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The Denver Broncos opened their season with a narrow loss to their division rival Las Vegas Raiders. The loss marks the seventh straight loss the Broncos have had against the Raiders. While the Broncos did show improvement from last season in some areas, it still was not enough to secure the victory. Here are three […]

The Denver Broncos suffered a heartbreaking 17-16 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders to open their regular season on Sunday. Despite the loss, the offense showed some improvement from their abysmal showing last season. Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson was quick to credit the efforts from his teammates. “I thought we played well on offense throughout […]

The Denver Broncos suffered a heartbreaking 17-16 loss to the division rival Las Vegas Raiders in Week 1 on Sunday. This loss marks the Broncos’ seventh consecutive defeat at the hands of the Raiders. While the team showed improvement in some areas, it still wasn’t enough to close out the win. Broncos safety Justin Simmons […]

The Denver Broncos had high hopes heading into the 2022 season with Russell Wilson coming over from the Seattle Seahawks, but it ended up being an extremely underwhelming season for Wilson and the Broncos. Last season, Wilson was 292-483 through the air for a completion percentage of 60.5%, the worst of his career. He finished […]

New Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton dropped some football wisdom about what makes a team great. Generally speaking your better teams are player-led teams. Your average teams are coach-led teams and your poor teams really have no leadership. So, I think it’s important,” Payton said via Mike Klis of 9NEWS. Payton made the comment […]

No one really projected the Denver Broncos’ 2022 season to go as badly as it did. The team had just hired an offensive-minded head coach in Nathaniel Hackett, and spent big to acquire Russell Wilson from the Seattle Seahawks via a trade. But everything that could have gone wrong, went wrong for the Broncos. And […]

Russell Wilson has not looked the same since moving to the Denver Broncos. He has experienced quite a dip in performance but looks to redeem himself in the upcoming NFL season. A huge reason why the Mile High City has not given up on him is Coach Sean Payton. The head honcho of Broncos Country […]

The Denver Broncos officially begin the Sean Payton era on Sunday with their season opener at home against Jimmy Garoppolo and the Las Vegas Raiders. And on Monday, Payton already began presenting what he wants the offense to look like come Week 1, and wideout Courtland Sutton was absolutely loving what he saw. Via the […]

New Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton is about to start his new gig after 15 years leading the New Orleans Saints. Ahead of the Broncos’ Week 1 clash against the Las Vegas Raiders, the coach revealed why he stepped away from the Saints. In a wide-ranging ESPN profile by Seth Wickersham, Sean Payton talks […]

Sean Payton might be the head coach of the Denver Broncos now, but he knows just how loyal New Orleans Saints superfan Jimmy Buffett was to the organization, who passed away last week at 76 after a long battle with skin cancer. Payton recently spoke on Buffett’s love of the Saints and reflected on his […]

The Denver Broncos completed a trade with the New Orleans Saints to acquire kicker Will Lutz, reuniting him with familiar face Sean Payton after a disappointing 2022 season. Lutz spoke about the impact Payton had in his career. “Look, coach, he tries to get the best out of everyone,” Will Lutz said, according to Michael […]

Wil Lutz and Sean Payton are back together. The Denver Broncos have acquired Lutz in a trade with the New Orleans Saints, as reported by Ian Rapoport. The kicker played for Payton from 2016-2021 and even made the Pro Bowl in 2019. He now heads to the Mile High City to be Payton’s main option […]

The Denver Broncos are heading into the 2023 season hoping to have a complete turnaround from their abysmal 2022 campaign. While the Broncos went 1-2 in the preseason, they still got some positive glimpses of what could be on the horizon for the upcoming season. Following the completion of the third preseason game, Denver’s coaching […]

The Denver Broncos had a disastrous first season with Russell Wilson at the helm, leading to a 5-12 record and the firing of their first-year head coach Nathanial Hackett. Wilson is ready to put the past behind him, and isn’t worried about the mounting pressure on the team. “Do I feel the pressure? No. I […]

Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton is seeing some similarities between his current quarterback Russell Wilson and his former QB with the New Orleans Saints, Drew Brees. In particular, has noticed how Wilson and Brees share a similar desire to impress in practice and get recognition when they make outstanding plays. “He really, really wants to […]

The Denver Broncos are hoping to bounce back after a horrific 2022 campaign, and two guys who are going to play a massive role in whether or not that is possible are Russell Wilson and Sean Payton. Wilson endured the worst season of his career in 2022 with Denver, and he will be looking to […]

At the start of training camp, Sean Payton sounded very confident that he would help Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos’ offense rebound from a disastrous 2022 season. In the middle of the Broncos’ 2023 preseason, Russell Wilson believes Payton is making a significant impact. “The biggest thing is trying to get the ball to […]

It seems the Denver Broncos’ kicking battle might be over before it even got the chance to start. In late May, the team released their longest-tenured player, kicker Brandon McManus, after a shaky 2022 season. McManus would quickly get scooped up by the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Broncos were left searching the free agent market […]

The latest Javonte Williams injury update will make Denver Broncos fans — along with head coach Sean Payton and quarterback Russell Wilson — very happy. The third-year pro hasn’t played since tearing his ACL in Week 4 last season, but that will change in the Broncos’ next preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers. On […]

Out of all the teams in the NFL, the Denver Broncos’ first-stringers may be the most susceptible to depth chart changes heading into the 2023 NFL season, as tight end Greg Dulcich and strong safety Kareem Jackson may already be finding out. While nothing is official yet, a large part of those changes can be […]

Sean Payton is bringing his old-school approach back to the NFL after spending last season on the media sidelines. While it remains to be seen how Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos will take to those efforts, it’s safe to say the New York Jets aren’t fans of them–let alone of Payton in general. Jets […]

Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton revealed why he left his first-team offense on the field for a fourth series in Friday’s 18-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals in the preseason. Via 9News’ Mike Klis on ‘X’: Sean Payton on sending offense out for 4th series. #9sports pic.twitter.com/LSOqxu1KQY — Mike Klis (@mikeklis) August 12, 2023 “I […]

Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos offense must have a bounce-back season under new head coach Sean Payton. If they do, wide receiver Courtland Sutton will have to be a big part of it. And judging by the reports coming out of Broncos training camp, Sutton looks poised to have a monster year. As Broncos […]

As the preseason kicked off with the Hall of Fame game Thursday, coaches across the NFL are mulling the annual question of how much should they play their starters during the preseason. For Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton, playing his starters is important — even in the first preseason game. During an interview, Sean […]

Denver Broncos running back Javonte Williams, who is coming off ACL, LCL and PLC tears in 2022, is expected to play in the preseason, according to coach Sean Payton. The Broncos may wait until the second preseason game to play him, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “I like how he’s progressing,” Payton said. Williams, who was […]

First-year Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton knows there is a silver lining in wide receiver Tim Patrick’s season-ending torn Achilles injury. Payton comforted the beleaguered wideout earlier this week. The latter told Patrick he’s confident he will fully recover from his injury, per NFL.com’s Nick Shook. “Spoke to him last night. Of course, he’s […]

New York Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett and Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton have been embroiled in controversy ever since comments from Payton on Hackett’s one year in Denver surfaced. Hackett was given a chance to respond to these comments at Jets training camp, and he certainly wasn’t pleased, reports uStadium App. “There’s a […]

New York Jets wide receiver Allen Lazard admits Aaron Rodgers is “speaking for everyone” on the team when the QB defended their offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett against Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton. Payton recently made headlines when he said that Hackett, who served as Broncos head coach in 2022 for 15 games, performed “one […]

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton is currently embroiled in controversy with the New York Jets after interview comments from him surfaced about former Broncos head coach and now Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. Jets QB Aaron Rodgers chimed in on Sean Payton’s comments with a fiery response, but Payton is not interested in giving […]

New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgers answered back to Sean Payton’s attack of former Denver Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett, and was none too pleased with Payton’s harsh words. “Those comments were very surprising, for a coach to do that to another coach…” Rodgers began in his response, per Peter Schrager of NFL network. Payton had […]

The Denver Broncos continue to get positive injury updates regarding Javonte Williams and Tim Patrick in training camp. Both Javonte Williams and Tim Patrick avoided the PUP list, despite returning from season-ending knee injuries. Broncos coach Sean Payton said the team is being cautious with the players as they get ready for the 2023 season. […]

Social media was set ablaze this week when Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton left scathing remarks regarding the job done by the former coaching staff led by Nathaniel Hackett. “There’s 20 dirty hands, for what was allowed, tolerated in the fricking training rooms, the meeting rooms—the offense. I don’t know Hackett. A lot of […]

Since Sean Payton was hired to be the new head coach of the Denver Broncos, people have been asking one question above all others. Can he bring out the old Russell Wilson? Well, he is definitely trying through the first few days of training camp. “A trimmed down Russell Wilson hinted that we are going […]

New Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton ripped Nathaniel Hackett just days into his first Broncos training camp. Since then, Payton has walked back his comments about Hackett, saying he almost immediately regretted what he said. However, even if Payton knows he shouldn’t have said what he said to the media, he never said he […]

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton made some harsh comments recently about how New York Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett handled his one year as the Broncos head coach. Payton says he now regrets the comments and he will reach out to make amends at the right time, reports NFL Network’s James Palmer. “Sean Payton […]

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton recently made waves after making some harsh comments about New York Jets new offensive coordinator and former Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett. However, Payton is now slightly taking back his comments and admits he regrets saying them, reports NFL Network’s James Palmer. Sean Payton said he maybe still had […]

If someone didn’t know how bad the Denver Broncos were last season, new head coach Sean Payton reminded everybody real quick with a few scathing comments this week, ripping last year’s staff. Now, all eyes will be on Payton more than they were before, as he hopes to rectify last year’s abysmal season. Was Sean […]

Several New York Jets players and coaches are reacting to the comments made Thursday by Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton which criticized Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. Jets running back Breece Hall is the latest player to defend his coach. Earlier today, Payton’s comments went viral for calling the Broncos coaching in 2022 “one of […]

New Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton got a lot of attention on Thursday for his comments claiming that Nathaniel Hackett might have done “one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL” with the Broncos in the 2022 season, and former Broncos offensive lineman and good friend of Hackett Billy Turner […]