The Los Angeles Rams are marching into the Mile High City this Sunday night with an eight-game AFC winning streak on the line against the Denver Broncos. This isn’t some short run, either; that streak against the conference stretches all the way back to the 2024 campaign. The last time the Rams dropped a game to an interconference foe was in 2024, a 23-15 home loss to the Miami Dolphins. Since then, they’ve been absolutely lights-out when playing outside the NFC.
Rams’ AFC Dominance Is No Joke
Talk about owning a conference. The Rams have completely shut down the AFC, going 9-1 in their last 10 matchups. They had a perfect 5-0 record against AFC opponents just last season in 2025. You want to see the damage? They rolled over the New England Patriots 28-22, edged out a wild 44-42 win against the Buffalo Bills, and completely stifled the New York Jets 19-9 in 2024. Then in 2025, they kept it going, beating the Houston Texans 14-9, the Tennessee Titans 33-19, the Indianapolis Colts 27-20, the Baltimore Ravens 17-3, and even crushed the Jacksonville Jaguars in London 35-7. Under Sean McVay, their overall interconference record since 2017 stands at a stellar 29-13, including that Super Bowl victory over the Bengals. The Rams are seriously good when they cross conference lines.
Denver’s Own Streak, and Their McVay Problem
The Broncos aren’t slouching either, boasting their own lengthy interconference win streak. They are gunning for their 10th straight victory against NFC teams, a fact that even caught Broncos coach Sean Payton off guard during media availability. But here’s the kicker for Denver: they just cannot beat the Rams. It doesn’t matter who’s coaching the Broncos, McVay’s Rams have their number. Denver lost to LA in 2018 with Vance Joseph as head coach, and again on Christmas 2022 under Nathaniel Hackett. That 2022 loss was so bad Hackett got fired right after, which honestly must have been a little holiday cheer for Broncos fans! The Broncos are currently riding a five-game losing streak against the Rams and haven’t sniffed a win against them since way back in 2002. Talk about a drought.
Bo Nix, Our Hawks, and the Interconference Showdown
This is where it gets spicy for us in the Emerald City. Broncos quarterback Bo Nix is supposedly Mr. Unbeatable against NFC opponents. The dude “simply doesn’t lose” to NFC teams, according to the talk around town. But hold up, Bo. He actually has one single NFC loss on his NFL record, and guess who handed it to him? That’s right, our very own Seattle Seahawks in his NFL debut. After that, the Oregon product has mostly cruised through the conference, pulling off a few comebacks here and there. This Sunday’s game is a massive test for both the Rams and Broncos. These are two legitimate Super Bowl contenders, and with both teams putting their interconference supremacy on the line, there’s a whole lot at stake. Let’s see if Nix can keep his near-perfect NFC record intact, or if his single loss to the 12s foreshadows more interconference trouble for the Broncos.
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Originally reported by Turf Show Times.
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