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Sean Payton says the Broncos' record 16 straight one-score wins aren't 'by accident'

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Asked whether the Broncos are lucky or good, Payton said: “When those things keep falling your way that’s not by accident.” The win over the Panthers was the 16th in a row, breaking the NFL record of 15 the Colts set in 2008-09.

The Broncos passed the 2008-09 Colts by one win

Source: The Gazette

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  • Last regular-season one-score loss: 23-20 at the Chargers, Sept. 21, 2025
  • Charlotte scare: Carolina converted a fourth-and-18 trailing 26-14

Payton also said part of it bugs him, because a few of the 16 shouldn't have been one-score games. Columnist Mark Kiszla cites number crunchers who say that even granting Denver a 65% success rate in such games, 16 in a row carries odds above 50 million to one.

50 million to 1odds for 16 straight one-score wins at a 65% success rate

Kiszla cites number crunchers who put the odds in excess of that, even at a “nearly impossible” 65% success rate.

Source: Denver Gazette

Sources: Denver Sports 104.3 The Fan, The Gazette, Denver Gazette

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