Broncos coach Sean Payton said Wednesday the comment he made after Denver’s wild 33-32 comeback win over the New York Giants was about Jaxson Dart, not a swipe at his former quarterback Russell Wilson.

“Look, the euphoria, the way that game unfolded, that was strictly about Dart,” Payton said. “That was in no way shape or form, anything that was directed at Russ. I might be able to see how he might have perceived that, but coming off that win and watching how [Dart] played, that wasn’t any intention at all.”

He added he understood how Wilson might perceive it differently, but stressed that wasn’t the intention.

After Sunday’s win, Payton praised the Giants’ rookie, saying “they found a little spark with that quarterback” and recounted a recent chat with team owner John Mara: “We were ho

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