Sean Payton’s Denver Broncos fall apart in ’embarrassing’ 50-point loss to Dolphins

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton known as Sunday’s 70-20 loss to the Miami Dolphins embarrassing _ one thing that will probably be powerful to rewatch on tape for the gamers and coaches — in a postgame information convention that lasted lower than 5 minutes.

Denver gave up almost 800 yards of complete offence, together with 350 yards speeding, and had been overpowered by the Dolphins on each side of the ball. Now they’re 0-3 for the second time in 4 seasons with few positives to remove from Sunday’s output.

“We knew we had been enjoying an actual good offence,” mentioned Payton, solely in his third sport as Denver’s coach, “however we’ve received to look intently at what we had been doing. When any person runs the ball up and down the sector like these guys did, and throws it up and down the sector, it’s not acceptable.”

It was Denver’s most lopsided loss for the reason that NFL and AFL merged in 1970. The Broncos misplaced 59-14 to the Raiders on Oct. 24, 2010, with Josh McDaniels as coach.

The Dolphins completed two factors shy of the NFL’s regular-season report set in 1966 when Washington scored 72 factors towards the Giants, they usually seemingly would have damaged that report if coach Mike McDaniel had elected to kick a chip-shot discipline purpose as a substitute of kneeling on the ball within the remaining minute.

McDaniel mentioned after the sport that he didn’t really feel it was essential to go for the sector purpose.

“That doesn’t have a bearing on the general season final result,” McDaniel mentioned. “The message that I believed it might ship wasn’t actually consistent with how I view issues … that’s probably not what I’m about.”

Russell Wilson accomplished 23 of 38 passes for 306 yards and an interception. He had a 12-yard TD go to Courtland Sutton on Denver’s second possession, however the Broncos’ offense was largely stagnant. Sutton misplaced two fumbles.

Denver completed with 363 complete yards, changing on simply 3 of 12 third-down makes an attempt.

“From a management standpoint, I believe the largest factor we now have to do is be taught the whole lot that we will from the movie,” mentioned Wilson, who had by no means began his profession 0-3. “Study what we did nicely. Study what we didn’t accomplish that nicely.”

The Broncos had two touchdowns wiped away by penalties within the second quarter. Receiver Brandon Jones was known as for offensive go interference to wipe away a 7-yard TD catch by Sutton, then Jones was flagged for an unlawful shift that erased Jerry Jeudy’s 6-yard TD catch.

Solely the Inexperienced Bay Packers (27) have been penalized greater than the Broncos at 26.

“I believe one of the best factor we will do is come again on Monday and have one of the best movie session we will have,” Wilson mentioned, “have one of the best work ethic we will have. All people is giving their all, however there may be extra that we will do and we’ll ensure we do this.”

Receiver Marvin Mims Jr. scored on a 99-yard kick return within the fourth, which made it 63-20.

Payton mentioned that whereas normally the workforce would transfer on to the following sport rapidly, this one will take just a few days of examination and reflection.

Denver performs at Chicago subsequent week.

“Get off the mat and prepare for subsequent week, proper? That’s the No. 1 factor,” Payton mentioned.