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Nix has the Broncos in the driver's seat for home-field advantage, and he's busted his way into the MVP conversation. That he's been able to do that as just a second-year player is amazing, and the same can be said for Maye and the New England Patriots.
Nix and the Broncos are back in action on Sunday for a Week 15 matchup against the Green Bay Packers. As for the 2-11 Raiders, they will look to snap their seven-game losing streak on Sunday against the defending champions, the Philadelphia Eagles.
It wasn't long ago when Bo Nix was booed by Denver faithful. After a 4-TD performance, the passer is growing up, and proving he belongs.
When they all trickle back under the Nix family roof in Alabama for board-game marathons, the goal is simple. Beat Bo. Because Bo Nix is trying to beat them.
The Packers had a cleverly disguised coverage called on second-and-15. Another area in which Nix had struggled was reacting to disguised coverages. According to Pro Football Focus, before this week, Nix had the third-lowest passer rating (61.4) and second-most interceptions (5) in the league against disguised coverages.
ESPN's Ryan Clark said Micah Parsons suffered a torn ACL because of the effort he had to exert pursuing Bo Nix all game.
Watch the best plays from Broncos quarterback Bo Nix's 302-yard, four-touchdown game against the Green Bay Packers in Week 15.
In a production meeting earlier this season with NFL Network analyst and Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, Payton used a cross-sport analogy to further describe the difference between the passers.
Colin Cowherd believes too many people made up their minds on Bo Nix too soon, but Colin Cowherd is too many people. It’s barely been a month since Cowherd went on Fox Sports Radio and FS1 to claim Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos could consider moving on from Nix after this season.
Bo is super smart. Super mobile, a huge part of his game that I don’t think a lot of people understand. You saw all kind of come into fruition today.”