Broncos head coach Sean Payton found himself in an unprecedented situation during the chaotic ending vs. Commanders on Sunday.

Despite a hot start, the Broncos' offense sputtered at times versus a beatable but keyed-up Commanders defense, playing under the bright lights of Sunday Night Football. They were held below 100 total rushing yards and went 7-of-15 on third down, and Nix had the aforementioned turnover.

It wasn’t the type of dominating performance you’d expect for a 10-2 team, but it was a win. The Broncos are doing that as well as anyone, regardless of how it looks.

After taking down the Commanders in overtime, Broncos head coach Sean Payton was forced to answer what he calls a silly question.

Broncos CB Kris Abrams-Draine and rookie Jahdae Barron each got playing time Sunday vs. Washington in place of Riley Moss and Ja’Quan McMillian. Sean Payton said the young pair earned more

Alex Singleton was all smiles after the Denver Broncos beat the Washington Commanders in a thriller on Sunday, but the linebacker was happy for more than one reason.

"R.J. had a great first catch to get it going, he had a great pickup on the next play, block pickup, and then he gets the ball in the end zone, and it is pretty impressive," Nix said. "Really good drive for a rookie. He had no back down in his face and looked really confident, looked really good."

The Denver Broncos won their ninth straight game, outlasting the Washington Commanders 27-26 in overtime, to remain the top seed in the AFC.