For the ninth time​ since 1975, the Denver Broncos have secured the No. 1 seed in the AFC at the conclusion of the regular season.

The NFL season continues in Week 18 when the Denver Broncos host the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Start time, how to watch, stream and NFL TV schedule.

Jim Nantz (play-by-play) and Tony Romo (analyst) will call the game for CBS with Tracy Wolfson reporting from the sideline. On the radio, the game will be nationally broadcast on Sports USA and locally broadcast on KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM.

DENVER — The Broncos' regular-season finale is set. Denver will host the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, Jan. 4 at 2:25 p.m. MT on CBS, the NFL announced Sunday. The NFL announced the Week 18 schedule following the conclusion of "Sunday Night Football."

The Broncos are coming off a Christmas Day victory over the Chiefs. Denver defensive lineman Jonathon Cooper shared some crude feelings on the Chiefs following that game. “F–k the Chiefs,” he wrote in a since-deleted tweet.

The No. 1 seed in the AFC Playoffs will be at stake Sunday afternoon in Denver, where the host Broncos battle the Los Angeles Chargers with a shot to cement the top spot.

Denver has a lot to play for on Sunday afternoon against the Chargers. If they win, the Broncos would secure the No. 1 seed in the AFC and a bye in the first round of the playoffs.

The Denver Broncos' 2025 season was the most memorable in a decade, highlighted by several iconic moments. The year ended with the Broncos at 13-3, with one regular-season game left and a chance to win the No. 1 playoff seed and tie the franchise record for victories.

Despite its stellar record, Denver is only 6-9-1 against the spread. Los Angeles is 8-7-1 ATS but had four straight covers before losing to the Texans at home in Week 17. The Chargers are 6-9-1 to the Over while the Broncos are 7-9 to the Over.

The Denver Broncos defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 20-13 in week 17 at Arrowhead Stadium Thursday night. The Broncos closed it out with the game-winning touchdown coming late in the fourth quarter.

The No. 1 AFC seed Denver Broncos will play the winner of an AFC Wild Card Round game at home in the AFC Divisional Round Jan. 17 or Jan. 18.

With Trey Lance starting at quarterback, the Chargers look to pull off an AFC West sweep with a win over the Denver Broncos. The game is in progress (CBS).