The Denver Broncos came off a bye week with one thing in mind: beating the Washington Commanders on Sunday Night Football. They did, but it was tougher than expected. Still, head coach Sean Payton made something clear about the Week 13’s win.

Quickly after the game, the narrative was that the Broncos escaped with an OT win. For Payton, it was clear. “We didn’t escape. We won,” Payton said, via Michael Phillips of the Associated Press in a classic Sean Payton way. “The journey of a good team’s season involves games like this. And then you believe you can do it again.”

Payton is not a guy to sugarcoat anything and he is an old fox in the NFL. Hence, he knows a win is a win, no matter how you’re able to get it. In the end, it was an away primetime game for the Broncos and a win put them 10-

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