Payton laments FG block try that led to leverage penalty

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton mentioned Monday morning the sport officers made “the right name” on a Denver penalty throughout a 60-yard area objective try Sunday, a penalty that gave the Indianapolis Colts a second probability on the sport winner on the final play of a 29-28 Broncos loss.

Broncos outdoors linebacker Dondrea Tillman was flagged for leverage on the 60-yard try with three seconds left in regulation and the Broncos clinging to a 28-26 lead. The kick was brief, however Tillman put his left hand on the participant lined up at proper guard on the kick — Dalton Tucker — and leaped to attempt to block the kick.

Payton mentioned it was a mistake to have a area objective block name for such a protracted try and that the Broncos had additionally lined up improperly on the play.

“We had a sure area objective block [in the game plan] within the occasion of a game-ending area objective,” Payton mentioned Monday. ” … However that is on me in that state of affairs. It isn’t on [special teams coach] Darren [Rizzi], it is not on Tillman. A 60-yard area objective try is completely different … The alignment obtained flawed and the [officials’] name was appropriate … My large remorse flying residence was, you recognize … that [block attempt] is extra for a gimme than a 60-yard try. And that is on me.”

Payton mentioned the Broncos had truly deliberate, in the event that they needed to attempt to block a kick, their intention was to hurry on the participant the Colts had at left guard on kicks — defensive sort out Grover Stewart. The Broncos had truly bowled Stewart over to interrupt by way of the road on an earlier area objective try within the sport — Spencer Shrader’s 33-yarder within the first quarter.

However on the 60-yard try, simply earlier than the snap, Tillman and Broncos defensive sort out Eyioma Uwazurike flipped spots and as a substitute of Tillman being throughout from Stewart, he was now throughout from Tucker. Tillman was flagged and after the 15-yard penalty, Shrader made the 45-yard try on an untimed down to finish the sport.

“The thought was to work 90 … who lined up at left guard … after which proper on the final minute [Uwazurike and Tillman] flipped on it on the within and now we’re on a special defender,” Payton mentioned. “We find yourself on the flawed aspect … However earlier than any of that we must be taking a look at a standard rush, a standard inside rush.”

Payton mentioned Tillman’s penalty was simply certainly one of a number of points for the Broncos in Sunday’s fourth quarter. The Broncos led 28-23 when the fourth quarter started, however quarterback Bo Nix threw a purple zone interception, the Broncos had three penalties within the quarter, together with two 15-yarders, and Wil Lutz additionally missed a 42-yard area objective, a miss that led to the Colts’ game-winning drive.