The Atlanta Falcons have a long and contentious history with Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton, stemming from his 16 years coaching the NFC South-rival New Orleans Saints.
Payton made his return to Atlanta on Friday night and trounced the Falcons in their preseason opener. The Broncos' 27-7 victory over the Falcons was bad enough, but Payton added insult to injury by taking a shot at the lack of fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
"A lot of people dressed up as empty seats today," Payton told a sideline reporter during his halftime interview.
However, Denver's head coach had some nice things to say about the Falcons coaching staff as well. He even praised Atlanta for hiring Matt Ryan as the president of football following Friday's game.
"I like that Matt [Ryan]'s here. I think he's going to do a great job," Payton said. "I know a bunch of the coaches on their staff. I think when you come in and you're turning a program, there is that sense of urgency, and I think that experience these guys have - we know a handful of these coaches... It's good to see Matt, their coaching staff, all those guys."

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