Overview
- Denver’s offense produced just 176 yards in a 31-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 1, leaving play-calling and game-plan choices under scrutiny.
- Head coach Sean Payton gave Davis Webb play-calling duties in February, marking the first time Payton has not called plays since 2006.
- Team sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Broncos have a “high level of confidence and comfort” in Webb and that Payton publicly supports him.
- An anonymous AFC rival executive, reported by The Athletic and cited by other outlets, warned that a slow start could make the Webb–Payton dynamic “very messy.”
- Webb is 31, had no prior play-calling experience before February, drew multiple head-coach interviews this offseason, and now faces a Week 2 matchup that could determine whether the club sticks with his role or hands play calling back to Payton.