No Denver offense between Peyton Manning’s retirement and coach Sean Payton’s arrival finished better than 23rd in scoring. Payton’s first team here finished 19th. Then this season the Broncos scored 28 or more points eight times and won all eight of those games.

As the Denver Broncos begin to sift through all that was the 2024 season, they have already come away with at least one conclusion -- they found their quarterback of the present and future in Bo Nix.

He battled,” Sean Payton said of Broncos QB Bo Nix. “There are some third downs I’m sure he’ll want back. Some plays that he’ll want back.”

Sean Payton didn’t just take his foot off the gas. He yanked the emergency brake, got out of the car, handed the keys to Josh Allen, and crawled home on all fours.

The Denver Broncos' first postseason trip since the 2015 campaign was short-lived. Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills defeated Denver 31-7 in Sunday's AFC

On this episode of "Broncos in 60," Head Coach Sean Payton talks about quarterback Bo Nix, General Manager George Paton looks ahead to free agency and Owner & CEO Greg Penner discusses the team's future goals.

The Broncos fell well short of a victory in last Sunday's playoff game in Buffalo, but there were a few minutes where it looked like they might pull off an upset and advance to the divisional round.

Payton also said the gap to elite is closing with the Broncos feeling good about what would have been a second-round game at Kansas City if they got by the Bills.

As the Denver Broncos begin to sift through all that was the 2024 season, they have already come away with at least one conclusion: They found their quarterback of the present and future in Bo Nix. The Broncos ended an eight-year playoff drought with a 10-7 finish but saw how much work is left to be done in a 31-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills this past Sunday in an AFC wild-card game.

As the Denver Broncos reflect on their 2024 season, one thing has become clear: rookie QB Bo Nix is their leader for the present and future. The Broncos ended an eight-year playoff drought with a 10-7 record,