Broncos quarterback Bo Nix suffers season-ending injury during playoff win against Bills
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Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix will miss the remainder of the NFL playoffs with an ankle injury suffered during the 33-30 win over the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round on Saturday.
Broncos head coach Sean Payton told reporters the news after the game.
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Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix will miss the remainder of the NFL playoffs with an ankle injury. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
“Not good news, on the penultimate play of overtime, Bo broke a bone in his right ankle. He is scheduled to have surgery on Tuesday of this week, which will keep him out for the rest of the season,” Payton said.
If the second-to-last play of the game is indeed what Payton was referring to, then it would be the play where the Broncos simply took a knee before kicking the game-winning field goal. On the previous play, Nix threw an incomplete pass that resulted in a 30-yard pass interference call to Buffalo, putting the Broncos in field goal range.
On the previous play, Nix ran toward a goalie where he lost two yards and was tackled by safety Cole Bishop. Nix was seen limping slightly after the play.
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Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix was injured near the end of Saturday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. (Isaiah J. Downing/Imagn Images)
Nix was 26 of 46 for 279 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 29 yards on 12 carries in the win.
“He’s a very strong, faith-based guy,” Payton said. “He’s sitting in the hallway with his family and he comes over and we all talk to him. He knows God has a plan for him and he said he had (a broken ankle) in high school and then he said he had one at Auburn.
“And I said I didn’t realize that. I said if I had known I wouldn’t have selected you.”
Nix, the 12th overall pick out of Oregon in the 2024 NFL draft, tied Russell Wilson’s NFL record with two dozen wins in his first two seasons. Saturday’s win was their first in the playoffs. The Broncos lost last year in Buffalo, but Nix led Denver to first place in the AFC this season.
“He’s a tough guy,” Payton said. “And this team has lost key players all year and will rise to the next challenge.”
Payton said Broncos backup Jarrett Stidham will start at quarterback for Denver in next week’s AFC Championship game at Mile High Stadium against the winner of Sunday’s divisional showdown between the Patriots and Texans.
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Nix was 26 of 46 for 279 yards and three touchdowns in Saturday’s win. (Logan Bowles/Getty Images)
“[Stidham] “It’s ready,” Payton said. “We will be ready for the next challenge.”
The News contributed to this report.
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