Broncos experiment ends in failure: Sean Payton to reclaim play-calling duties after just four weeks

Davis Webb went into the 2026 season as the play-caller for the Denver Broncos, but after just four weeks, he has officially been replaced. Sean Payton has decided to reclaim his role as the team's play-caller.

The Broncos' head coach shared the news during his press conference on Thursday.

"We'll make a change offensively," Payton said. "I'll call the plays."

It's not a total surprise that Payton has decided to go this route. The Broncos' offense has struggled at times this season, especially early in the game.

The offense has gotten off to a slow start in all four games Denver has played. The Broncos only scored a total of 13 first-half points through four weeks, which is the fewest in the NFL. Even the hapless Dolphins (0-4) have had more first-half points (19) than the Broncos this year. The Broncos and Dolphins are the only two teams in the league that have scored under 20 total first-half points this season (To put Denver's struggles in perspective, the Broncos had scored 58 first-half points at this point last season).

The Broncos also struggled to get their run game going. Through four weeks, they averaged just 81.3 yards per game, which…

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