When was the last time the Broncos were two games above .500?

With a 28-14 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, the Denver Broncos improved to 5-3 on the season, putting them two games above .500 on the season. Broncos fans are celebrating small wins these days as the team has missed the playoffs in each of the last eight seasons.

The Broncos being two games above the .500 line is a small victory, particularly because it has been three years since they were there. The last time the Broncos were two games above .

500 was all the way back in Week 4 of the 2021 season when they fell to 3-1 following a loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Ironically, the Ravens are the Broncos' next opponent. That season, the Broncos started 3-0 under Vic Fangio with wins over the New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets.

But they finished the season 7-10 after going 4-10 the rest of the way. Fangio was fired at season's end . Broncos are turning things around under Sean Payton It's been a painstaking process for the Broncos and there are still hurdles to overcome, but the ship is heading in the right direction.

Once a perennial playoff team nearly every season, we are now discussing the last time the Broncos had a record that was two games above .500. That is a good sign of how far this team has fallen.

The Broncos will look to continue this better-than-expected start but the schedule is about to get much more difficult. Could they get to three games above .500? That 3-0 start in 2021 was the last time the team could say that.

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