Revenge was served twice on Thursday. Once for Sean Payton. Once for Wil Lutz. The former coach and kicker for the New Orleans Saints savored the Denver Broncos’ 33-10 victory at the Superdome.
Payton became the eighth coach in NFL history to have beaten every team in the league. After being given the game ball, he said that “meant a lot.”
After two weeks of the season, the Broncos were winless. The Saints were on top of the NFL with two resounding wins.
Scripts have flipped with Denver winning three of four and New Orleans losing five straight.
Injuries have played a role in New Orleans’ collapse. Against Denver, Chris Olave. Rashid Shaheed and Derek Carr were among those out.
However, the defense has crumbled. Denver got 389 yards of total offense, 225 on the ground.
Lutz, meanwhile, had four field goals and three extra points, outscoring New Orleans by himself.
He kicked for six seasons with the Saints before moving on to the Broncos last season with Payton.
