The Broncos have a date with the defending champs.

After a runaway "Monday Night Football" win over the Bengals, the Broncos head back on the road to battle the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles in search of an impressive win.

In the midst of four road games in a five-week stretch, the Broncos will look to capture their first away win of the season and topple the defending Super Bowl champions.

"They won the championship," inside linebacker Alex Singleton said Thursday. "... They were the best in the world. If we want to be that or say we can be that, this is a game to go prove that."

The Broncos believe in their ability to earn a win in the City of Brotherly Love, but it will be far from easy. The Eagles have won 20 of their last 21 games, and they own the second-highest winning percentage against opposing conference opponents since 2021.

These are the questions that will determine if the Broncos can earn a potentially season-defining win against the defending champs:

CAN DENVER END PHILADELPHIA'S STRETCH OF ONE-SCORE SUCCESS?

Since the start of 2024, no team has been better than the Eagles in one-score games. All four of their wins this season have come by eight points or fewer, and they're 12-2 (.857) in such games since the start of last year. Their five consecutive wins in one-score games are tied for the longest active streak in the NFL, and they're the second team in the last 20 seasons to start the year with four one-score wins.

As Head Coach Sean Payton told his team, there's a key factor in the Eagles' success in those such games.

"They're doing a great job with the turnover ratio," Payton said. "… All three phases are doing a good job. That's one of the reasons they're the champion."

The Eagles' plus-four turnover margin is tied for fourth in the NFL, and they've given the ball away just once in 2025. No team has turned it over fewer times this year than the Eagles, and quarterback Jalen Hurts currently holds the league's longest active streak without an interception. Hurts was last picked off in Week 10 last year, and he's totaled 45 touchdowns vs. just five turnovers in his last 18 games.

The Broncos won on "Monday Night Football" despite losing the turnover margin, which marked the second time this season that they earned a win despite a negative differential. Against the Eagles, though, they'll likely need to come out ahead in that category. The Broncos are 7-2 since the start of 2024 when winning the turnover margin, and stealing an extra possession against the Eagles could be critical.

If it's a close game on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field, earning the edge in takeaways could help Denver end its early season misfortune in one-score games and secure a win.

"Everything counts," Cooper said. "When you go against good teams, the mistakes are magnified. You've got to be sharp on your details. You've got to make sure you execute. You've got to finish the whole entire game, especially [against] teams that know how to win games. They know how to finish, they know how to win. They've done it before. It's time for us to get up there."

CAN THE BRONCOS WIN THE RED-ZONE BATTLE?

The Eagles used a terrific defensive effort in the latter part of 2024 to earn a world championship, and they've been just as dominant inside the 20-yard line to start the 2025 campaign. While some of the Eagles' defensive statistics have slipped – they're tied for 15th in points per game compared to second a year ago – the red-zone efficiency has been just as good. Through four weeks, the Eagles rank third in red-zone defense.

"They give you a lot of front variations, so it stresses your run-game identifications and also your protections," Offensive Coordinator Joe Lombardi said Friday. "They're crowding the line of scrimmage with more than you can block sometimes. [They] play a lot of man [coverage], they're good man cover guys. So, it's just a good combination of stopping the run and stopping the pass that's challenging."

One of the two teams that rank higher? The Broncos, who hold the top spot in the NFL entering Week 5. Denver has allowed touchdowns on just 3-of-12 red-zone possessions this season, and the team's ability to clamp down inside the 20-yard line has been a defining factor in the Broncos' defensive success.

Both offenses, though, have also excelled in the red zone. The Broncos have scored on 66.7 percent of their red-zone trips and 7-of-9 opportunities since the start of Week 2. The Eagles have been even better, as they lead the league in red-zone offense and have scored touchdowns on all 11 of their possessions that have reached the 20-yard line.

In a strength-against-strength battle, whichever team can earn an edge in the red zone could do enough to earn a Week 5 win.

CAN THE BRONCOS LIMIT PHILADELPHIA'S RECENT SPECIAL TEAMS EDGE?

Philadelphia's special teams unit has been terrific in recent weeks, as the Eagles have blocked a pair of field goals and a punt since the start of Week 3. One of those field-goal blocks came at the end of regulation against the Rams, as Los Angeles looked for a game-winning score. The punt block came on first possession of the ensuing week and gave the Eagles an early 7-0 advantage against Tampa Bay.

With a slew of blocks around the league ­­– and the Eagles showing their ability to gain an edge on special teams – it will be critical for the Broncos to play clean in that area.

"With blocking punts or field goals, the first thing is effort and want-to," Special Teams Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach Darren Rizzi said. "... You watch the film, it's really impressive. They've done a really nice job. Their effort's outstanding, particularly inside. [DT] Jalen Carter and [DT Jordan] Davis have been really, really forceful in there.

"… We've made that an emphasis. Our protection this week on field goal, our protection this week on punt is going to be paramount. They've really — [for]argument's sake — they've won two games on blocked kicks. A blocked field goal to win the game, and then a blocked punt starts the game off 7-0. These are huge, momentous plays, so we're going to have to be spot on."

The Eagles have won all four games by one score this season, and special teams has played a critical role in the most recent of their wins. Should Denver play a solid game on special teams, it could be part of the recipe to earning an upset win.