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Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix will miss the rest of the NFL playoffs with an ankle injury suffered during a 33-30 win over the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round 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 rest of the NFL playoffs with an ankle injury. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
“Not good news, on the second-to-last play in overtime, Bo fractured a bone in his right ankle. He’s schedule to have surgery Tuesday of this week, which will put him out the rest of the season,” Payton said.
If the second-to-last play of the game is truly what Payton was referencing, then it would be the play in which the Broncos simply took a knee prior to kicking the game-winning field goal. The play right before that, Nix threw an incompletion that resulted in a 30-yard pass interference call on Buffalo, which set up the Broncos in field-goal range.
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Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix was injured near the end of Saturday’s game against 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.
Payton said Broncos backup Jarrett Stidham will start at quarterback for Denver in the AFC Championship game next week at Mile High Stadium against the winner of Sunday’s Patriots-Texans divisional matchup.
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Nix was 26-of-46 for 279 yards and three touchdowns in Saturday’s win. (Logan Bowles/Getty Images)
“[Stidham] is ready,” Payton said. “We’ll be ready for the next challenge.”
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