After another shaky start to a regular season under Sean Payton, a switch flipped. The team had lost two games in a row on last-second field goals, and it really felt like nothing was going to change. Somehow, though, the Denver Broncos managed to win 11 games in a row and ascend to the top of the NFL world.
The team became elite in one-score games and continually made plays when the stakes got higher. Bo Nix had a much more comfortable feel of the offense and was more consistent week to week than he was in 2024.