Nix finished his rookie season with 34 total touchdowns, but his impact for a young Broncos team went beyond his numbers.
I want to grow and develop into where I can compete and I’m on the same level as those guys,” Bo Nix said of the NFL’s other playoff QBs.
After five straight years of playoff exits before the Super Bowl, the Buffalo Bills are back in the postseason in 2024 with perhaps their best chance of advancing there under head coach Sean McDermott. It begins Sunday afternoon as the No. 2 Bills host the No. 7 Broncos in the AFC Wild Card round.
The Denver Broncos (10-7) are considered 8.5-point underdogs going into Sunday's playoff game against the Buffalo Bills (13-4). Broncos rookie
Since 2016, the Broncos have had seven different Week 1 starters in nine seasons. Nix pulled the emergency brake on the carousel.
Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix won two weekly awards following his historic performance against the Kansas City Chiefs. Nix first won AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors before also taking home the FedEx Air Player of the Week award for Week 18 following Denver’s 38-0 thumping of the Chiefs.
Mike’s Stadium Sportscard is a popular sport for Broncos fans, but Bo Nix’s rookie card has been flying off the shelves, and some rare rookie cards have even been going for hundreds or thousands of dollars. Mike’s Stadium Sportscard actually sold their last two Nix cards right after FOX31 visited their store on Thursday.
Daniels, the dual-threat dynamo behind the Washington Commanders ’ rapid turnaround, and Nix, whose steady playmaking turned the Denver Broncos into one of the league’s biggest surprises, are only the fourth pair of rookie quarterbacks to make the playoffs in the same season after serving as full-time starters.
The prospect of facing a rookie quarterback in his first playoff game normally would be a lick-their-chops moment for opposing pass rushers. Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix, however, has succeeded this season where so many other rookies who scramble their way into sacks fail.
Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week following last Sunday's playoff-clinching victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
With that, here are three keys to a Bills win vs. the Broncos: The Broncos’ pass rush is undoubtedly the team’s biggest strength. They led the NFL with 63 sacks, nine more than the second-most, and also led the NFL with 265 quarterback pressures, 10 more than the second-most. Along with that, their 37.4% pressure rate was third-best in the league.