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In Denver, Sean Payton is sounding the alarm after his Broncos pulled off yet another second-half miracle, outscoring the Rams thirty to nothing after trailing sixteen to nothing at the half. Payton made clear after the win that this team cannot keep digging itself into holes and expecting to climb out. The formula is unsustainable, and he knows it.
Speaking of ugly wins, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs gutted out a messy one over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, and Mahomes was refreshingly honest about it. Rather than sugarcoat the performance, he acknowledged the sloppiness while pointing to the result as proof this team finds ways to win even when nothing is clicking. That resilience is the Chiefs' calling card, and Mahomes is leaning into it.
Over in the WNBA, Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings were dismantled by the Golden State Valkyries, one hundred four to eighty, with Golden State going on a thirty seven to eleven run in the second quarter alone. Bueckers admitted the Valkyries' defensive pressure was simply too much to handle, a tough admission from a player who rarely has trouble finding answers on the floor.
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