Sean Payton’s 4th-and-1 Call Was About Ego — Not Football

D.A. is furious — and he explains why.

In the AFC Championship Game, Sean Payton made the controversial decision to go for it on 4th-and-1 instead of kicking the field goal and trusting his defense to protect a 10-point lead.

The play failed. And the game unraveled.

D.A. believes that decision wasn’t about analytics or aggression — it was about ego.

He rolls back an interview from earlier this season with a Broncos reporter who pointed out something telling: Payton was noticeably hesitant — sometimes outright refusing — to credit defensive coordinator Vance Joseph by name, even as the Denver Broncos defense carried the team week after week.

Only when it became impossible to ignore did that change.

D.A. posits that the 4th-and-1 call was about wanting the offense — and Payton himself — to get the credit, rather than letting an elite defense finish the job.

And that’s what makes this sting the most:
A great Denver defense never even got the chance.

This is a must-watch for Broncos fans who are still angry — and still searching for answers.

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