Sean Payton laid out playoff image to Broncos in assembly

The Broncos know the importance of Sunday’s recreation towards Indianapolis.

In truth, they know the precise approach that the result towards Indianapolis will transfer the needle by some means on their postseason hopes.

That’s as a result of Sean Payton made certain of it throughout Wednesday morning’s group assembly.

“You need to know and it’s a must to discuss it and Sean did this morning,” proper deal with Mike McGlinchey advised The Denver Post. “We know that it’s a 91% probability vs. a 50/50 shot based mostly on how this recreation goes this weekend.

“That’s thrilling to me. You’ve acquired to rise to the event. We’re taking part in for vital stuff proper now and it’s one thing that we haven’t performed as a gaggle but. I’m actually excited to go to battle with these guys and see what our group is able to and hopefully ship for the town of Denver.”

Payton noticed no motive to attempt to put blinders on his group or act as if the matchup with the Colts is simply one other recreation.

“Six weeks in the past, I’d at all times form of roll my eyes, however now you get into 4 weeks left for all of those groups and, shoot, every group is aware of precisely the place they’re at and what they should do. Ourselves included,” Payton stated Wednesday.

Later, he added, “At the proper time, I would simply say ‘Hey, that is the place we’re at and that is what we’re taking a look at.’ It’s a gaggle that I feel understands that.”

Not that any gamers wanted reminding once they returned to work off the bye week {that a} essential stage of the calendar had arrived, however their veteran head coach determined Wednesday was the proper time. He made certain to start out the work week with the stakes as a part of the message.

“We undoubtedly have an consciousness of that,” Denver proper guard and captain Quinn Meinerz stated. “That was talked about at present in our group assembly. I feel it’s good to speak about and perceive what’s at stake right here and what every part means.

“Especially as a result of a overwhelming majority of this group hasn’t been to the playoffs and is on the lookout for that first second of that. We know what’s at stake and how much week and preparation we have to have for this recreation.”

The Broncos could make the postseason with out a win towards the Colts, however given the truth that Denver at present sits within the seventh and closing place and Indianapolis is 2 video games again, Sunday’s matchup primarily counts double. One for the results of the sport and once more for the tiebreaker that can go to the winner.

Payton’s strategy Wednesday makes an fascinating juxtaposition to a 12 months in the past when his group stormed again from a 1-5 begin to 6-5 heading right into a street recreation at Houston.

That recreation got here with a giant swing in playoff odds, however wouldn’t have moved the Broncos as near clinching a spot as a win towards the Colts will.

A win towards the Texans would have put Denver in concerning the 60% vary to make the postseason final 12 months. Instead, a last-second, “chaos”- marred loss to Houston plunged the group’s odds down into the 20s.

“I’ve not, like, put up, as an example, the AFC chart on a PowerPoint and stated, ‘OK, right here’s the place it’s at, right here’s what we’d like,’” Payton stated within the lead-up to that recreation. “I simply haven’t performed that as a result of I don’t know that it helps and it’s nothing that I feel these gamers don’t already know.