After a fourth quarter fake FG and trick play, Broncos coach Sean Payton shrugs off angry Panthers CB Jaycee Horn

Jaycee Horn barked and Sean Payton barked back.

The Carolina cornerback and Denver head coach exchanged words after the Broncos’ 28-14 win Sunday at Empower Field, though Payton tried to downplay the interaction.

“I coached his father,” Payton said, referring to 12-year veteran and former New Orleans wide receiver Joe Horn. “So I was yelling back at him. I don’t know what the exchange was, but his father (was a player) I enjoyed coaching. I enjoyed him. (Jaycee) was frustrated. I think he was yelling at one of our other players.

“I like him. I think he’s a good player.”

Horn might have been yelling at somebody else, but the broadcast showed him turning directly toward the Broncos bench and yelling in frustration before Bo Nix took a knee on the final snap of the afternoon.

Sean Payton said he coached Jaycee Horn’s dad and wasn’t sure why Horn was yelling. Thought maybe he was yelling at one of Denver’s other players.

“I like him,” Payton said of Jaycee. “He’s a good player.” https://t.co/1tDtOJTBeV

— Parker Gabriel (@ParkerJGabriel) October 27, 2024

The Panthers are the worst team in football by several metrics and perhaps Horn didn’t take kindly to Payton and the Broncos faking a 60-yard field goal attempt and also dialing up a wide receiver pass from Courtland Sutton to fullback Mike Burton in the fourth quarter while holding a multi-score lead.