The playoff picture is becoming clearer with four weeks left in the 2025 NFL regular season. Nine teams have already been eliminated from the playoffs, but no teams have clinched a postseason berth. That could change this weekend.
The 2025 season feels like the supreme example of NFL parity. We're somehow sitting here in Week 13 with two teams hitting double digits in the win column: the 10-2 Broncos, who held on for dear life to beat the Commanders on Sunday night, and the 10-2 Patriots, who play on "Monday Night Football" against the Giants. There are bad teams because there are always bad teams, of course,
In the second half, they started throwing haymakers. And scoring touchdowns. They ended up delivering a classic rivalry game that turned on a sack by Broncos defensive back Ja'Quan McMillian -- his second of the game, to go with an interception -- and ended when Broncos kicker Wil Lutz made a 35-yard field goal as time ran out for a 22-19 Denver victory.
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Thursday that the Broncos are signing Nik Bonitto to a four-year, $106 million deal. His contract is worth up to $120 million, and Bonitto is guarenteed $70 million at signing. He is one of three players that Denver signed to a long-term deal this offseason. That includes Zach Allen and Courtland Sutton. Nik Bonitto was given a four-year, $106 million extension from the Broncos