Payton Passes Legendary, Former Broncos Coach on All-Time Wins List

Payton passes legendary former Broncos coach on all-time wins list

DENVER (KDVR) — The careers of some athletes and coaches become so famous that a team's name can't be uttered without the thought of them. Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees Mike Krzyzewski "Coach K" and the Duke Blue Devils Joe Sakic and the Colorado Avalanche NFL history revisited as ex-Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater leads Bills to victory For…

Payton passes legendary, former Broncos coach on all-time wins list

DENVER (KDVR) — The careers of some athletes and coaches become so famous that a team's name can't be uttered without the thought of them. Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees Mike Krzyzewski "Coach K" and the Duke Blue Devils Joe Sakic and the Colorado Avalanche NFL history revisited as ex-Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater leads Bills to victory For…

Sean Payton reflects on 'friend, confidant' Mike Shanahan after passing Broncos legend on all-time wins list

Payton passed his mentor from Eastern Illinois with his 171st win in Week 1

Broncos’ Sean Payton passes ‘tremendous, close friend’ Mike Shanahan on NFL wins list

Sean Payton moved up a rung on the NFL’s all-time regular-season wins list with Denver’s season-opening victory over Tennessee on Sunday. One of the coaches he moved past might be familiar in Broncos Country: Mike Shanahan. Payton’s 171st regular-season win (152 in New Orleans and now 19 in Denver) lifted him past Shanahan and Tom Coughlin and into a tie for 17th all time. Interestingly, Payton is tied with Pete Carroll, who also notched No. 171…