After the Broncos beat the Chiefs last Sunday to clinch a playoff spot, wide receiver Courtland Sutton called it “really great” to make it to the playoffs for the first time in his seven-year NFL career.
On Wednesday, Sutton made sure to let people know that making the playoffs isn’t all he’d like to do. Sutton said “one of the biggest misconceptions” is that the Broncos are content to make the playoffs whether or not they beat the Bills on Sunday.
Quarterback Bo Nix is in his first NFL season, but he echoed Sutton when it comes to “being complacent” about ending the team’s playoff drought .
“I don’t want to be handcuffed by simply doing itjust because we haven’t done it in so long,” Nix said, via the team’s website. “If we’re going to get there, we might as well win a few games. Honestly, it would be a shame to get to that point, start enjoying where you are, and then become complacent and not do your best in that match when you have the chance to go out there and compete for earn.”
While the playoffs may be new to Sutton, Nix and other Broncos players, head coach Sean Payton has plenty of playoff experience and one of his tasks heading into Sunday will be to make sure let them not be overwhelmed at the moment.
