Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton reached a milestone on Sunday that ties together two eras of the franchise's history. The Broncos' 20-12 victory against the Tennessee Titans marked Payton's 171st regular-season win, moving him past former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan and former Giants coach Tom Coughlin for 18th on the NFL's all-time coaching wins list. Payton shares the spot with Las Vegas Raiders coach Pete Carroll, who also notched his 171st win in his return to the sidelines in Week 1.

Most of Payton's wins were earned over 15 seasons with the New Orleans Saints, with whom he captured Super Bowl XLIV in 2009, but his arrival in Denver quickly changed the team's trajectory. After inheriting a Broncos team that went 5-12 in 2023, Payton helped the franchise snap an eight-year

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