The Facts: The Broncos landed Sean Payton. Now the work of getting Wilson back on track after the quarterback's disastrous first season in Denver begins. Following the news of his hiring on Tuesday, Payton told Jeff Duncan of The Times-Picayune he looks forward to working with Wilson. "Russell is a hard worker and has played at a high level and won a lot of games in this league," Payton said. "The pressure is on us to put a good run game together and reduce the degree of difficulty on his position. I'm excited about him."

Diehards Line: Of all the coaching candidates, NFL.com's Kevin Patra believes Payton is best suited to cure what ails Wilson with a QB-friendly offense that gets the ball to playmakers in space. The Broncos had the last-ranked scoring offense in 2022 (16.9 PPG), while Wilson generated career lows in completion percentage (60.5), TD-INT ratio (16-11) and passer rating (84.4). The Saints ranked top-10 in scoring in 12 of 15 seasons with Payton as head coach. The 2022 campaign marked the seventh consecutive season the Broncos missed the playoffs since winning Super Bowl 50 (2015 season).