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The ‘drought’ is over as Denver Broncos return to the NFL playoffs

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Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix
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Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix warms up against the Green Bay Packers during a preseason NFL football game, Sunday, August 18, 2024, in Denver.

When the Denver Broncos won Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, California in February, 2016, it was the latest accomplishment from one of the National Football League's storied franchises. That made what happened afterwards all the more painful for Broncos Country -- a postseason drought that lasted nine years, more than 3,000 days.

That run of futility has come to an end. Denver, led by ascendant rookie quarterback Bo Nix, and one of the league's best defenses, will face the Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card round. Former Broncos' offensive tackle Ryan Harris discussed the team's chances of scoring a major upset Sunday in New York.