Photo Essay: 2014 Schedule
A photo essay with key notes on the 2014 Denver Broncos schedule.

2014 marks the fourth straight season the Broncos have opened at home after starting the season on the road for six consecutive years.

It's the fourth consecutive season the Broncos have opened in primetime -- the team played on Monday Night Football in both 2011 and 2012 and in the NFL Kickoff Game last season.

In 2013, Denver's regular-season opponents had a combined winning percentage of .570 -- the second-highest in the league behind Oakland's 2014 slate. The Broncos also faced the second-toughest strength of schedule in 2012, but the easiest strength of schedule in 2013.

The schedule features games against the division champion from the AFC East, AFC South, AFC North and NFC West.

Nine of the Broncos' 16 teams will be against 2013 playoff teams.

This will be the 15th consecutive season the Broncos have played at least one of the previous season's two Super Bowl teams.

It's the fourth consecutive season the Broncos have opened in primetime -- the team played on Monday Night Football in both 2011 and 2012 and in the NFL Kickoff Game last season.

This marks the 23rd consecutive season the Broncos have played on Monday Night Football, extending the longest active streak in the NFL. It is the second-longest such streak all-time.

San Diego returns to Sports Authority Field at Mile High for a Thursday night contest for the second-straight year.

The Cardinals will play their first game in Denver since 2002, a 37-7 Broncos victory.