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.

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This team has been resilient,” Broncos coach Sean Payton said. “The sky isn’t falling relative to our season and the schedule.”

The Denver Broncos will enter the NFL history books after agreeing to have their Week 16 road game against the Los Angeles Chargers flexed from Sunday to Thursday night. In doing so, Denver will become the first team in 98 years to play multiple road Thursday games after playing on Sunday,