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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Yes, Sean Payton would prefer to blame the Denver Broncos’ stagnant offense on facing two backup quarterbacks whose teams were intent on keeping Bo Nix from running up the score.
“Yeah, I’d like to say that, but honestly, you guys know me well enough, we’re going to have to play better,” the Broncos head coach said Friday after a spirited practice he compared to OTA days with the starters squaring off.
After losing 34-20 to Jacksonville at home on Dec. 21, snapping their 11-game winning streak, the Broncos won at Arrowhead Stadium for the first time since 2015 when they beat the Chiefs and their third-string quarterback 20-13 on Christmas night.
With Justin Herbert and several of his teammates sitting out Week 18, the Broncos beat the Los Angeles Chargers 19-3 but didn’t score an offensive touchdown, going 0 for 3 in the red zone.
Still, those two victories helped secure the top overall seed in the AFC playoffs and the lone first-round bye that comes with it. They’ll face the lowest remaining seed after wild-card weekend in the divisional round next week.
The popular narrative around Broncos Country is that Payt...
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