DENVER -- Those who have played for him, coached alongside him or have known him for any length of time have said Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton had a fiery, needle-in-the-red "gameday Sean'' persona.
If Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix had not been introduced to "gameday Sean" before Sunday he certainly was with 1 minute, 39 seconds left in the third quarter of the Broncos' 34-18 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders in Empower Field at Mile High.
The two had a heated exchange after a potential touchdown pass from Nix to rookie Troy Franklin fell incomplete on a third-down play, an exchange that re-heated on the bench and eventually included Franklin as wide receiver Courtland Sutton tried to get everyone to their neutral corners.