Former Steelers QB Russell Wilson and HC Sean Payton have a not-so-great history, and yet Payton hoped to face Wilson this week. Not without good reason, as Wilson’s replacement, Giants rookie QB Jaxson Dart, nearly beat Payton’s Broncos. In fact, it took a remarkable 33-point fourth quarter to claim a one-point victory.
The history between Russell Wilson and Sean Payton is not long, which is not by accident. In 2023, after taking over the Broncos job, he inherited Wilson, whom Denver acquired in a massive trade a year earlier. By all indications, Wilson did not seem to fit Payton’s offense, and he hasn’t seemed shy in taking shots at that since then.