Initial thoughts from the Broncos’ 44-24 win over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 8 at Empower Field:

Many fans and pundits blamed quarterback Bo Nix or coach Sean Payton (or both) for the team's struggles. One of the team's former backup quarterbacks, Ben DiNucci, pondered on social media if the team would be better with quarterbacks coach Davis Webb calling plays for the offense.

For years, what might have been haunted Jerry Jones. The Dallas Cowboys owner chased Super Bowls, cycled through coaches and defended countless decisions -- yet one name seems to linger in the background: Sean Payton.

One of the stories Payton is referring possibly made its way into Playmakers. In 2019, the Cowboys were poised to trade for Payton. When Anthony Davis requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans (also owned by Saints owner Gayle Benson), the plug was pulled on the Saints sending Payton out of town, too.

Shanahan won a title as an offensive coordinator with the San Francisco 49ers, then he won two more Super Bowls as head coach of the Denver Broncos. Sean Payton, Denver's current coach, has long supported Shanahan's Hall of Fame candidacy.

Broncos All-Pro return man Marvin Mims was not supposed to be in for a late-game kick return with Denver leading by 20 on which he sustained a concussion, head coach Sean Payton said Monday.

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton's comments about Russell Wilson sparked a heated response from the New York Giants quarterback, who called his former coach "classless."

"A big thing I would point to is just the way we practice,” offensive lineman Alex Palczewski said Monday. “[From the] outside looking in, it looks like all that matters is Sunday. But there’s so much