Bo Nix Leads Broncos; Payton-Wilson Spat Erupts

The Denver Broncos rallied from a 19-0 deficit to score 33 points in the fourth quarter and beat the New York Giants 33-32 on Wil Lutz’s 39-yard field goal as time expired. The win moved Denver to 5-2 and into first place in the AFC West. Quarterback Bo Nix sparked the comeback, throwing two fourth-quarter touchdown passes, rushing for two more and finishing with 327 total yards, becoming the first player to rush for two scores and throw for two scores in a single fourth quarter. After the game, coach Sean Payton praised rookie Jaxson Dart and quipped that New York’s switch from Russell Wilson to Dart “would’ve happened long after our game,” a remark widely seen as a dig at his former 2023 quarterback. Wilson, who started three games for the Giants before being replaced, responded on X calling Payton “classless” and accusing him of “still bounty hunting 15+ years later,” a reference to Payton’s 2012 Bountygate suspension. The exchange has drawn national attention and added off-field tension to the narrative around the Broncos-Giants matchup and the fallout from Payton and Wilson’s 2023 split.