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The Denver Broncos have had a season to remember. They won the AFC West, locked up the first seed in the AFC, and got the first-round bye because of it.
Today, they played their first game of the playoffs against Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills and ended up winning an incredible game that went into overtime.
The Broncos' defense looked as elite as they have all season, forcing five turnovers. As impressive as the defense was, Denver QB Bo Nix shut down a lot of talk about his play by throwing for almost 300 yards and three TDs.
He delivered throws on the money when it counted and helped lead the Broncos to the AFC Championship. Unfortunately, within just an hour after jubilation, the Broncos and their fanbase received absolutely brutal injury news regarding their QB.
The question many are asking is, when did this even happen?
Bo Nix fractures ankle against Buffalo Bills in OT
The NFL gave us yet another barn burner in this year's playoffs as the Broncos and Bills had to go into OT to determine a winner.
Thanks to a late pass interference call against Buffalo, the Broncos were put well within field goal range. All they needed to do was take a knee to get good FG positioning and win the game. They never thought such a simple play could be the downfall of their season.
On the play where Nix was attempting just to get the ball to the correct hash and take a knee for his kicker, the Bills rushed hard and ended up injuring him on that play.
The injury happened on the second to last play of overtime. https://t.co/8pTROF4U9Y
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 18, 2026Many were shocked to hear this, as Nix looked fine after the game and was cool, calm, and collected in his post-game interview.
The type of play he got hurt on is among the most routine in the NFL, and unfortunately, it sounds like the result of such a simple play may cost Denver its highly impressive season.
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