The Lead

The Broncos are slated to play four prime-time games during their 2025 NFL campaign, and NFL.com believes at least two of them are among the best matchups on the entire prime-time slate.

Following Wednesday's release of the schedule, NFL.com ranked the top 10 upcoming prime-time games — and the Broncos' meetings with the Bengals and Chiefs made the list.

The Week 4 "Monday Night Football" matchup with the Bengals earned the No. 8 spot on the list, as NFL.com pointed to last year's thriller in Cincinnati.

"This will pit the NFL's reigning passing yards leader against the reigning Defensive Player of the Year and a top-three scoring defense in a rematch of one of last season's great, underrated games," Jeremy Bergman wrote. "'Nough said. Well, not enough said. The Bengals' 30-24 overtime win over Denver in Week 17 of the 2024 campaign was a season-saving thriller for Cincy, featuring 28 combined points in the fourth quarter and seven total touchdowns from Joe Burrow and Bo Nix."

Will there be more points in store in 2025? NFL.com believes that could be the case.

"In the two franchises' first prime-time showings of the 2025 campaign, might we see even more fireworks at high altitude?" Bergman wrote.

Denver's Christmas Day matchup with the Chiefs also made the list and came in at the No. 6 spot.

"After a shock run to the postseason in 2024, the Broncos get the Chiefs on Christmas in the penultimate week of the season," Bergman wrote. "Denver narrowly lost to Kansas City on a blocked field-goal attempt in these two squads' only competitive game against each other of 2024 (K.C. rested its starters in the other contest, a laugher for the Broncos in Week 18). In the Broncos' return to Arrowhead this year, can they perhaps block the Chiefs' try for a 10th straight division title? Hopefully, there will be a lot to unpack in this one on Christmas night."

For a complete look at the Broncos' prime-time slate — which also includes games against the Raiders and Commanders — click here.