{"id":336,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/336","headline":"Payton takes back play-calling duties for Broncos offense","dek":"The move comes after Denver's offense struggled through the first four weeks with Davis Webb calling plays, and the Broncos are 2-2 heading into a road game against the winless Chargers.","body":"Sean Payton is done watching from the sideline. The Broncos head coach announced this week he is taking back play-calling duties for Denver's offense, a job he had handed to offensive coordinator Davis Webb in the offseason. Through four games, the offense had been inept enough that Payton decided a change was needed now rather than later.\n\nPayton was careful to frame it as a group failure rather than pinning it on Webb alone, telling reporters Thursday it's \"a collective\" issue. Still, the result is the same: Payton is back in charge of the headset.\n\nWebb didn't hide his disappointment. Asked if four games was really enough time to make the call, he said, \"Luckily that's not my job, that's his job,\" referring to Payton. He added that it's \"not ideal\" to lose the role but said he plans to \"be the best offensive coordinator I can be,\" noting the team is 2-2 against what he called a tough opening slate of opponents.\n\nThe Broncos now head to Los Angeles to face the winless Chargers on Sunday, Payton's first game back calling plays.","published_at":"2026-10-10T16:20:28.847621+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Sean Payton explains why he’s taking over Broncos play-calling","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sean-payton-explains-why-taking-100000967.html"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Broncos OC Davis Webb: \"Not ideal\" to lose playcalling role, excited to see how we respond","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/broncos-oc-davis-webb-not-ideal-to-lose-playcalling-role-excited-to-see-how-we-respond"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Webb: 'Not ideal' to lose Broncos' play-calling duties","url":"https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50142757/broncos-oc-davis-webb-says-not-ideal-lose-play-calling-duties"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Broncos OC Davis Webb disappointed by Sean Payton's play caller change, but 'that's the NFL'","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7675850/2026/10/09/davis-webb-sean-payton-broncos-play-caller-offensive-coordinator/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Bo Nix Admits Broncos ‘Let a Teammate Down’ After Sean Payton’s Major Decision","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bo-nix-admits-broncos-let-164606233.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Davis Webb calls demotion 'disappointing' after Sean Payton reclaims Broncos call sheet","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/davis-webb-calls-demotion-disappointing-214449174.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Broncos OC Davis Webb: "Not ideal" to lose playcalling role, excited to see how we respond","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/broncos-oc-davis-webb-not-220101380.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Broncos OC Davis Webb breaks silence on losing playcalling duties","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/broncos-oc-davis-webb-breaks-002852943.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Despite play-calling demotion, Davis Webb excited for Broncos’ offense to finally take off","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/despite-play-calling-demotion-davis-110000193.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"‘He’s Got to Be Aggressive’: Broncos’ Bo Nix Finds Himself at Center of Sean Payton’s Latest Move","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/got-aggressive-broncos-bo-nix-181710107.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/a5e35ca12989179857443ec311a3669666e26c55459976ca78800fcc080aee7e/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200_h675%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fsb_nation_articles_115%2F4a203741f091f331ee2611f81ec908e0.jpg","credit":"Yahoo Sports","width":1200},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}