The Denver Broncos’ celebration was short-lived after their 33-30 win over the Buffalo Bills in additional time.
Throughout his postgame information convention, Broncos head coach Sean Payton revealed Bo Nix was out for the remainder of the season after struggling a fractured ankle on the second-to-last offensive play in additional time.
With Nix out, Denver plans to begin backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham within the AFC championship in opposition to the winner of Sunday’s divisional spherical contest in opposition to the New England Patriots and Houston Texans.
Payton gave a weird synopsis of his interplay with Nix after the sport. The second-year quarterback informed Payton he suffered an ankle harm that required surgical procedure throughout his time at Auburn and had one other comparable harm in highschool.
Payton informed Nix he would not have drafted him had he recognized of his historical past with ankle points.
“He is such a robust, faith-based man, sitting within the hallway together with his household,” Payton mentioned of Nix. “And I went over, and we’re all speaking to him, and you realize he is aware of, you realize, that God’s obtained a plan for him.
“And but he mentioned he had one in highschool. After which he mentioned he had one at Auburn, and I mentioned, ‘I did not notice that I mentioned if I do not know that I would not have drafted you.'”
It wasn’t clear if Payton was utilizing gallows humor or not. Nonetheless, Payton’s alternative of phrases was odd after Nix’s season-ending harm.
