This week, Chris Hall of DenverBroncos.com discussed the Broncos’ upcoming playoff opener against Baltimore with Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway in the latest installment of Elway Access.

The Broncos finished the season on an 11-game winning streak for a 13-3 record and the No. 1 seed in the AFC going into the playoffs. It was a year that ranked among the best regular seasons in franchise history, but those accomplishments will mean little if they are not followed by a strong postseason run. The players’ incentive for all their hard work throughout the year boils down to what happens over the next few weeks.

“Playoff football is exciting, that’s what you play for,” Elway said. “That’s what you start working out in March for and go through training camp to get in the position that we are right now.”

Chris Hall of DenverBroncos.com sat down with Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway on Wednesday for the first playoff installment of Elway Access.

Sunday’s 38-3 win over the Kansas City Chiefs was a big win for the Broncos in a number of ways. Quarterback Peyton Manning established several single-season franchise records and the victory gave Denver a perfect AFC West record of 6-0. More importantly, the team secured the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs and home-field advantage, finishing the season on an 11-game winning streak for a regular-season record of 13-3.

Elway said that before the season, he identified the team’s first six games as a crucial stretch. After the Broncos went 3-3 to start the season, they made steady improvements and got on a roll that led to a finish that exceeded the expectations of even Elway.

Chris Hall of DenverBroncos.com sat down with Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway for the latest episode of Elway Access on Wednesday afternoon.

The week of preparation for Sunday’s Week 17 finale against AFC West rival Kansas City was briefly interrupted for a celebration of Wednesday’s news that a handful of Broncos have been named to the Pro Bowl. Quarterback Peyton Manning, cornerback Champ Bailey and linebacker Von Miller were named starters on the AFC all-star team, which will participate in the 2013 Pro Bowl on Jan. 27. In addition to the three starters, tackle Ryan Clady and defensive end Elvis Dumervil also made the team. Wide receivers Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker, guards Zane Beadles and Chris Kuper, punter Britton Colquitt and special-teamer David Bruton were named alternates.

Chris Hall of DenverBroncos.com sat down with Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway for the latest episode of Elway Access on Tuesday afternoon.

With two weeks remaining in the regular season, the playoffs aren’t the only focus for the organization, as it has begun to look toward the 2013 NFL Draft in April. Tuesday morning, each of the Broncos scouts returned to Dove Valley to begin discussing where the eligible prospects stack up in advance of Thursday, April 25, when Denver will select its newest draft class.

“We’re in the process,” Elway said. “The scouts are in today. They start the meetings this morning. Who’s No. 1? You’ll have to find out later. It’s too early to give you the old who’s No. 1. The scouts will be here this whole week and the first run at the board will be finished by the end of the week. We’ll have 320 guys up on the board that are draftable at this point in time.”

On Tuesday, Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway sat down with Chris Hall of DenverBroncos.com for the latest installment of Elway Access, where Elway discussed the Bronco’s AFC West-clinching win over Tampa Bay and the team’s outlook going forward.

The Broncos welcomed the Buccaneers to Sports Authority Field at Mile High with a chance to wrap up their division, and did exactly that, taking a 28-10 third-quarter lead and hanging on for the 31-23 victory. A big reason for the win was the team’s ability to stymie Buccaneers running back Doug Martin just one week after giving up 148 yards rushing to Kansas City.

“I think we just concentrated,” Elway said. “We knew we had to stop Doug Martin. They do some good, different things play-action wise. They can throw the ball better than the Chiefs did, so therefore they have a double threat, which makes you able to concentrate a little bit more on the run as we did with Doug Martin. Plus I think everybody was a little bit embarrassed giving up 140 yards rushing against the Chiefs, so it was important to shut him down, and we were able to do that.”

This afternoon, DenverBroncos.com will air the latest episode of Elway Access, a 30-minute podcast hosted by Broncos TV’s Chris Hall. During the podcast, Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway will answer questions that fans have submitted via Twitter using #ElwayAccess.

On Sunday, the Broncos improved to 8-3 with a 17-9 win over the AFC West rival Kansas City Chiefs. The defense led the way by keeping Kansas City out of the end zone, and the offense was led by another solid performance from quarterback Peyton Manning, who completed 22-of-37 passes for 285 yards and two touchdowns.

Denver’s next game is against the 6-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who have won four of their last five games and head to the Mile High City as one of the hottest teams in the NFL. The Bucs have been led by rookie running back Doug Martin, who has rushed for 1,050 yards and nine touchdowns.

Fans, be sure to get on Twitter and submit your questions using #ElwayAccess.