The Broncos returned to work Monday after their bye week sitting in terrific position.

They lead the AFC West by two games .

They’re a half-game back of New England for the top seed in the conference.

They’re 9-2 and have not lost since Sept. 21.

They’re also not perfect. Far from it, in fact.

When the team reconvened Monday after players had all of last week off, Sean Payton laid out the opportunity ahead of the Broncos .

“He just put all the information out there in front of us to know what we have in mind,” receiver Troy Franklin said. “He just basically broke it down to us, where we can end up being.

“He just laid out all the options and opportunities we have out in front of us.”

Payton, though, also talked through the issues that could prevent Denver from getting where it

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