The Broncos are hopeful Dre Greenlaw will make the trip to SF this week. Meanwhile, Alex Singleton would be playing if it was a playoff situation.

Ehlinger, who signed a modest deal with the Denver Broncos in free agency, is currently stationed as the team's third-string quarterback, same as Wilson was in 2024. The former Colts draft pick also flamed out in his last starting opportunity, same as Wilson did before arriving to the Mile High City.

"DO YOU PROMISE with every shred of your integrity that you won't discuss this with anyone?" Sean Payton asks me on a March 2024 afternoon. "Yes," I say. On this day, Payton is 60 years old and in his 18th year as an head coach,