The Denver Broncos took care of business in a 28-14 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday afternoon. You might not have known who won if you skipped the game and only watched coach Sean Payton’s postgame press conference.
Carolina’s only two scores both came after Denver turnovers. After the game, Payton frequently referenced the team’s miscues.
“[I’m] pleased we got the win, [but] there are a handful of things when you look at the tape, I’m sure we’ll see tomorrow, that we’re going to have to clean up and correct,” Payton said. “And there will be some things that we really like that we did well. We can’t keep turning the ball over. That’s frustrating, and I didn’t like how it finished, but it was good to get a win.”
Unprompted, Payton later referenced the Lil’Jordan Humphrey and Courtland Sutton fumbles again.
“[We had] two wide receiver fumbles,” Payton said. “[It] just is what it is. It bothers you.”
The Panthers dropped to 1-7 following Sunday’s game and Payton knows the Broncos won’t win games with two turnovers against better opponents.
“I said to them, ‘We’re going to play in bigger games than this. But in bigger games than this, some of those [mistakes] are going to cost us,'” Payton said. “So we have to take care of that.”
Payton wasn’t even happy with the defense, which played well before giving up a 98-yard drive that ended with a touchdown late in the fourth.
“I wish we would’ve finished better,” Payton said. “I said this, it’s not a good offense we played. It’s just the truth. So we expected that, and we’re going to see a lot better teams.”
Up next for Denver is a road game against the Baltimore Ravens (5-3), followed by another road game against the Kansas City Chiefs (7-0).
“We have a big game this week against a much better team,” Payton said.
