NFL teams must cut their rosters from 90 to 53 by 2 p.m. on Aug. 26. Every year, much is made about players being sure bets to get claimed by other teams, and every year the number is lower than expected — often less than one per team. Payton thinks his team will be getting poached this summer rather than doing the poaching.

After the game, Payton lauded the depth of the team after their dominant performance. Not only that, but he took the time to thank the front office staff for doing an incredible job over the past few seasons adding talented players to the fold that fit the vision and culture he is trying to establish in the Mile High city.

Lucas Krull had an efficient day at the office in last week's preseason opener, his only catch going for an inexplicably wide-open eight-yard touchdown amid the Denver Broncos' 30-9 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. It's honest work being the third-string Broncos tight end — but laudable all the same to head coach Sean Payton.

ESPN's Seth Walder made a bold prediction that the Broncos will bench Bo Nix in 2027. This was Sean Payton's reaction.