The Denver Broncos went into halftime of Sunday’s playoff game against the Buffalo Bills trailing 10-7 on the road.
Going into the break, Broncos coach Sean Payton granted an interview with Tracy Wolfson of CBS Sports. During that interview, the CBS broadcast showed a graphic that said Payton was 0-8 when trailing at halftime of playoff games.
That stat, of course, was wrong as Payton famously came back from a 10-6 halftime deficit against the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV. Coming out of halftime, the New Orleans Saints executed a surprise onside kick and went on to win 31-17. That’s a pretty big game for CBS to forget about:
CBS shows a graphic that Sean Payton is 0-8 when trailing at halftime during the postseason.
It seems they might’ve forgotten about Super Bowl XLIV… pic.twitter.com/FtPDI29azl
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 12, 2025
As “Awful Announcing” pointed out on Twitter/X, that Super Bowl also wasn’t the only time that Payton overcome a halftime deficit in a playoff game. Payton also won four other playoff games with the Saints after going into halftime while trailing.
5 times.
1. 06-07 Div.: Eagles 14, Saints 13 (Saints won 27-24)
2. SB XLIV: Colts 10, Saints 6 (Saints won 31-17)
3. 11-12 WC: Lions 14, Saints 10 (Saints won 45-28)
4. 13-14 WC: Eagles 7, Saints 6 (Saints won 26-24)
5. 18-19 WC: Eagles 14, Saints 10 (Saints won 20-14)— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 12, 2025
Quite a big oversight by the CBS broadcast.
Following a 31-7 loss on Sunday, Payton is now 0-1 as coach of the Broncos when trailing at halftime of a playoff game.
