Denver Broncos, Bo Nix and New Orleans Saints
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The Denver Broncos finally broke a ten-year playoff win drought, but in the process, Bo Nix broke his leg, too. Head coach Sean Payton confirmed after the game that Bo Nix suffered a fractured bone in his right ankle during the final moments of the contest.
Adding to the pain for Broncos faithful, the drop in Denver's odds to win the game also tanked the team's odds to win the Super Bowl, which are now dead last at every sportsbook. The Broncos (+1100) would have otherwise been second behind Seattle to win it all at around +350, according to DraftKings director of sportsbook operations Johnny Avello.
Phillies Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski is still feeling the sting after being spurned by Bo Bichette, who negotiated with Philly but ultimately signed a three-year, $126 million deal with their rivals,
A season-ending ankle injury forces the Denver Broncos to turn to a backup quarterback, reshaping their Super Bowl path and testing faith in deep defense.
The Phillies gave Bichette the offer he wanted: seven years, $200 million. But the Mets swooped in with a shorter-term, higher-salary offer. “It’s a gut punch,” Dave Dombrowski said.
In the Broncos' 33-30 Divisional Round win over the Buffalo Bills, the injuries to Pat Bryant and Troy Franklin put the onus on Marvin Mims Jr. and Lil'Jordan Humphrey to pick up the slack, and they both embraced the challenge. Mims and Humphrey came up big for the Broncos, each scoring a touchdown.
Bo Nix missing the AFC Championship still hurts my heart. 10 years after Peyton Manning and Tom Brady’s last dance, we could have had Nix and Drake Maye carry the torch on the same stage.
After suffering a season-ending ankle injury in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs, Nix has received hand-delivered "Feel better soon" cards in his mailbox. Izzy Nix, the quarterback's wife, posted a photo of the cards on her Instagram story on Monday.
Bo Nix broke his right ankle late in overtime of the Denver Broncos’ divisional-round victory over Buffalo on Saturday and will have surgery that will sideline him for the rest of the playoffs.