From the opening coin toss, Sean Payton couldn’t wait to get his rookie quarterback going with his new game plan. The call by the Broncos was ‘heads’ and so it was. Payton then made an unusual decision. Instead of deferring until the second half, he elected to receive. He wanted the ball right now. This can fire up the opposing defense, but Payton had an answer for that, too. Downfield throws. The Broncos thumped the home-team Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 26-7 Sunday at sweltering hot Raymond James Stadium thanks to Bo Nix, their rookie quarterback, and a whole new offensive game plan by their head coach and offensive playcaller, Sean Payton. Nix was 25 of 36 passing for 216 yards. Most of his passing damage was done in the first half when he was 18 of 23 for 169 yards. He also rushed for 47 yards rushing, including a 3-yard touchdown run and a 22-yard Houdini-like scramble in what has been by far his best performance of this still way-young season. Operating with the lead, the Broncos wore down Tampa Bay's injury-depleted defense with a running game featuring Tyler Badie (Ba-day, as it's now pronounced), who had 70 yards on 9 carries Wil Lutz continued his perfect season by going 4 of 4 in field goals (43, 33, 38 and 43 yards) and 2 of 2 in (33-yard) extra points.