January 5, 2025 5:04 pm MT For the first time since they won Super Bowl 50, the Denver Broncos are returning to the NFL playoffs. Following their 38-0 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, the Broncos have clinched the seventh and final seed in the AFC’s playoff race. Here’s a sampling of how fans and pundits reacted to Denver ending it’s eight-season playoff drought. — Frankie Abbott (@FrankiesFilm) January 6, 2025 The last time the Broncos made the playoffs in 2015, they were coached by Gary Kubiak and quarterbacked by Peyton Manning. Kubiak stepped down following the 2016 season and Manning retired during the 2016 offseason. Denver had six-straight losing seasons after Kubiak left the team. The Broncos snapped their losing streak under new coach Sean Payton in 2023, and they are now returning to the playoffs with rookie quarterback Bo Nix. Denver is now set to go on the road to face the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the NFL playoffs. The Broncos will be considered a big underdog. Gallery