Nix finished his rookie season with 34 total touchdowns, but his impact for a young Broncos team went beyond his numbers.

The Denver Broncos head to Highmark Stadium this Sunday for the wildcard matchup with the No 2 seeded Buffalo Bills. It is not expected to go well for the Broncos, who will be starting rookie quarterback Bo Nix. The Bills were undefeated at home this year. Vegas has the Bills favored to win by 9 points.

Zoom in: Denver (10-7) has its own rising star in Nix, whose emergence as a passing threat and leader has Broncos fans dreaming about lifting the Lombardi Trophy for a fourth time.

Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix won two weekly awards following his historic performance against the Kansas City Chiefs. Nix first won AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors before also taking home the FedEx Air Player of the Week award for Week 18 following Denver’s 38-0 thumping of the Chiefs.

The prospect of facing a rookie quarterback in his first playoff game normally would be a lick-their-chops moment for opposing pass rushers. Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix, however, has succeeded this season where so many other rookies who scramble their way into sacks fail.

Since 2016, the Broncos have had seven different Week 1 starters in nine seasons. Nix pulled the emergency brake on the carousel.

Broncos quarterback Bo Nix finished his regular season with one more accolade. The rookie was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance Week 18 in Denver’s playoff-clinching, 38-0 blowout of a largely starter-less Kansas City team Sunday.

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week following last Sunday's playoff-clinching victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix has shined in his NFL rookie season. Nix has helped lead the Broncos back to the playoffs for the first time in the Sean Payton era. Has Nix done enough to win NFL offensive rookie of the year?

Good Morning Football's Peter Schrager was one of the only talking heads that even predicted a Denver Broncos playoff berth prior to the season. Now, he is letting everyone know that the Broncos deserve to be a playoff team over the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Denver Broncos, led by quarterback Bo Nix, meet the Buffalo Bills, led by quarterback Josh Allen in an AFC Wild Card game on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2024 (1/12/25) at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.