PHILADELPHIA — Sean Payton didn’t wait for a question following his Broncos’ 21-17 comeback win over the Eagles on Sunday. “We got the better of them in the trenches,” the Denver coach volunteered at the start of his press conference.

Alarming words.

These are the same Eagles who have been built from the inside out for decades, who pride themselves on being physical up front, who had the No. 1 defense a year ago, and whose offensive line set the stage for Saquon Barkley joining the exclusive 2,000-yard rushing club en route to a Super Bowl championship.

“When you play someone like that, you’re going to get punched and it’s not going to be easy,” Payton said. “But we kept fighting and that’s what I was most encouraged about, just the fight, the grit. And then you felt that, this is a fun

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