the Broncos will make a limited number of tickets available in the event of an AFC wild-card matchup or divisional-round matchup at Empower Field.
If the Broncos hold on to the top seed in the AFC, they’ll earn a bye in the wild-card round and prepare to host a divisional-round game at Empower Field during the Jan. 17-18 weekend. If Denver drops to a No. 2, No. 3 or No. 4 seed, though, they’ll host a wild-card game the weekend of Jan. 10-12.
“We’re extremely excited about it,” quarterback Bo Nix said Wednesday, of a playoff feel for the Broncos’ matchups in December. “And happy to be in this position this year.”
