Overview

• Denver beat Philadelphia 21-17 at Lincoln Financial Field, handing the defending champions their first loss and improving to 3-2.
• Down 17-3 entering the fourth quarter, the Broncos scored 18 unanswered points, with an 11-yard Nix-to-Evan Engram touchdown preceding the go-ahead two-point pass to Troy Franklin with 7:36 remaining.
• Sean Payton said he “came here to win” and selected a play he trusted for the two-point try, which was reported as the first go-ahead attempt of his 298-game head-coaching career.
• Pass rusher Nik Bonitto recorded 2.5 sacks and three quarterback hits and was credited with an NFL-leading seven sacks after Week 5.
• Philadelphia’s collapse featured costly penalties and the loss of left guard Landon Dickerson to an ankle injury, while Denver added a late Wil Lutz field goal and now heads to London to face the Jets in Week 6.