Bo Nix helped drag the Broncos through a roller-coaster Sunday night and out of Mile High with a 30-26 win over the Los Angeles Rams.
Denver had to dig itself out of a 16-0 halftime hole, then leaned on a second-half surge and Nix’s poise when the game tightened late. The quarterback finished 17 of 34 for 186 yards with two touchdown passes, then added a QB sneak for the deciding score in the final seconds.
Afterward, speaking with NBC’s Melissa Stark, Nix broke down the final possession and the balancing act that came with it.
“We completed a few passes, and we got down here close”, Nix said of the final drive. “We knew we had three points, and so it’s one of those moments where you don’t want to put the ball in harm’s way, but at the same time you want to score.
“So we got the ball up to the end zone a few times, and we were fortunate with a couple interference penalties, and it got to the goal line, and we just punched it in.”
That last push ended with Nix hopping over the offensive line for the go-ahead QB sneak, the kind of finish that matched the chaos of the night. But the comeback didn’t start with fireworks in the locker room at halftime. Nix said the Broncos stayed with the plan instead of letting the early deficit turn into panic.
“We just kept the game plan,” Nix said. We came out in third quarter, and we got a quick touchdown, and went for two, and got it.
And then next thing you know, it’s a one possession game, and our defense played really well in the second half, and it got closed there in the fourth quarter again. But like he said, all glory to God.
He’s really good. He’s given us this platform.
He’s given us this opportunity, and our opportunity or our job is just to make the most of it, so we’re just fortunate to be here.”
The Broncos are back next week against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara at 3:25 p.m.
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