ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- With a trip to Philadelphia next on the Denver Broncos ' agenda, count coach Sean Payton in as a vocal supporter of the Eagles ' tush push play.

The Broncos (2-2) face the Eagles (4-0) Sunday (1 p.m. ET) at Lincoln Financial Field.

"I was one that stood up in favor of [it],'' Payton said Tuesday. "The reason I stood up in favor of it is pretty simple, if the powers to be don't want it for aesthetic reasons or competitive reasons, you know, [that] it's hard to officiate etcetera ... but I've been involved in those meetings for a long time [and] when all of a sudden health and safety was pulled into that -- which might be the safest play in football -- my bulls--- nose kind of went up.''

Payton pointed to the Eagles' overall proficiency of the play and also referen

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