The term “debrief” has become a favorite in Sean Payton’s glossary. By simple definition, it’s the act of reviewing individual or team performance on a gameday by digesting tape in the hours and days to come.

This week’s “debrief,” after the Broncos’ shaky Week 1 win over the Tennessee Titans , left Payton with one unmistakable conclusion.

“I don’t know how many games I’ve called,” Payton told reporters Wednesday. “But that’s one of those where I came away from it like, ‘Man, I’ve gotta be a lot better.'”

Indeed, it was not one of the more surgical performances across a 276-game career as an NFL head coach. Particularly early, as Payton said. He already issued a mea culpa Monday for a skewed run-pass distribution , as the Broncos threw the ball 14 times in their first 17 plays. But

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