Story byTravis WakemanTue, January 13, 2026 at 2:50 AM UTC·2 min readBroncos will have a silver lining if they close as underdogs against Bills originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Though the Denver Broncos are used to being slighted at this point, many fans within Broncos Country were flabbergasted when the team opened as a home underdog in the divisional playoffs against the Buffalo Bills. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt's rare for that to happen to a No. 1 seed, but if the Bills close as favorites, history is on the side of the Broncos. In the last 40 years, only three teams that had a bye ahead of the divisional round were underdogs going into the next game.