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Broncos four downs: Sean Payton might want to stop yelling at Russell Wilson and start screaming at himself

Initial thoughts from the Broncos’ loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 15 at Ford Field:

1. Sean Payton needed to yell at himself: Did he rush the play? Did he change a call? The devil’s in the details, but Payton going Woody Hayes on Russell Wilson late in the third quarter was a weird rage flex. Especially after at least two potential touchdowns — and probably a third — weren’t challenged by the first-year Broncos coach in real time. Even Lions fans on social media couldn’t believe their football fortunes. Wilson was either shaken, hit or poor — No.