ENGLEWOOD — Sean Payton spent time Tuesday talking about postseason “myths,” but it is no myth what the Broncos’ goal is heading into their first playoff game.

The Broncos (14-3), the top seed in the AFC playoffs, will face No. 6 Buffalo in a divisional game Saturday at Empower Field at Mile High. Despite their much lower seed, the Bills, who went 12-5 in the regular season and won 27-24 on Sunday at No. 3 Jacksonville, were actually first installed as a 1.5-point favorite.

“The motivation is already set,’’ cornerback Ja’Quan McMillian said when asked about the betting line after a practice at Broncos Park. “We’ve got goals for ourselves already. We want to win the Super Bowl. So it doesn’t matter (being an underdog). They’re just another team that’s in the way of getting that goal. So we just want to go out there and play how we’ve been playing the whole year.”

Payton has spoken all season about the goal to win the Super Bowl. As for the playoff “myths,” he dispensed Tuesday, Payton sought to dispel some things that would suggest the Broncos are in a comfortable situation entering Saturday’s game even though they were first listed as an underdog.

“There are some myths relative to the playoffs,’’ Payton said. “Home-field (advantage) is important relative to the crowd noise, but just look at the weekend we just had.”

Payton was referring to four road teams having won in the six wild-card games, including the Bills. Due to their No. 1 seed, the Broncos got a bye in that round.

Payton offered up another “myth” when asked about the Broncos having a lot more rest than the Bills, who will come to Denver on a short week. The Broncos had every player on their 53-man roster practice Tuesday and the only one listed as limited was linebacker Dre Greenlaw. Greenlaw missed the final two games of the regular season with a hamstring injury, but Payton said it will be “good to have a healthy Dre Greenlaw back” Saturday.

The Bills, after conducting a walkthrough Tuesday, listed five players as estimated nonparticipants in a practice and seven as limited. Among the five, safety Jordan Poyer (hamstring) and wide receiver Tyrell Shavers (knee) already have been ruled out for Saturday and the five listed doesn’t count wide receiver Gabe Davis, placed on injured reserve Tuesday with a knee injury.

“The rest is important, but myth No. 2 is that assures the fast start,’’ Payton said. “It doesn’t. Understand this: We’re playing a team that’s coming off one of their biggest wins in the last 10 years. We have to earn a fast start and take advantage of the energy, take advantage of the rest.”

Payton then offered another “myth” when asked about many of Denver’s players having gained postseason experience last January. In their first playoff game since the 2015 season, the Broncos lost 31-7 at Buffalo in the wild-card round.

“Myth No. 3: Postseason experience is important,’’ Payton said.

Payton said “there’s about eight of these myths’’ for the playoffs, although he declined to name the other five.

It’s no myth, though, that Payton has plenty of respect for the Bills. They are led by star quarterback Josh Allen, the 2024 MVP.

“I have a ton of respect (for Buffalo),’’ said Payton, speaking to the media for the first time since Denver’s opponent became known Sunday night. “And I consider (Bills coach) Sean (McDermott) a friend in this profession. … I think (Allen) does so many things well. … He’s hard to bring down. He’s powerful. … He has tremendous legs. He’s a fantastic competitor. … He’s one of the stars of our league.”

The presence of Allen, who has led Buffalo to seven straight playoff berths, is a key reason why the Bills were initially installed as a slight favorite despite their injury situation.

“It could motivate us,’’ cornerback Pat Surtain said of Denver’s underdog status. “But we’ve been been underdogs (before). … We understand what it’s like but none of that matters. We’ve got to go out there and play our brand of football and play our game. So obviously Buffalo is a great team. It’s not going to be easy. It’s not going to be handed to us and we got to find a way to execute and find a way to get the dub.”

Linebacker Jonathon Cooper learned from the media Tuesday that the Broncos were listed as an underdog. When asked if that is a sign of disrespect, he said, “Yeah, for sure.” When asked if that serves as motivation, he said, “Yeah.”

Getting walloped by the Bills last season also could motivate the Broncos.

“Of course, I feel like revenge is definitely something people use to their advantage,’’ Cooper said. “I don’t know necessarily if that’s our mindset. I really feel like we’re just going to do what we do well.”

But Cooper was asked how long it took for him to get over last season’s defeat.

“It’s still sitting with me,’’ he said.

Some Denver holdovers from last season sought Tuesday to downplay that playoff defeat. But safety Talanoa Hufanga, in his first Broncos season, said he is using that game as motivation.

“I just wanted to play Buffalo just because it was a team they lost to the playoffs last year,’’ Hufanga said. “It’s always fun when you play a team that you lost to before because it definitely holds a chip on your shoulder. And I’m kind of holding that chip even though I wasn’t here.”

Whether getting revenge from a playoff loss is one of Payton’s myths is uncertain. But it’s no myth that the Broncos are talking about winning a Super Bowl, something the head coach first brought up when players reported last April for offseason drills.

“We weren’t scared to talk about what we could do since the start of the year,’’ said outside linebacker Jonah Elliss. “(Defensive coordinator) Vance (Joseph) and Sean made that perfectly clear, and this is like that first step to getting to where we want to go. So we got to take care of this week.”