Following their 38-0 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, the Denver Broncos clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2015.
After the playoff-clinching win, Broncos coach Sean Payton presented game balls to the team’s ownership group.
“So, the game balls today went to ownership,” Payton said during his post-game press conference. “They’ve been tremendously supportive. Man, I’ve been to a number of pro teams, but I told the players, you don’t get to pick a lot of times where you end up, but you guys are in a good spot. This is a group that cares about you. They talk about it. I hear it, and they’re very consistent.
“In today’s pro sports, I think it’s probably one of the bigger indicators of success. I know for me, personally, when I went through this process, that meant a lot to me relative to where, and I said that it wasn’t like I was looking to choose to join Patrick Mahomes in this division, you know? But the ownership group here was the reason. They got the game balls.”
“This is a group that cares about you.”
HC Sean Payton on giving the Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group game balls after #KCvsDEN: pic.twitter.com/FZDXJKbvn9
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) January 6, 2025
Broncos majority owner Greg Penner, co-owners Rob Walton and Carrie-Walton Penner and minority owner Condoleezza Rice were in attendance on Sunday. Minority owners Mellody Hobson and Lewis Hamilton were not able to make the game.
Denver’s NFL franchise is in good hands.
