Overview
- In the third quarter, down judge Derick Bowers collided with Sean Payton as the coach stood on the restricted white sideline stripe, drawing an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty.
- The play followed Ja’Quan McMillian’s interception of Patrick Mahomes, and an illegal blindside block on Denver was also called on the return.
- The penalties erased a long runback and moved the ball to Denver’s 11-yard line, where the Broncos began their ensuing possession.
- Denver answered with an 89-yard touchdown drive and later won 22-19 on Wil Lutz’s game-winning field goal.
- Neither Payton nor the official appeared injured, video of the collision spread widely, and the NFL could issue a fine based on past sideline-incursion precedents.