Denver Broncos Schedulegami: Opponents Never Faced in Primetime

Every Broncos opponent by scheduling window, 1966–2025

Each number shows how many times Denver has faced that opponent in the listed window. “Never” means the matchup has not happened there yet; “2026 first” means this season will be the first.

2026 Broncos schedulegamis

• Week 3 — Broncos vs. Rams

  First-ever Broncos–Rams Sunday night meeting. Final: Broncos 30, Rams 26.

• Week 6 — Broncos vs. Seahawks

  First-ever Broncos–Seahawks Thursday night meeting. Final: Broncos 17, Seahawks 14.

• Week 12 — Broncos at Steelers

  First-ever Broncos–Steelers Friday meeting.

• Week 16 — Broncos vs. Bills

  First-ever Broncos–Bills Christmas and Friday meeting.

Broncos venue-first matchups, 1966–2025

Schedulegami vs. venue first: A schedulegami means the teams have never met in that scheduling window. A venue first means they have met in the window, but one team has never hosted it.

Some matchups have appeared in a primetime window several times, but always with the same team hosting. The table below shows where the other team has never hosted that matchup in the same window.

2027 Broncos matchups that could become schedulegamis

These are Denver’s projected 2027 opponents and the scheduling windows where each matchup has never happened. Three opponents still depend on Week 18 standings. The full projection is on the Broncos team page.

Broncos schedulegami FAQ

What is a schedulegami?

MockSlate calls it a schedulegami when two teams meet in a scheduling window they've never shared before. The Broncos have faced the Lions 15 times, but never on Monday night. If they were scheduled there, that would be a schedulegami, their first-ever Monday night meeting.

How many opponents have the Broncos never faced in primetime?

Denver has never faced 2 of its 31 possible opponents in primetime. Those teams are the Cowboys and Panthers. Counted one window at a time, the Broncos have never faced 7 opponents on Monday night, 12 on Sunday night, and 21 on Thursday night; the 2 above are the ones missing from all three.

Which teams have the Broncos never played on Monday night?

The Broncos have never played the Lions, Eagles, Cowboys, Saints, Cardinals, Buccaneers, and Panthers on Monday night. That's 7 of their 31 possible opponents through the 2025 season.

Which Broncos matchups have only happened on Sunday afternoons?

None. Every opponent has met the Broncos somewhere other than a Sunday afternoon.

Which Broncos games are schedulegamis in 2026?

Four: Week 3 vs. the Rams on Sunday night, Week 6 vs. Seattle on Thursday night, Week 12 at Pittsburgh on a Friday, and Week 16 vs. Buffalo on Christmas and on a Friday. Each matchup will appear in that window for the first time.

What is the difference between a schedulegami and a venue first?

A schedulegami is the first time two teams meet in a scheduling window. A venue first means they have met in that window before, but one team has never hosted it.

About the data

MockSlate calls it a schedulegami when two teams meet in a scheduling window they have never shared before. The order of the two teams does not matter, and neither does the venue: two teams that have only ever met on Sunday night in one city have still met on Sunday night, so the same game in the other city is a venue first, not a schedulegami. Sunday afternoon windows never count. A game counts in every window it fits, so a Monday night game in Mexico City is both a Monday night game and an international game. Primetime here means Monday, Sunday, and Thursday night. Two levels are tracked: the first time two teams meet in one window, and the first time they meet anywhere but a Sunday afternoon.

Game history is the same record as Primetime & Holiday History, regular season only, with franchises carried forward under their current names; Monday night counts every Monday game the way that tool counts it. Coverage by window: Monday night: since 1970, every Monday game as Slot History counts it; Sunday night: since 1987; Thursday night: all Thursday games since 1966 as Slot History counts them; the first non-Thanksgiving Thursday game in the data is 1978; the weekly package began in 2006; Thanksgiving: since 1966; Christmas: since 1966; Saturday: since 1966; Kickoff Game: since 2002; International: since 2005; Friday: since 1966; Wednesday: all-time. A Sunday international game with a verified 8 PM ET or later kickoff counts as International and Sunday night; two games count, the 2005 49ers at Cardinals game in Mexico City and the 2026 Vikings at 49ers game in Mexico City. Schedulegami is a MockSlate term, first published September 2026.

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