Broncos coach Sean Payton knew exactly what was on the line when he elected to go for it on a fourth-and-1 in the second quarter of Sunday’s AFC championship game loss to the Patriots. Thinking the Broncos had the momentum to go up two scores, he decided not to kick the field goal—and ultimately saw his team lose by a field goal in the bitter 10-7 defeat.
Afterward, Payton was stunned. “I can’t believe we lost,” the veteran coach told ESPN’s Seth Wickersham.
