Overview
- Wide receiver Marvin Mims Jr. says the locker room feels hungrier after tasting the playoffs and believes the team’s culture has shifted toward winning now.
- Sean Payton bolstered a defense that ranked first in sacks and top three in points allowed by signing All-Pro safety Talanoa Hufanga and linebacker Dre Greenlaw.
- Second-year quarterback Bo Nix fueled optimism by throwing for 3,775 yards and 29 touchdowns as a rookie and will have Joker tight end Evan Engram to create mismatches.
- Veteran Courtland Sutton anchors a receiving corps that includes emerging playmaker Marvin Mims Jr., third-round rookie Pat Bryant and free-agent addition Trent Sherfield.
- Denver enters the 2025 season with heightened expectations to move beyond its Wild Card loss and challenge the Kansas City Chiefs for AFC West supremacy.