Homefield advantage is one of the most important elements of the NFL Playoffs, and the Denver Broncos have one of the best advantages in the NFL.
Sunday’s game is Denver’s chance to secure that and control its playoff destiny.
Homefield advantage is Denver Broncos biggest key to controlling NFL Playoff destiny
Empower Field at Mile High has been the place to be this season for the Denver Broncos, and it will be one of the most dynamic places to play when the NFL Playoffs take place.
Hopefully for the Broncos, they’ll have the chance to play two home games in front of a raucous crowd in the Mile High City.
On first down, the stadium shakes. On third down, it looks and feels like a scene in Jurassic Park. My water bottle in the press box shakes violently.
Empower Field on third down tonight in the fourth quarter. Loudest game I’ve heard in the press box. pic.twitter.com/ZjMR30KBP9
— Cody Roark (@CodyRoarkNFL) November 17, 2025
Broncos head coach Sean Payton wants the crowd to be the 12th man on Sunday against the Chargers and throughout the playoffs, and he doesn’t want the noise to stop. That means no breaks for a kiss cam, pop quizzes, or other in-game shenanigans.
“Man, I sure hope so,” Payton said. “I say this, I’m not being critical, but earlier, earlier… No shell games on the scoreboard, no follow the Bronco head or anything. Let’s get this. When they’re getting in the huddle—deafening. That’s the 12th man. That truly… There could be no better one. [Texas] A&M coined that phrase, and then the Seahawks bought it from them. It really fits. That is what’s so exciting about this game, and then what a win in this game can do for the next couple games. Remember, granted we were in a dome [in New Orleans], but there are about four stadiums in this league that can be deafening. I think ours in the last, beginning of Green Bay, we heard it. They’re an active part if they want two more home games. No quizzes. No, ‘Did You Know?’ None of that. That’s stuff you do at the basketball games.”
A win on Sunday secures homefield advantage and a first-round bye, and Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II acknowledged how important that is on Wednesday.
“It’s a huge opportunity for us to be able to control our own destiny,” Surtain said. “There is little room for error when we have home-field advantage. It’s very telling when opponents come in here that they have a tough time. That will be huge for us as a team and carrying that momentum moving forward.”
Denver has only lost one game at home this season, and that was a couple of weeks ago against Jacksonville. Prior to that, they had won 11 straight home games dating back to last season.
On Sunday, they have a chance to start a new streak and hopefully ride that momentum into a potential Super Bowl come February.
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