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Sean Payton's cheek kiss with reporter goes viral before Broncos game

Denver won seventeen to fourteen in overtime, but the pregame cheek greeting between the Broncos coach and the sideline reporter is what fans are sharing; the replay count wins.

On air: Chip Darnell and Dr. Nina Byte on The Midday Show
Published 12:37 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

Photo: All-Pro Reels · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 2.0

Photo: Sean Payton — Photo: All-Pro Reels · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 2.0

At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “Sean Payton’s kiss with reporter Charissa Thompson goes viral before Broncos game”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 12:37 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Chip Darnell and Dr. Nina Byte.
Topics: Broncos.
BBN covered this story before: Broncos edge Seahawks in overtime; Tesla Roadster hovers (October 16).

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New York PostSean Payton’s kiss with reporter Charissa Thompson goes viral before Broncos game

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA kiss on the cheek between Broncos coach Sean Payton and reporter Charissa Thompson went viral before Denver beat the Raiders, seventeen to fourteen in overtime.

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