The Broncos are expecting no more gifts Sunday from Indianapolis running back Jonathan Taylor. The one they got from him last December might have saved their season.

Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) and Trent Green (analyst) will call the game for CBS with Melanie Collins reporting from the sideline. On the radio, the game will air nationally on ESPN Radio and locally on KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM.

Getting that first win was important to us, because we had talked about the prior two years [and] digging ourselves in a little bit of a hole last year,” Payton said.

Beat reporter Parker Gabriel goes through the team’s regular-season schedule game by game and offers predictions.

The Denver Broncos (1-0) got the opening win over 2025 No. 1 overall draft pick Cam Ward, an ugly 20-12 victory over the Tennessee Titans (0-1) on Sunday afternoon. The offense struggled all day, while the Denver defense showed why they have been projected to be the best unit in the NFL in 2025.

"We want to play better than we did last week," tight end Evan Engram said. "We want to protect the football a lot better. We want to score more points, and we want to put the defense in better positions.

Three games in the late slate for Week 2, including a Super Bowl rematch between the Eagles and Chiefs, make up our BetMGM NFL parlay

C oming off a dominant performance in Week 1 by the Indianapolis Colts' offense, a difficult test awaits them in the Denver Broncos ' defense. In addition to the Colts putting up 33 points against Miami,