Denver is closing in on the AFC’s top seed. Plus, Matthew Stafford’s MVP-type play, Patrick Mahomes’s injury and much more in our Week 15 NFL takeaways.

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But the Broncos have not won 11 in a row by accident. They’ve done it as a team, prevailing in games when their offense was terrible (13-11 over the Jets, 10-7 over the Raiders) and when their defense struggled (22-19 over the Chiefs, 27-26 over the Commanders and Sunday against the Packers).

Packers backup tight end Josh Whyle left Sunday's game against the Broncos with an concussion. Latest injury update.

It was a heavyweight battle in the Mile High City on Sunday. And the Denver Broncos came out on top. Bo Nix played the best game of

Morning lows will dip into the low to mid-30s before temperatures climb through the 40s and 50s by late morning. The high is forecast to reach 63 degrees at 2 p.m., though it will feel closer to 66 degrees with light southerly winds around 6 mph.

Following Week 15's brutal 34-26 defeat to the Broncos, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur gave his team a blunt reality check.