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Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix will miss the rest of the NFL playoffs because of an ankle injury suffered during Saturday’s 33-30 divisional-round win over the Buffalo Bills.
Broncos coach Sean Payton told the media 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)
“It’s not good news, in the second and last game in 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 talking about, it will be the one where the Broncos took a knee before kicking the game-winning field goal. The play before that, Nix committed a fumble that led to a 30-yard interception by Buffalo, which put the Broncos in field goal range.
The play before that, Nix ran a keeper where he lost two yards and was tackled by safety Cole Bishop. Nix appeared to limp slightly after the match.
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Denver Broncos linebacker Bo Nix was injured late in Saturday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. (Isaiah J. Downing/Images)
Nix was 26-of-46 for 279 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 29 yards on 12 carries in the win.
“He’s a strong man, a man of faith,” Payton said. “He’s sitting in the hallway with his family and we’re all talking to him, he knows God has a plan for him and he said (he broke his ankle) in high school and then he said he had one at Auburn.”
“I also said that I did not pay attention to that. I said that if I had known, I would not have written to you.”
Nix, the 12th overall pick out of Oregon in the 2024 NFL draft, tied Russell Wilson’s NFL record with 12 wins in his first two seasons. Saturday’s victory was his first in the finals. The Broncos lost last year in Buffalo but Nix led Denver to the AFC best this season.
“He’s a tough cookie,” Payton said. “And this team has lost key players throughout the year and will rise to face 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 Patriots-Texans game.
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Nix was 26-of-46 for 279 yards and three touchdowns in Saturday’s win. (Logan Bowles/Getty Images)
“[Stidham] ready,” Payton said. “We’ll be ready for the next challenge.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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