The Denver Broncos offense had a frustrating performance for three quarters in Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. While Sean Payton didn’t come out and say directly that the team is going to give more reps to their younger players, he mentioned that he wants to see them more offensively.

There were no Tears for a Clown when Broncos owner Greg Penner fired Nathaniel Hackett in 2022. After an odious 15-game performance, stained by players lacking discipline and fighting on the sideline, Penner identified the qualities most important for removing the floppy shoes and red nose from the organization’s coaching office.

Broncos coach Sean Payton has brought 14 coaches/staff members and eight players who used to be Saints with him to Denver.

With head coach Sean Payton, the Broncos are a difficult matchup week-to-week. Payton and Denver have already vanquished the Raiders and are leaning into this week’s divisional matchup against the Chargers. Denver looks for another win in what could be the AFC’s toughest division.

The first AFC West battle between Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh and Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton should be an interesting one, to say the least. Harbaugh, after all, seemed to be on the shortlist of candidates for the job in Denver before Payton got it.

The Broncos have won three straight games and look to make it four Sunday with another division home game, this one against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh left Sunday’s game against the Broncos with an illness in the first quarter. He later returned to the sideline.

Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh spoke on his brief exit in the first quarter of Sunday's win over the Broncos, saying he went to the locker room after feeling an irregular heartbeat.