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Sparks were flying on the Broncos’ sideline on Sunday. But this time, Sean Payton wasn’t the one doing the yelling. In the third quarter of Denver’s 34-18 win over the Raiders, rookie quarterback Bo Nix was seen arguing with the Broncos head coach after a potential touchdown pass slipped through the hands of wide receiver Troy Franklin. Following the win, Payton shed light on his exchange with Nix, saying, “It’s part of the deal.

Erik Brannstrom’s time with the Avalanche ended up being short-lived. Colorado sent the defenseman to the Vancouver Canucks in a trade that brought back defenseman Tucker Poolman and a 2025 fourth-round pick, the team announced Sunday. Poolman, 31, has played in 163 NHL games between stints with the Canucks and Winnipeg Jets, totaling 23 points (six goals, 17 assists).

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Six hours before a frustrated Michael Malone boarded the team plane to stew over Denver’s sloppy preseason performance for the next 17 hours of flight time, a calmer Malone reflected on the sum of his experiences traveling internationally for NBA games. And more pertinently, he pondered whether his 2024 experience would leave him open to the idea of the Nuggets scheduling more international games in the future. “For me, being around the league as long as I have been, I enjoy these trips in the preseason,” Malone told The Denver Post and Altitude Sports.

Stat line: 19 for 27, 206 passing yards, two touchdowns; five carries, 13 yards and a TD Highlight: Nix hit a different gear in the fourth quarter, leading two touchdown drives. Nix punctuated an 8-play, 58-yard scoring drive with a 1-yard rushing touchdown. With under nine minutes to go in regulation, Nix completed a 24-yard pass near the sideline to wideout Courtland Sutton, then found Josh Reynolds in the back of the end zone for a 9-yard score. RELATED: Broncos’ Sean Payton on sideline exchange with Bo Nix: “There’s still a little bit of Ferris Bueller in this player” Lowlight: The play of the game fell apart in the third quarter.

OFFENSE — A- The Broncos offense got off to a really rough start but found its stride in the second half. At halftime, Denver had 125 yards, seven first downs and was 1 of 6 on third downs. By the time Bo Nix hit Josh Reynolds for a touchdown and a 34-10 lead midway through the fourth quarter, Denver had 288 yards of offense and had completely taken over the game.

The ring fit a hand full of Crushed fingers perfectly. “I think I’m going to have to get put it on the scale to see how much it weighs,” ex-Broncos linebacker Randy Gradishar, the heart and soul of Denver’s “Orange Crush” defense, said Sunday at Empower Field as he flashed his spanking-new Pro Football Hall of Fame ring.