Denver Broncos Schedule 2017 Released

The Denver Broncos start their march to pretend 2016 and it's 9-7 season never happened on Monday, Sept. 11 with a home game in prime time against the Chargers. The NFL released the schedule for next season Thursday and the Broncos have a tough road ahead.

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While the Broncos get to open and close the season at home, their season is filled with some tough opponents. They are playing teams that had a combined .578 winning percentage last season.

After the Chargers, the Broncos host Dallas the next Sunday. Eli Manning and the Giants come to Denver two weeks after that for a Sunday night game.

Another Sunday night game of note will be on November 12 when the Super Bowl Champion Patriots come to town. At least Denver won't have to travel to Foxboro.

The Broncos have trips to Indianapolis (December 14; a Thursday night game). Washington (Christmas Eve), Philadelphia (November 5), Los Angeles on October 22 to play the Chargers in their new home), Kansas City on October 30 (a Monday night game), and Buffalo on September 24.

Their bye week is October 8.

They finish up the season with an afternoon game at home on New Year's Eve against the Chiefs.

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