After the Denver Broncos defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in a 38-0 blowout on Sunday, the team clinched a spot in the NFL playoffs with a 10-7 record.
Following the historic victory, the Broncos allowed CBS camera crews into the locker room for part of coach Sean Payton’s postgame speech.
“It’s pretty amazing when the right group of people come together,” Payton told his players. “And I want to say one thing that’s real important — don’t you ever forget it. Young and hungry is dangerous. And you’re one of the youngest teams in the NFL. Young and hungry is dangerous, all right? Don’t you forget that.”
Here’s a look at the CBS footage:
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— Michael🇲🇽 (@RespectMyCos) January 6, 2025
The Broncos also shared a behind-the-scenes video on social media that included a message from team owner Greg Penner:
“It’s pretty amazing when the right group of people come together.”
Inside the locker room after #KCvsDEN: pic.twitter.com/MZb6D9Y8Xs
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) January 6, 2025
Payton elaborated on his “young and hungry” remarks during his postgame press conference with reporters.
“[Y]oung and hungry can sometimes be pretty dangerous and I think that, you know, most NFL seasons are filled with highs and lows,” Payton said. “Do you have the grit and the fortitude to weather the lows? [Our record was] 0-2 and going on the road, we got to get a win in Tampa. That was a that was an important stretch, that East Coast swing.
“When you can have some success, then you can have some confidence. Then it becomes something that can repeat itself. It’s hard to have confidence if you haven’t really demonstrated it yet, and so we began to see young players thrive in certain positions, some veterans, some key veterans, come in and fill in roles for us. So it was a number of different transactions that worked out. I’m proud of them.”
The Broncos are now set to go on the road to face the Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday, Jan. 12.
