BroncosMonday, November 9
Broncos beat the Panthers 26-21 after Sean Payton wins a key challenge
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Carolina led 14-13 late in the third quarter, with first-and-goal at the Denver 1. Bryce Young's pass was ruled incomplete, but Sean Payton, who had lost his first two challenges this season, challenged it. Replay showed safety Devon Key had caught the ball before it hit the ground.
Denver held off Carolina 26-21 in Charlotte
- Broncos26 (won)Panthers21
Source: Denver7
Denver took over at its 20 and went 80 yards in 14 plays. Jonah Coleman's 9-yard touchdown run with 10:17 left put the Broncos ahead for good. Nik Bonitto's strip-sack of Young, which he recovered with 1:24 left, sealed it. It was Denver's 16th straight one-score win, an NFL record.
- Records: Broncos 7-2, Panthers 3-5
- AFC West: Denver leads Kansas City (6-2), which beat the Jets 35-12
- Streak: five straight wins for Denver
- Game balls: Evan Rothstein and Devon Key
Rothstein, the Broncos' director of game management, radioed Payton to throw the flag.
Nix threw for 237 yards and Coleman ran for 57
- 237
- passing yards for Bo Nix, with two touchdowns
- 57
- rushing yards for Jonah Coleman on 17 carries
- 80
- yards on Denver's 14-play go-ahead drive
- 3
- sacks of Bryce Young
Sources: Denver7, The Gazette
Sources: Denver Broncos, Denver Gazette, Denver7, The Gazette