The Williams run, the Bo Show, the nastiness, it proved Payton’s point. The Broncos are no longer pushovers. They can take a haymaker and punch back. It does not hurt that Payton remained on a John Wick revenge tour against the NFC South, outscoring Tampa Bay, New Orleans, Carolina and Atlanta 88-23 in four wins.

Denver Broncos running back Javonte Williams scored on a 14-yard touchdown run against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday afternoon. Williams got a lot of assistance from teammates on the final few yards of the run as he was pushed into the end zone in a pile-up.

Denver rookie quarterback Bo Nix, whom the Broncos selected No. 12 overall in April's draft, had career bests in passing yards (307), touchdown passes (4) and completion percentage (84.8%) on Sunday in a 38-6 demolition of the Atlanta Falcons.

Bo Nix threw a season-high four touchdown passes and the Denver Broncos rolled past the Atlanta Falcons 38-6 to snap a two-game losing streak.

But the officials reviewed the play and overturned it. Humphrey smartly jumped on the ball, and his conclusive recovery meant Denver retained possession. The Broncos scored a touchdown later in the drive, as receiver Troy Franklin took a screen pass and strolled into the endzone from seven yards out.

After a solid start to the season for the Clemson Tigers, the team struggled in their first true test of the season against the Boise State Broncos.  Coming int