The standout star on Sunday – and perhaps most surprising for the Broncos in 2025 – has been left tackle Garett Bolles. Bolles didn’t give up one pressure the whole game and had a pass blocking grade of 90.9 himself. That elite level of play allowed Nix to tear apart one of the best defenses in the NFL to the tune of 300 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Any shadow of doubt that people had about the Denver Broncos and Bo Nix being fraudulent has gone out the window — at least for now.  While Denver still has a few tough matchups left on its schedule,

Over at Draft Wire, Curt Popejoy's latest 2026 NFL mock draft has the Broncos selecting Georgia linebacker CJ Allen at pick No. 32 overall at the bottom of the first round.

The Broncos have been hovering around the top of the NFL power rankings for much of the 2025 season. Did a victory over Green Bay get them to the top?

Here’s a look at how various national experts rated the Broncos in their power rankings entering Week 16:

This week, the NFL took notice of Denver's magical season, and made sure the whole league knew about it. The NFL's official Twitter/X page cover photo features a picture of quarterback Bo Nix celebrating the win, arms outstretched, and the caption, "merry clinchmas."

USA Today's NFL experts make their picks for a Week 16 showdown between the Denver Broncos and Jacksonville Jaguars

The SportsLine Inside the Lines team and Projection Model say Jacksonville's hopes to win the division could hinge on Sunday's result at Denver

In a sign of how quickly fortunes can flip in the parity-filled NFL, the Denver Broncos now boast one of the league's best defenses, a QB it believes in and an 11-game winning streak.