Sean Payton made the message loud and clear after the Broncos’ Week 7 win: Bo Nix is still the guy.
Denver’s 5-2 start now includes a three-game winning streak, and the team heads into the final stretch before its Week 10 bye with two games left - a home meeting with the Kansas City Chiefs and a road trip to the Carolina Panthers. The Broncos should be positioned to reach the bye at 6-3, and Week 8 at home looks very much in play, especially with Denver having beaten Kansas City in Denver three straight years.
That kind of game only matters if you trust the quarterback, and Payton made it clear he does.
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Sean Payton stated the Broncos building never lost faith in Bo Nix
“He’s our guy” pic.twitter.com/9UeNzghokH
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“The confidence inside the building relative to his abilities hadn’t changed at all... sometimes you’re answering questions about whether or not... there’s not one time where we were... he’s our guy, and it was good to see him play well...”
Payton’s delivery came in his usual stop-and-start rhythm, but the point didn’t get lost: Denver’s belief in Nix never wavered.
And that belief has a real track record behind it. Nix has done nothing but win since entering the NFL, and after seven games this season, he and the Broncos are on pace for a third 10-plus-win year in as many seasons. At this point, it would be a surprise if this team didn’t make the playoffs.
The numbers through the first seven games may not jump off the page, but the larger picture is obvious: Nix has helped shift the Broncos into a winning culture, and that’s been the story since he entered the mix in 2024.
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