PHILADELPHIA – The Denver Broncos were down 17-3 at the start of the fourth quarter and seemed destined to become the fifth team in five weeks to lose to the Eagles .

But the final 15 minutes changed everything thanks to late adjustments and a risky, aggressive decision by Broncos head coach Sean Payton . Denver scored 18 unanswered points to defeat the Eagles 21-17 at Lincoln Financial Field, improving their record to 3-2 while handing the Eagles their first loss (4-1).

“We knew it was going to be a slow grind,” Broncos outside linebacker Nik Bonitto said. “Obviously, Philly’s a great team, and they are the defending Super Bowl champs. We knew it wasn’t going to be easy. Once that first touchdown came in that second half, we felt that kind of tide change a little bit, and we neve

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