Sean Payton was hired to clean up the mess Nathaniel Hackett left behind, put the Denver Broncos back on the path to the playoffs and salvage the $242.6 million investment the team made in Russell Wilson just five months earlier. Payton provided just as much drama as Hackett did, however, making curious calls, burning timeouts, losing track of downs, chewing out his quarterback and his coaches on the sideline and even calling out his predecessor back in July. The Broncos (8-9) posted their seventh straight losing record, missed the playoffs for an eighth consecutive year and extended an embarrassing skid in the AFC West.
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The Broncos (0-1) host the Commanders (1-0), whose stout defensive line features arguably the top tackle tandem in the NFL in Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne, along with edge rusher Montez Sweat.
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