Broncos four downs: Bo Nix’s best NFL game carries Denver to 11th straight win
Initial thoughts from the Broncos - win over the Green Bay Packers in Week at Empower Field Bo Nix breakout Four touchdown passes Four different receivers With NFL observers keeping a keen eye on a matchup of two division leaders at Empower Field Bo Nix picked a great time to have his greatest challenge as a Denver Broncos QB Especially with Jordan Love slinging it on the other sideline For the afternoon Nix largely met the moment completing of his first throws for yards His four touchdowns against zero interceptions tied a single-game high for Dallas while also matching his career-high The Broncos signal-caller has produced a quartet of four-touchdown games in his young career but in terms of quality of opposition stakes et cetera This one might stand atop the other three Red-zone help When good teams lock horns it s incredible how large the little things start to add up The Broncos - came into the weekend ranked No in the NFL in lowest opponent touchdown-percentage in the red zone a TD on of their red-zone trips while Green Bay ranked th Through the first three quarters Sunday the Broncos had traversed to the red zone on three occasions and came away with TDs each time for The Packers - - had made four trips but only reached the end zone once for Wide-open Packers wideouts The Broncos killer pass-rush trio of Nik Bonitto Jonathon Cooper and Zach Allen combined for three tackles and zero sacks in the first half and Jordan Love used his extra time in the pocket to his advantage The Green Bay signal-caller completed of his first throws for yards and a touchdown in the opening half The Pack had strung together first downs by halftime to the Broncos eight Context Denver came in allowing only first downs on average over an entire championship tied for sixth-best in the category among all NFL defenses Related Articles Packers pass rushing standout Micah Parsons hurts left knee against Broncos Broncos safety Brandon Jones linebacker Justin Strnad receiver Marvin Mims banged up vs Packers How it Happened Broncos beat Packers clinch playoff berth Broncos-Packers scouting document How will Broncos front handle the rampaging Micah Parsons Inside Broncos WR Courtland Sutton s quest for mental mastery Be where your feet are Pregame shove-fest Did we mention expected Super Bowl matchup vibes The intensity of the pregame matched the moment Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton was talking to a teammate near the visiting sidelines when a line of Packers ran past him Singleton then appeared to shove Green Bay defensive end Rashan Gary as he went by the Denver defender Gary turned right around and got in Singleton s face forcing a third Bronco to jump in and jostle Gary A full donnybrook ensued with Broncos linebacker Dre Greenlaw in the middle of a pile of more than a dozen Packers Bo Nix went into the group to help yank Denver players out of it Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis
