(247NEWSSOURCE) – The Denver Broncos can lock up a playoff berth with a win over the Green Bay Packers at Mile High on Sunday.
The Broncos enter riding a 10-game win streak following a 24-17 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders last week.
They have the league’s fourth-ranked scoring defense and are allowing just 18.1 points per game.
Nik Bonitto leads the stout defense and is tied for third in the NFL with 12-and-a-half sacks.
Packers quarterback Jordan Love talks about facing a strong Denver defense.
Packers running back Josh Jacobs on the challenge of facing the Broncos.
Denver is atop the AFC West at 11-and-2.
The Packers have won four straight following a 28-21 takedown of the Chicago Bears in Week 14.
Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain the Second on the challenge of facing a strong group of Green Bay receivers.
They also have one of the NFL’s top defenses and are letting up 19 points per game.
Micah Parsons is tied for third with Bonitto with 12-and-a-half sacks.
Broncos quarterback Bo Nix on facing Green Bay edge rusher Micah Parsons for the first time.
Green Bay is leading the NFC North at 9-3-and-1.
Packers wide receiver Christian Watson on this matchup having a playoff atmosphere.
The Broncos have won two of the last three matchups dating back to 2015.
Notes worth noting: It is only the second December visit to Denver in team history (Week 17 in 1990).
This is only the fourth time in franchise history that the Packers have faced a team that is entering the game on a single-season winning streak of 10-plus games (Nov. 25, 1934 at Detroit / Jan. 1, 2006 vs. Seattle / Dec. 5, 2024 at Detroit), per the Elias Sports Bureau.
It is the fourth December game between the two teams, with Green Bay holding a 2-1 advantage.
It is the Packers’ second game in Denver in the last three seasons (2023).
The regular-season series between the Packers and Broncos is tied at 7-7-1.
Green Bay has won four of the last six contests between the two clubs.
The Packers are 1-7 at Denver, with their only victory coming in 2007.
All but two contests at the Broncos have been decided by 13-plus points.
This marks the first of three road games in the next four weeks to finish the regular season for the Packers. Green Bay last finished a regular season with three
away contests in the last four games in 2017. Next week, Green Bay faces the Bears for the second time in three weeks at Chicago on Saturday night. It
is the first time since 1998 (Weeks 15 and 17) that the Packers and Bears will meet twice in the regularseason in a three-game span.
AGAINST THE AFC
Under Head Coach Matt LaFleur, the Packers are 21-10 against the AFC, a .677 winning percentage that ranks No. 2 in the NFC (Seattle, 22-10, .688) and No. 4 in the NFL since 2019 (Kansas City, 57-23, .713 / Buffalo, 55-25, .688).
Green Bay has won nine of its last 10 games against AFC teams, including two of three this season.
The Packers have a plus-13 turnover margin against AFC teams since 2019, tied for No. 1 in the NFC and tied for No. 5 in the NFL over that span.
The Packers have allowed 30 or fewer points in each of their last 24 games against AFC opponents, the longest streak by Green Bay since the 1970 merger, passing 23-game streaks in 1975-82 and 1991-97). It is the longest active streak in the league vs. AFC teams.
The Packers are 8-8 (.500) in road games against AFC teams since 2019, but have won three of the last four.
The Packers have won six straight against AFC teams at Lambeau Field. Green Bay is 13-2 against AFC teams at home under LaFleur, a .867 winning percentage
that ranks No. 1 in the NFL since 2019 and is No. 2 in the league in home games against teams outside the conference (Buffalo, 14-2, .875).
QB Jordan Love has led the Packers to victories in seven of his last eight starts against AFC teams (2023-25), throwing for 2,081 yards, 15 TDs, five intercep- tions and a passer rating of 108.7.
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