Bo Nix, the Denver Broncos quarterback who beat Josh Allen and the Bills to advance to the AFC Championship, will miss the the rest of the postseason with a broken ankle.
Just over an hour after the recreation ended, head coach Sean Payton introduced that Nix had broken a bone in his ankle on the second-to-last play of the recreation.
“Not good news. On the second to last play in overtime, Bo fractured a bone in his right ankle,” Payton instructed reporters. “He’s scheduled to have surgery Tuesday of this week to put him out for the rest of this season. … It was the second to last play before he threw the pass to (Marvin) Mims.”
Jarrett Stidham, who appeared in a single recreation this 12 months and took simply 4 snaps with out making an attempt a cross, will change him at QB subsequent week.
It’s a stunning improvement following an exhilarating recreation in the Mile High City. In a postseason already characterised by late-game dramatics, the Broncos emerged victorious from the first time beyond regulation recreation of the playoffs, beating the Bills.
It was a measure of revenge for the Broncos after the Bills eradicated them final 12 months. Their 33-30 victory, Denver’s first playoff win at dwelling in a decade, sends them to the AFC Championship.
The Broncos received it on a straightforward subject purpose after the Bills protection dedicated a pair of cross interference penalties for a complete of 47 yards on the ultimate drive of the recreation.
That was indicative of how Buffalo’s blunders proved pricey. The Bills completed the recreation with 100 extra yards than the Broncos, however have been undone by premature turnovers — 5 complete as a workforce, together with 4 by Josh Allen, who had dedicated solely six turnovers by way of his first 14 playoff video games prior to tonight.
Nix, whose solely earlier playoff begin was the loss to the Bills final season, threw for three touchdowns. The 25-year-old appeared poised, whilst Buffalo ramped up its cross rush in the second half.
Cameras confirmed Nix wanting in ache on the sideline earlier than the game-winning subject purpose however he didn’t seem to be strolling with any main limp after the recreation.