The 4th level press box elevators and reception area. It is vacant at 8:05 AM.

The calm before the storm. Welcome to the 2026 AFC Championship Game.
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A shot tilted up from near the base of the back of the scoreboard outside Empower Field at Mile High. Banners hanging on it include "We Are Broncos Country" and "2025 Playoffs - Climb Higher." In the foreground, a statue of a white horse reaches for the sun reflecting from a window on the Broncos ticket office built into the area below the board. There's an OPEN sign above a window.

The Denver Broncos are open for business.
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An empty parking lot with the stadium in the distance. Behind that, there are low-level clouds, but there is nothing but blue sky above the stadium which frames the [#1] parking lot marker in the foreground.

Denver, Colorado. January 25, 2026. 7:53 AM MST.
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Both of the Denver Broncos logo head props backstage beneath the south stands. They are about 20 feet long each.

Both of the Denver Broncos logo head props backstage beneath the south stands. The Broncos team runs between them when they enter the field at the beginning of the game. Do NOT taunt them.
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A shot tilted up from near the base of the back of the scoreboard outside Empower Field at Mile High, 9:20 AM. Banners hanging on it include "We Are Broncos Country" and "2025 Playoffs - Climb Higher." In the foreground framing the left side is a statue of a white horse.

Welcome Buffalo.
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An empty parking lot and the stadium, small in the distant background, take up the lower quarter of the frame. Nothing but clear blue sky fills the top 3/4.

It's been ten years since the last playoff game here.
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Behind the scenes as we prep for Monday Night Football.
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Photo of a Denver Broncos logo head prop backstage beneath the south stands--a close-up of its orange eye.

Do not taunt.
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The back of the main scoreboard outside Empower Field at Mile High, 9:45 AM. On the left of frame, we see the back of the bronze statue of Pat Bowlen, the previous owner of the Denver Broncos.

The bronze statue of Pat Bowlen looks on.
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A field of dormant grass resides among the parking lots south of the stadium in the distance under a predominantly blue sky.

Denver, Colorado - January 4, 2026. Game time temperature is forecast to be 65°.
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Photo of the Denver Broncos logo head props backstage beneath the south stands--a closeup of its orange eye.

Do NOT taunt the Denver Broncos logo head.
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The back of the main scoreboard outside Empower Field at Mile High, 9:30 AM. Large square banners display graphics: Broncos Country, white on orange; Empower Field (white) at Mile High (orange) on blue; and a horizontal banner reads DENvsJAX - Happy Holidays

The Denver Broncos welcome the Jaguars to the Mile High City.
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Photo of the Denver Broncos logo head props backstage beneath the south stands.

Do not taunt the Denver Broncos logo head.
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The back of the main scoreboard outside Empower Field at Mile High, 10:00AM.

The Denver Broncos welcome the Packers to the Mile High City.
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Photo of an empty parking lot outside Empower Field at Mile High, 10:00AM.

Green Bay Packers vs. Denver Broncos.
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Dutch angle photo of the east stands and the sun shining brightly in a clear blue sky from the east sidelines. The Broncos band is about to warm up. The scoreboard is in the background.

Today's football weather report from the field: Perfect.
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Wider shot of a temporary broadcast stage erected outside the south side of the stadium.

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Photo of a temporary broadcast stage erected outside the south side of the stadium.

There is more media attention than normal for today's game against the Chiefs.
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Photo of an empty parking lot outside Empower Field at Mile High, 9:30AM. A couple of small clouds in the blue sky.

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos.
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[photo of broadcast trucks inside Empower Field for Thursday Night Football]

I heard they have 178 cameras for tonight's football game, but I may have just made that up.
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[photo of broadcast trucks inside Empower Field for Thursday Night Football]

Big trucks make big pictures.
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[photo of two people setting up a custom light fixture with large letters TNF]

Don't fuck up. We're just on national television tonight.
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[photo of the statue of Pat Bowlen in a fenced-off area with a boom camera]

This is how you'll see cool shots broadcast from the south side of the stadium.
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[perspective photo of a large entry tunnel into the stadium with large painted letters spelling "THIS IS BRONCOS COUNTRY" thirty feet wide.]

It ain't easy for visiting teams to play here. But like we said in our pregame scoreboard meeting, record doesn't matter when it's a rivalry game.
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[Photo of an empty parking lot outside Empower Field at Mile High at 1:30 PM. Not a cloud in the sky.]

Raiders vs. Broncos tonight.
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[Photo of a GoPro HERO 2 recording a time lapse film of the GIP crew at today's Bronco game.]

We're recording a time lapse film of the Game-In-Progress crew at today's Bronco game. You may see me typing this right now. It's 11:18 AM-over 3 hours until kickoff.
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[Photo of a GoPro 13 with an anamorphic lens recording a time lapse film of today's Bronco game.]

We're recording a time lapse film of today's Bronco game from the ThunderVision scoreboard control room, to be released soon at ZenDog Films on YouTube.
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[Photo of an empty parking lot outside Empower Field at Mile High.]

Dallas Cowboys vs. Denver Broncos. Kickoff is 2:25PM MDT. GIP crew standing by.
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[Photo of a GoPro 13 with an anamorphic lens recording a time lapse film of today's Bronco game.]

We're recording a time lapse film of today's Bronco game from the ThunderVision scoreboard control room.
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[Photo of white folding chairs and a podium erected outside Empower Field at Mile High. It's a sunny day with lots of blue sky and a few white clouds.]

From inside the ThunderVision scoreboard control room, we can confirm that Demaryius Thomas will be inducted into the Ring Of Fame during today's game.
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