Broncos, Sean Payton and Bo Nix
Payton has full belief in his standout rookie QB Bo Nix: "This guy gives you a chance every week. He’s that good.”
The Pittsburgh Steelers brought in quarterback Russell Wilson on a one-year deal worth the veteran minimum ahead of the 2024 season. This was thanks to Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton forcing Wilson out of town.
In his second year as Denver Broncos head coach, Sean Payton delivered the club's first winning season since 2016 and its first playoff berth since 2015. The Broncos went 10-7 in a season where the NFL at large and the oddsmakers predicted they'd be cellar-dwellers yet again.
WR Troy Franklin: Franklin had two catches for 12 yards to end an underwhelming regular season. In the last four games, the former Oregon wide receiver had 45 yards on seven receptions. Franklin has the talent to be a threat, but it’s going to take time.
It starts with ownership, the coach and the QB. But solid defense and special teams were also major contributors to the Broncos' turnaround.
Few will give these Broncos, led by rookie quarterback Bo Nix, a chance at upsetting a Bills squad making its sixth consecutive playoff appearance. Don't tell Sean Payton his upstart club has not shot.
Vance Joseph and Davis Webb are names to watch as NFL teams consider poaching members of the Broncos’ coaching staff.
The Broncos are back in the playoffs and that means the Broncos roundtable is re-convened, too. Before the Broncos hit the road to Buffalo, let’s get into how Sean Payton’s team got here and what has to happen Sunday on the shores of Lake Erie in order for Denver to pull the upset and get to the divisional round.
Sean Payton will share the field with a controversial referee in his first Broncos playoff game. It’s not the first time he’s seen Bill Vinovich since the NOLA No-Call:
The mission of the Denver Broncos is simple: win against Kansas City. But even with no Patrick Mahomes at quarterback that won't be so easy.