The Denver Broncos came out on top in Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders in a game that featured a multitude of highs and lows, and of course emotions. For head coach Sean Payton and quarterback Bo Nix, their moment captured on the broadcast created some questions following Denver’s win.
Broncos HC Sean Payton reflects on moment with Bo Nix on Sunday
The game of football is an emotional one, some might say the game itself is a rollercoaster of emotions. Sunday’s game was no different for the Denver Broncos, Sean Payton, and Bo Nix.
The FOX broadcast captured this moment where it appeared that Payton and Nix were having a heated exchange on the sideline after Denver missed out on a touchdown play on a pass that went right through the hands of rookie wide receiver Troy Franklin, which would have made Sunday’s win an even bigger blowout.
I actually love this from Bo Nix. 🔥🔥🔥
Sean Payton’s going to get heated on the sideline but if you really believe you’re right…give it back. Shows how competitive they both are. pic.twitter.com/dishUG86xP
— Chase Daniel (@ChaseDaniel) October 6, 2024
It’s a nice thing to see that type of fire from your rookie quarterback, who demonstrated a fiery competitiveness, something his head coach shares with him.
“It is part of the deal,” Payton said.”There is still a little bit of Ferris Bueller in this player that we have to get rid of. I’m talking about Bo [Nix]. I love him to death, and sometimes it is my love language.”
Payton further expanded on the reference at the end of his press conference.
“It is just funny,” Payton said. “Ferris is kind of quirky and doing his own thing once in a while. Did you watch the movie? Have you ever seen it? (laughs) He still has some Ferris Bueller in him. He’s got some. Not mischievous, maybe a little bit kind of subtly. (laughs) There are times where you send something in, and I do not want it flipped. It gets flipped, but it is all good. He works his tail off. I am that way. It just is what it is.”
It seems as if Nix flipped the play, which saw him launch a beautiful throw to Franklin down the left sideline, but it fell incomplete.
Nix went through the process of what happened with that particular play.
“It was a single play,” Nix said.”We had it flipped. He wanted it to the boundary, and we just kind of got confused there in the huddle. So I tried to get things right. We ended up having it, had a chance and I overthrew it, but that’s a part of the game sometimes. With the huddle operation sometimes you just have to make the most of guys, how it is with the play clock moving. You just make the most of it, and fortunately it didn’t bite us.”
What did he and Payton say to each other?
“He turned and looked at me and said, ‘I love you,’ and I turned to him and said, ‘I love you back.’”
Nothing to read into here, Broncos Country.