Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden are joined by columnist Troy Renck to break down the Broncos' Week 18, playoff-clinching win against Kansas City and look ahead to Sunday's Wild Card game at Buffalo. How did Sean Payton's team exceed expectations? What can we expect to see Sunday from rookie quarterback Bo Nix and company? And once the season is over, how many Denver assistant coaches will be targeted by other teams for potential hire? All that and more on the latest edition of the 1st & Orange Podcast.

Denver Post Broncos beat reporter Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden are joined by columnist Troy Renck to set up the final week of the regular season. The Broncos most likely need a win Sunday afternoon against Kansas City — featuring backups at several positions — to make the AFC playoff field. Can they do it? What happens if Denver gets off to a bit of a slow start? And what are the key moments that have delivered rookie QB Bo Nix and company to this point? All of that, plus reaction to Denver's Pro Bowl selections and snubs and some very early offseason list-making and NFL Draft talk, too, on the latest edition of the 1st & Orange Podcast.

Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden are joined by columnist Troy Renck to set up a critical stretch run for Sean Payton's team. The group is coming off its bye week and begins the final four games with a matchup Sunday against Indianapolis that will swing the team's playoff odds substantailly in either direction. Is Denver ready for the moment? And how has Bo Nix's leadership developed over the course of the season? All that and more from the latest edition of the 1st & Orange Podcast.

Denver Post beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden break down Bo Nix's breakout performance against Atlanta in which he threw for 307 yards and four touchdowns. What's led to the improvement from Denver's rookie quarterback? And did his outing overshadow perhaps the most impressive element of the afternoon for the Broncos in their 38-6 win? Vance Joseph's defense has been good against the run and overall most of the season and that showed through again. Now, the task turns to polishing off a season sweep of the Las Vegas Raiders and winning in Las Vegas for the first time. All that and more on the latest edition of the 1st & Orange Podcast.

Denver Post beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden are joined by columnist Troy Renck to break down the Broncos' Week 10 road trip to Kansas City and whether Sean Payton's team can knock off the unbeaten Chiefs even as two-score underdogs. The guys also recap the Broncos' trade deadline, Jonathon Cooper's four-year contract extension and much more on the latest edition of the 1st & Orange Podcast.

Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden are joined by columnist Troy Renck to break down what's surprised during the Broncos' 5-3 start. Where has rookie QB Bo Nix made progress? How has Sean Payton's offensive approach changed? Then the conversation turns to a big matchup Sunday at Baltimore for the Broncos, who are two-score underdogs but have won 5-6 and think this is a chance to prove they belong in the AFC postseason conversation. All that and more on the latest edition of the 1st & Orange Podcast.

Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden break down what to take out of the Broncos' 33-10 beatdown of New Orleans last week and just how much the team can rely on its defense and running game going forward. Rookie QB Bo Nix continues to make plays with his legs, but what needs to happen to create more efficiency in the passing game and just how realistic is it to expect Nix to make progress over the team's upcoming games? Sean Payton's team rolls into Week 8 a somewhat surprising 4-3 and as big favorites at home against Carolina. Any chance of a letdown? All that and more on the latest edition of the 1st & Orange Podcast.

Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden talk through Denver's 23-16 loss Sunday to the Los Angeles Chargers, how much a short week impacts the preparations for Thursday Night Football and the upcoming matchup with New Orleans. They dig into how Sean Payton's return to his former team — and a city he still has deep connections to — could impact the matchup and what the Broncos plan to do considering the likelihood they will be without All-Pro Pat Surtain II (concussion). All that and more on the latest edition of the 1st & Orange Podcast.

The Broncos have won three straight games and look to make it four Sunday with another division home game, this one against the Los Angeles Chargers. Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden break down the matchup, talk about the dominance of Pat Surtain II and the Denver defense over the first five games and what it will take offensively to get into a better rhythm behind rookie QB Bo Nix and a resurgent Javonte Williams.

Denver Post reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden analyze what has made the Broncos' defense so good through the first four weeks of the season and what it will take for Denver to beat the Raiders for the first time since that franchise moved to Las Vegas. Can Bo Nix and the offense get it going enough to help the defense? Can the Broncos take advantage of a Raiders team that has drama and a star receiver in Davante Adams demanding a trade? And just how big is the opportunity in front of Sean Payton's team over the next four weeks? All that and more on the latest edition of the 1st & Orange Podcast.