Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton brings one of his former players, former Pro Bowler Darren Sproles, onto his coaching staff.

Tonight’s game between the Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders looks like a mismatch on paper, but there’s a coaching rivalry in this one that comes with a different history.

The Denver Broncos could add a Super Bowl champion, whom head coach Sean Payton knows well and is very fond of.

No wonder Sean Payton circles restaurant parking lots. His Broncos are tops in the NFL when it comes to playing with their food. The defense was stout. The throwbacks were sweet. Everything else stunk from downtown to Greeley.

Although the Raiders are struggling in Pete Carroll's first year, Las Vegas has held up well against this matchup recently, except for being swept by Denver last season. Since 2020, the Raiders are 8-2 against the Broncos and need a win to turn their season around.

"I think he's just getting started," teammate Evan Engram said of Harvey, who has the second-most TDs in the NFL since Week 7.

"We'll get that cleaned up or we'll find someone else that can do it,” Sean Payton said of players being late subs on special teams.

Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton’s 4th-quarter play-calling mastery has turned the team into the NFL’s clutch comeback machine.