Week 18 is officially set. The NFL on Sunday announced the Denver Broncos' regular-season finale against the Los Angeles Chargers will take place on Sunday at Empower Field at Mile High, with kickoff scheduled for 2:25 p.m. MT. The game will be broadcast on CBS.

Sean Payton didn't mark team's division title outside of distributing "ugly" shirts and hats. The No. 1 seed would bring bigger celebration.

The NFL fined Broncos defenders P.J. Locke, Malcolm Roach and Alex Singleton after key Week 16 plays vs. the Jaguars, per Football Ops.

DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 16: Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton has a word with quarterback Bo Nix (10) before a game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High on November 16, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. | Dustin Brandford / IMAGO / Icon Sportswire

After losing Luke Wattenberg to IR, the Broncos poached center Sam Mustipher off the Chargers' practice squad.

However, before the Chiefs return to the field against the Raiders, they will need to wait for the NFL 's decision on an incident from the Broncos game. This comes in the form of an unnecessary roughness penalty on second-year tackle Kingsley Suamataia.

The Denver Broncos enter Week 18 with a fatal flaw as a team right now that could end up destroying the season if they don't turn it around fast.

The Broncos' last 13-win division champion squad remains one of the most iconic NFL teams ever. Led by Peyton Manning, the Broncos' 2013 offense rewrote the NFL record books, finishing with 606 points (still the league scoring record).