Sean Payton confronted by Panthers’ Jaycee Horn in tense second
This wasn’t the postgame pleasantry Sean Payton was doubtless anticipating.
Shortly after Denver sealed its fifth win of the season Sunday with a dominant 28-14 victory over the woeful Panthers at dwelling, Payton ran onto the sphere and was confronted by Carolina cornerback Jaycee Horn, who accused the Broncos’ head coach of “making an attempt to run the rating up,” based on footage captured by 9News Sports activities Denver.
Horn, a four-year veteran, will be seen speaking to Payton, 61, within the video earlier than strolling away.
The Broncos had a agency grip on the sport coming into halftime once they led Carolina, 21-7.
Denver elevated its result in 28-7 late within the third quarter, however ran two trick performs within the fourth regardless of the large lead.
They first opted for a pretend as a substitute of kicking a subject objective whereas dealing with fourth-and-8 on the Panthers’ 42-yard line and turned the ball over after falling wanting the sticks.
With 4:29 remaining and dealing with a fourth-and-2 on the Panthers’ 43-yard line, the Broncos used a double cross to notch 28 yards.
Carolina later scored its second and ultimate landing in rubbish time, with the Panthers dropping to 1-7 on the season.
Dave Canales, in his first yr on the helm in Carolina, was pressed on Payton’s determination postgame.
“They’re simply competing. I don’t know what else to inform you about it,” Canales stated, based on the Charlotte-based WBTV.
“He’s simply competing making an attempt to remain on the sphere, run the clock out and finish the sport in that scenario. And if it occurs to be the decision that was arrange there, that’s their determination to make.”
Payton, who confronted the Panthers because the coach of the Saints for 15 seasons, spoke in regards to the second with Horn, 24, and recalled teaching his father, former broad receiver Joe Horn, in New Orleans in 2006.
“I coached his father, and so I used to be yelling again at him,” Payton stated, per CBS Sports activities. “I don’t know what the change was, however his father I loved teaching. He was pissed off, I feel he was yelling at considered one of our different gamers. I like him, I feel he’s an excellent participant.”
Though Payton spoke extremely of Horn, he didn’t prolong these accolades to the remainder of the Panthers’ roster.
“I stated this, it’s not an excellent offense we performed. It’s simply the reality,” Payton stated.
“So we anticipated that, and we’re going to see so much higher groups.”
That’s true for the Broncos (5-3), who will go to the Ravens (5-3) and Chiefs (7-0) in back-to-back weeks.
The Panthers, in the meantime, will go to the reeling Saints (2-6) in New Orleans subsequent week earlier than touring to Germany for a Nov. 9 conflict in opposition to the Giants (2-6).
