{"id":47136,"date":"2026-08-15T18:42:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T13:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47136"},"modified":"2026-08-15T18:42:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T13:42:24","slug":"sean-payton-takes-vicious-shot-at-falcons-home-crowd-after-humiliating-first-half","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47136","title":{"rendered":"Sean Payton takes vicious shot at Falcons home crowd after humiliating first half"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">It&#8217;s only preseason \u2014 and that goes for everyone.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The players. The coaches. The fans. All of it. We&#8217;re all in this together. We&#8217;re all kicking off the rust and getting back into playing shape together.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It&#8217;s a marathon, not a sprint.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">That being said, things didn&#8217;t go great for the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_9923261\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/atlanta-falcons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a> in Friday&#8217;s opener against the Denver Broncos. For starters, new QB Tua Tagovailoa was pretty &#8216;meh.&#8217; He completed a handful of short passes to Kyle Pitts, and fumbled the second snap of the game.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_9923262\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">That was Tua in midseason form, by the way. Nobody loves a good fumbled snap more than him. Trust me. I had to watch it for four seasons.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Anyway, Atlanta went into the locker room trailing, 24-0, and Denver coach <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_9923263\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/sean-payton-wipes-away-tears-drew-brees-asks-incredible-hall-fame-honor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Payton<\/a> made sure to kick the entire city while it was down:<\/p>\n<h2 data-layout-index=\"5\">Sean Payton is in midseason form<\/h2>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Yeah &#8230; a lot of people dressed up as empty seats today, so, anyway &#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/sean-payton-denver-broncos-atlanta-falcons.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/sean-payton-denver-broncos-atlanta-falcons.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/sean-payton-denver-broncos-atlanta-falcons.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/sean-payton-denver-broncos-atlanta-falcons.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/sean-payton-denver-broncos-atlanta-falcons.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/sean-payton-denver-broncos-atlanta-falcons.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/sean-payton-denver-broncos-atlanta-falcons.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/sean-payton-denver-broncos-atlanta-falcons.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/sean-payton-denver-broncos-atlanta-falcons.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Sean Payton, head coach of the Denver Broncos, looks on during an NFL preseason game.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Head coach Sean Payton of the Denver Broncos looks on during the third quarter against the Atlanta Falcons in an NFL preseason game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Aug. 14, 2026, in Atlanta, Ga.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Lordy. Brutal shot at the Atlanta faithful. Not great! A couple things &#8230;<\/p>\n<ol data-layout-index=\"5\">\n<li>The Braves are home this weekend, and were playing at the exact same time as the Falcons last night. They&#8217;re in the thick of a division race right now. The Falcons are not.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s preseason. Who goes to a preseason game? Especially the first preseason game? Everyone knows if you&#8217;re gonna force yourself to go to a preseason game, it&#8217;s the second one. And even then, it&#8217;s a big ask.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">That being said, Sean Payton is very clearly in midseason form. He&#8217;s ready to rock and roll this year. The Broncos were a healthy Bo Nix ankle away from going to the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_9923264\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/super-bowl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Super Bowl<\/a> last season, and they&#8217;ve only reloaded for this year.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_9923265\" href=\"https:\/\/link.podtrac.com\/dmwdd_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON&#8217;T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Payton is coming out of the gates hot and setting the tone. Judging by last night&#8217;s 27-7 throttling, it appears his team is following suit.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/tua-tagovailoa-falcons-broncos-preseason.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/tua-tagovailoa-falcons-broncos-preseason.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/tua-tagovailoa-falcons-broncos-preseason.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/tua-tagovailoa-falcons-broncos-preseason.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/tua-tagovailoa-falcons-broncos-preseason.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/tua-tagovailoa-falcons-broncos-preseason.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/tua-tagovailoa-falcons-broncos-preseason.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/tua-tagovailoa-falcons-broncos-preseason.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/tua-tagovailoa-falcons-broncos-preseason.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Tua Tagovailoa recovers a fumble during an NFL preseason game.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Tua Tagovailoa #1 of the Atlanta Falcons recovers his own fumble against the Denver Broncos during the first quarter of an NFL preseason game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Aug. 14, 2026, in Atlanta, Ga.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Welcome back, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_9923267\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NFL.<\/a> Let&#8217;s get this preseason over with so we can get to the real thing.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Zach Dean is a writer for OutKick.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s only preseason \u2014 and that goes for everyone. The players. The coaches. The fans. All of it. We&#8217;re all in this together. We&#8217;re all kicking off the rust and getting back into playing shape together. It&#8217;s a marathon, not a sprint. That being said, things didn&#8217;t go great for the Atlanta Falcons in Friday&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sean-payton-denver-broncos-atlanta-falcons.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pics-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/47137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}