It marked the first time in NFL history that the NFL flexed a Thursday Night Football game. “No, they just discuss it,” Payton said when asked if the team had to approve the switch. “It’s a road game anyway, right? I like the fact that we have ...

The NFL wasn't done with the Broncos, though, flexing the team's Week 16 tilt at the Los Angeles Chargers from a Sunday game to Thursday Night Football. It creates a short-week challenge for the Broncos, but head coach Sean Payton sees the TNF flex as just that: a flex.

The Denver Broncos and head coach Sean Payton are riding high with their quarterback, Bo Nix, for their Week 16 schedule flex. They were scheduled to play the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday in Week 16 but the Broncos were offered to change the spot to Thursday Night Football.