Broncos’ Loss to Jaguars Fits a Pattern Shared by Most Super Bowl Champions

The Denver Broncos’ winning streak may be over, but history suggests that might not be the bad omen that it feels like right now. 

Following Sunday’s loss to the Jaguars, longtime Denver reporter Andrew Mason pointed out a striking league-wide trend on X. 

19 of the last 21 Super Bowl champions suffered at least one December or January regular-season loss. 

Mason added that every Broncos team that eventually won a Super Bowl also lost a game in December. 

Sunday’s home loss can be looked at as a potential “corrective loss” rather than a season-defining failure.

While the timing of the loss stings, the pattern is hard to ignore.

The trend is a reminder that championship teams are not built on perfection, but on how they respond to adversity once they’re tested.

“Weird but true Broncos copium stat,” analyst Zach Segars echoed on X. 

While noting that every Denver team to win the Super Bowl lost its third-to-last regular-season game. 

Why Loss to Jaguars Might Actually Help 

The idea isn’t that losing is good. It’s that late-season adversity can sharpen a contender.

December losses can often expose flaws that winning streaks can hide. 

From Sunday’s loss, the Broncos can now take away and learn from their missed assignments, execution lapses, and turnover issues that must be addressed before January football begins. 

For teams with postseason aspirations, that kind of reality check can be invaluable.

Across the NFL, analysts have long pointed out that Super Bowl runs frequently include a stumble late in the regular season. 

Instead of killing momentum, those moments create urgency and focus right as teams shift from the regular season into playoff mode.

For Denver, the loss snapped an 11-game winning streak but it didn’t erase the larger body of work. 

The Broncos have still put themselves in a great position and control their own destiny for the AFC West title and the No. 1 seed. 

Broncos Historical Success After December Loss

History backs up the optimism.

In all three of Denver’s Super Bowl-winning seasons, the Broncos dropped games late in the regular season. 

The pattern held true in Denver’s championship runs of 1997, 1998, and 2015, when late-season defeats raised doubts but ultimately served as turning points internally.

That parallel is what makes the current conversation compelling. 

Sunday’s loss doesn’t guarantee anything but it also doesn’t eliminate the Broncos from a historical blueprint they’ve successfully followed before.

It’s not about spinning the result as a positive. 

Rather,  it’s about recognizing that championship teams are built by how they respond to setbacks. 

The Broncos will have their chance to respond to the loss on Christmas against the Kansas City Chiefs. 

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