Denver Broncos

How to watch, listen to and live stream the Broncos’ Week 1 preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026.

“I think it’s hard to replicate it, and every year everyone talks about it,” Head Coach Sean Payton said of preseason competition. “You have to build a callus; I just believe that.”

“If we were playing a game, I would say he would play and probably — you’d have to ask him — but I would say [be] 100 percent,” Payton said of Nix.

The Broncos are debuting a new uniform combination to open the 2026 preseason.

The Broncos announced the jerseys they will wear for each of their 17 games in the regular season.

Ahead of their preseason opener against the Atlanta Falcons, the Broncos have released their initial unofficial depth chart for the 2026 season.

The Broncos are 2-0 in their Midnight Navy jerseys since the introduction of the Mile High Collection ahead of the 2024 season.

“Whether it’s this facility [or] a new stadium, we’re trying to raise the expectations,” Penner said Tuesday, “and our expectation is we want to win championships.”

Denver has worn its throwback jerseys in each of its last two regular-season finales.