Latest Sean Payton News

Broncos insist they don't care who sits out for Chiefs as Denver seeks to end a long playoff drought

Jan. 01, 2025 18:47 PM EST

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos aren't necessarily breathing any easier knowing they won't have to face Patrick Mahomes and several other Kansas City Chiefs starters on Sunday with a playoff berth on the line. Chiefs coach Andy Reid announced his decision to rest Mahomes...

Rookie QBs Nix, Penix denied major moments by head coaches' curious calls in waning minutes

Dec. 31, 2024 06:03 AM EST

DENVER (AP) — Count coach Sean Payton among those second-guessing his decision to go for the tie and not the win at the end of regulation in Cincinnati last weekend. “Oh, certainly. You go through it all the time relative to what the call would have been,” Payton said Monday....

Chiefs' Isiah Pacheco to rest sore ribs. With No. 1 seed secure, others may sit out this week for KC

Dec. 30, 2024 14:06 PM EST

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid is planning to give running back Isiah Pacheco most of the week off to rest his sore ribs. Reid hasn't decided who else will get time off before their regular-season finale in Denver. The Chiefs (15-1) already have...

Broncos can wipe away back-to-back heartbreakers and make playoffs by beating Kansas City

Dec. 29, 2024 14:09 PM EST

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Losses to the Chargers and Bengals with a playoff berth on the line show Sean Payton made a miscalculation when he agreed to flex the Denver Broncos' Week 16 game to a Thursday night. The NFL needed the Broncos' approval to replace the Cincinnati-Cleveland...

Broncos miss another chance to secure playoff berth, forcing a must-win scenario against Chiefs

Dec. 28, 2024 22:14 PM EST

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Denver Broncos needed one win in their final three games to reach the playoffs for the first time since winning the Super Bowl in 2015. They are running out of chances. The Broncos (9-7) fell short in an attempt to secure a postseason berth Saturday, falling...

Burrow throws 3-yard TD pass to Higgins in OT as the Bengals beat the Broncos 30-24

Dec. 28, 2024 22:02 PM EST

CINCINNATI (AP) — This time, near the very end of a mostly agonizing season, the Cincinnati Bengals made enough plays to win. A familiar connection closed it out. Joe Burrow threw his third touchdown pass to Tee Higgins with 1:07 left in overtime, and the Bengals...

Broncos can end postseason drought by beating the Bengals

Dec. 26, 2024 19:48 PM EST

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Denver Broncos could have clinched a playoff spot last week, but let the opportunity slip away when they lost to the Los Angeles Chargers. The Broncos (9-6) will have another chance to lock up their first postseason appearance since 2015 when they go on the...

Broncos cornerback Riley Moss is set to return after missing a month with knee injury

Dec. 26, 2024 18:10 PM EST

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Cornerback Riley Moss is “good to go” for the Denver Broncos' crucial game at Cincinnati on Saturday. “He's doing good,” coach Sean Payton said Thursday. “He'll be ready to go.” The Broncos (9-6), who would end their eight-year...

Round 2 of Patrick Surtain vs. Ja'Marr Chase headlines the Broncos-Bengals matchup Saturday

Dec. 25, 2024 17:08 PM EST

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — If anybody can slow down Cincinnati Bengals receiver Ja'Marr Chase, it's Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II. He did it before when both were rookies in 2021 and Surtain held Chase to a single catch for 3 yards on four targets on a day Joe Burrow...

Injured cornerback Riley Moss could return to Denver's lineup at Cincinnati

Dec. 24, 2024 17:48 PM EST

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos' usually stout defense has been rocked ever since losing second-year cornerback Riley Moss to an MCL injury against Las Vegas in Week 12. Without Moss there to capitalize on opponents shying away from star cornerback Patrick Surtain II,...