{"id":295922,"date":"2023-10-30T12:54:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T12:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=295922"},"modified":"2023-10-30T12:54:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T12:54:20","slug":"sean-payton-on-broncos-ending-16-game-losing-streak-to-chiefs-were-going-to-play-in-bigger-games-than-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/nfl\/sean-payton-on-broncos-ending-16-game-losing-streak-to-chiefs-were-going-to-play-in-bigger-games-than-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Payton on Broncos ending 16-game losing streak to Chiefs: 'We're going to play in bigger games than that' "},"content":{"rendered":"

The Denver Broncos defeated the Kansas City Chiefs for the first time since Peyton Manning helmed the Mile High club on Sept. 17, 2015.<\/p>\n

The Broncos 24-9 victory on Sunday snapped a 16-game losing streak to their division rival and earned the first win over Patrick Mahomes. Following his most significant win since taking over in Denver, head coach Sean Payton downplayed the victory.<\/p>\n

“It’s an important game for us. It wasn’t streak-driven,” he said via the official transcript. “It was important for us to play well before the bye (week). Getting our third win — we dug ourselves in a hole. Obviously, we’re playing a good team\u2026. There were a lot of things to look at that were positive. We’re going to play in bigger games than that, but it is a division game, and I’m glad we won.”<\/p>\n

A Broncos defense that was embarrassed six weeks ago, giving up 70 points in Miami, held Mahomes and the Chiefs to nine points and 275 total yards while forcing four turnovers on D (added another on special teams). The turnovers allowed Payton’s offense short fields, which they cashed in. The Broncos generated 240 total yards of offense (87 net passing yards, 153 rushing yards), the fewest total yards for Denver in a win since Week 17, 2019, and the fewest net pass yards for any team in a victory in 2023.<\/p>\n

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