The Denver Broncos are the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
Fourteen wins. A first-round bye. Home-field advantage.

And yet… there’s a growing, uncomfortable truth around the league.

This team is vulnerable.

First issue: the run game is broken.
Since J.K. Dobbins went down in Week 10, Denver has lacked a reliable, down-to-down rushing identity. RJ Harvey flashes, Jaleel McLaughlin sparks — but neither controls games. In January football, that’s dangerous.

Second: no turnovers.
Just 14 takeaways all season. A negative turnover differential. For a defense that pressures quarterbacks this often, that’s unacceptable. One strip sack can flip a playoff game — and Denver hasn’t lived there enough.

Third — and this is the scariest one — slow starts.
The Broncos average under 11 points in the first half. That ranked near the bottom of the league. You don’t get endless second-half comebacks in the playoffs. Fall behind early, and the season can vanish.

Yes, they’re elite.
Yes, they’re dangerous.

But unless Sean Payton fixes these cracks — fast — the No. 1 seed won’t mean a thing.

History doesn’t care about records.

Only execution.