ESPN.com · Dec 23, 2024
Broncos must commit to the run, find rhythm in playoff race
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- For roughly six minutes Thursday night, Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton looked like he was ready to use the run game to grind past the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Broncos called runs on seven of the 10 plays on their opening drive at SoFi Stadium. Those seven rushes accounted for 43 of the 72 yards on the march. It was culminated by a 3-yard touchdown run by rookie Audric Estime and provided the kind of muscle-up pace Payton has said he has been searching for from the Broncos' rushing attack.
"The first drive is the rhythm we wanted, the tempo we wanted," Payton said.
