After suffering a heartbreaking 16-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs last week on a blocked field goal, the Denver Broncos were motivated to bounce back in a big way in Week 11.

Unfortunately for the Atlanta Falcons, they were next on Denver’s schedule after the Kansas City game.

The Broncos dominated the Falcons in a 38-6 victory on Sunday.

“That’s something I was most proud of and excited about, and that was obviously the reaction after a tough loss,” Denver coach Sean Payton said after the game.

It seemed like Broncos players were holding on to their emotions from the Chiefs loss and releasing their emotions against the Falcons.

“I think it started early in the week,” Payton said. “It’s still about the players and the makeup. It comes back to the things we keep talking about: the grit, the toughness. This is a team that is different than it was a year ago and it has that. Their response was really good.”

Denver left tackle Garett Bolles said the team was “relentless” on Sunday.

“The more time we spend together, we’re just a tight-knit group of guys,” Bolles said. “That’s what happens with teams with a tight group of guys. We put points on the board and win games like that.”

Denver’s offense scored a season-high five touchdowns against Atlanta. The defense also dominated, holding the Falcons to just two field goals.

“It’s great because we talked about our first full football game,” wide receiver Troy Franklin said after the win. “A full four quarters of everyone playing, putting in effort and executing. I think we did that today.”

Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix said the team was eager to bounce back from last week’s loss to Arrowhead.

“It kind of felt like we could have put the ball together at the end of the game last week and played another four-quarter game against another team,” Nix said. “We just wanted to get back into the fire. It’s hard when you lose a game like that. You feel like it’s been stolen from us, but I want to get back on the field straight away. I want to go out and play again. That’s pretty much how we felt this week.

“We had a great week of practice. The preparation was phenomenal. Offense, defense, special teams, we prepared like crazy. We fixed our mistakes that we wanted to fix. We came out and played with great effort, great intensity and great love for the guys around you. You can just see our sideline and see everyone on the field, you can see how much fun and joy we get out of it.

After the big win, Denver is now 6-5 and currently on pace to make the NFL playoffs. Next up is a home game against the Las Vegas Raiders (2-8).

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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: Broncos released frustrations from Chiefs game at Falcons