{
  "id": 10693294,
  "title": "NFL playoff picture: Broncos are currently a wild-card seed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/nfl-playoff-picture-broncos-are-currently-a-wild-card-seed",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T13:01:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-playoff-picture-broncos-currently-130126666.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As the 2026 NFL season enters its third week, the Las Vegas Raiders have remained undefeated, while the Los Angeles Chargers have yet to secure a victory. The Kansas City Chiefs, sitting at 3-0, lead the AFC West, followed by Las Vegas and the Denver Broncos, who are currently 2-1. The Chargers, with a 0-3 record, are the lone team in their division without a win. If the season concluded today, the Broncos would secure a spot in the NFL playoffs as the seventh seed in the AFC, thanks to tiebreakers over the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns, both with 2-1 records. However, with a significant amount of football still to be played, the playoff landscape will almost certainly shift in the weeks ahead. The Broncos' next challenge will be traveling to face the San Francisco 49ers, a 3-0 team in the NFC, during Week 4.",
  "summary": "If the NFL season ended today, the Broncos would make the playoffs as a wild-card team.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}