Receiver Emmanuel Sanders won a Super Bowl with the Broncos in 2015 with Gary Kubiak, whose stern-father leadership blended perfectly with an experienced team. Sanders played for Payton on the Saints in 2020, which marked the coach’s last postseason appearance when he knocked out the Bears and lost to the Tom Brady-led Buccaneers.

After the playoff-clinching win, Broncos coach Sean Payton presented game balls to the team’s ownership group.

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.

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.

An incredible statistic about Sean Payton’s record against bald head coaches has gone viral. Payton has led his Denver Broncos to a 10-7 record and a playoff berth in just his second season as the team’s head coach.

Sean Payton has a monumental task in preparing his team for Sunday's wild-card game at Buffalo, so the second-year Denver Broncos coach isn't wasting time relishing in proving his doubters wrong.

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton did not mince words with his team about their Week 18 matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden are joined by columnist Troy Renck to break down the Broncos’ Week 18, playoff-clinching win against Kansas City and look ahead to Sunday’s Wild Card game at Buffalo.

Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph watches a replay on the scoreboard during the first half of the game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on Jan. 7, 2024. The Las Vegas Raiders took on Denver Broncos during week 18 of NFL season. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

The Broncos made the NFL playoffs despite having $89 million in “dead money” count against their salary cap this season.