Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos
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Friday 2026-12-25 · 16:30 ET·Empower Field at Mile High·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
✚ Brandon Jones (FS) — Out
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
BUF 6d · DEN 5d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
BUF form
7-1PF 256 · PA 187Home 3-1Away 4-0
QB Josh Allen 94–39 as starter · playoffs 8–7 · last 10: 8–2 · since 2018
DEN form
7-2PF 198 · PA 186Home 4-0Away 3-2
QB Bo Nix 31–12 as starter · playoffs 1–1 · last 10: 8–2 · since 2024
| BUF | Season efficiency | DEN |
|---|---|---|
| 0.14 | Off EPA / play | -0.014 |
| 47.6 | Off success % | 39.1 |
| 13.5 | Off explosive % | 7 |
| 44.6 | 3rd-down conv % | 32.7 |
| -0.01 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.008 |
| 44.2 | Def success % allowed | 41.1 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken outWk 16 best ball playoffs
Coaching Intel
BUF staff
HCJoe BradyOCPete Carmichael1–1 vs JosephDCJim Leonhard
4th-down go 21.7% · PROE -3.4 · no-huddle 4.2%
DEN staff
HCSean PaytonOCDavis WebbDCVance Joseph1–1 vs Carmichael
4th-down go 15.2% · PROE +0.6 · no-huddle 12.4%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
These head coaches have never faced each other (1999–).
BUF offense vs DEN defense
Pete Carmichael(OC)1–1Vance Joseph(DC)dead even2 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-20 | NO | ARI | 34–42 | 495 | -8 | L |
| 2019-10-27 | NO | ARI | 31–9 | 512 | +22 | W |
DEN offense vs BUF defense
Davis Webb(OC)vsJim Leonhard(DC)first career meeting
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-17 | BUF @ DEN | 30–33 | DEN | Sean McDermott / Sean Payton |
| 2025-01-12 | DEN @ BUF | 7–31 | BUF | Sean Payton / Sean McDermott |
| 2023-11-13 | DEN @ BUF | 24–22 | DEN | Sean Payton / Sean McDermott |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded