Bo Nix had a simple response after his 62-yard touchdown run helped turn Sunday’s game in Glendale in the Broncos’ favor: “You believe me now?”, Nix quipped.
That burst in the second quarter gave Denver a 13-6 lead, and the Broncos never gave it back on the way to a 30-16 win over the Arizona Cardinals. For a team that has spent much of the early season under a microscope, Nix’s long run became the play that cracked the game open.
Afterward, Nix broke down the touchdown as a product of how Arizona lined up and how Denver executed around him.
“We had sort of a three-level shot on the right and they were playing man to it and so they all ended up on the other side of the field and o-line gave me a nice crease there and then everybody else just sort of kept their guys um occupied while I while I ran and there was a lot of space and I was just really hoping to get in the end zone.”
Nix finished with 222 passing yards, one touchdown pass, and 73 rushing yards to go along with the scoring run. Denver’s fifth win of the season came with plenty to like, but Nix wasn’t ready to pretend everything was clean.
“Still several things that we would like to get better at,” Nix said.
“The several penalties that we didn’t love. Some of the four minute [offense] there at the end we didn’t look very smooth and clean at times, but overall, we had a big win over a tough team on the road.
And so it was really good for us. We just got to keep improving and keep getting better and taking it one game one game at a time really.”
Nix also took a moment to talk about the crowd, noting how much Broncos orange showed up in Arizona. At times, State Farm Stadium had the feel of a Denver home crowd, and Nix said that stood out.
“It was uh really nice to see our fans show up to an away game like this,” Nix said. “You know, a non-what do you call it?
[cross divisional] conference game. So just for a normal game in Phoenix, it was really cool to see them show up. and a lot of orange in the stands.
Never been a huge fan of red being an Auburn guy with Alabama and Georgia. So, it was nice to see a lot of orange in the stadium.”
The Broncos are back next Sunday afternoon, when they host the Kansas City Chiefs in a key AFC West matchup.
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