The 13-3 Denver Broncos will claim home-field advantage for the AFC portion of the playoffs if they earn a home victory over the Los Angeles Chargers (11-5) this coming Sunday. While speaking with reporters on Wednesday, Broncos head coach Sean Payton shared that he wants fans to make their voices heard as soon as an opposing team enters its huddle during an upcoming postseason matchup held in Denver. “I say this — I’m not being critical — but earlier. Earlier,” Payton said about when an opponent should hear members of the Broncos faithful during an offensive series, per Parker Gabriel of The Denver Post. “So, no shell games on the scoreboard. No ‘follow the Bronco head’ or any of that. When they’re getting in the huddle — deafening. That’s the 12th man. There can be no better one. (Texas) A&M coined that phrase, and then the Seahawks bought it from them. It really fits. That is what’s so exciting about this game and then what a win in this game can do for the next couple of games.” As of Thursday morni
