45. The Denver Broncos won’t be returning to the playoffs to defend their Super Bowl title, after losing 33-10 to the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s too bad, since the Broncos defense is still pretty good. But Denver lacks any sort of running game, the quarterback play from Trevor Siemian isn’t adequate and the entire Broncos offense is hurting as a result. General manager John Elway needs to make some upgrades here and try to get rookie QB Paxton Lynch into the equation as soon as possible.. 8-7. . Denver Broncos. 16. team