Part of what comes with the Bo Nix experience is the slow start. It’s happened often enough this season that it’s become part of the conversation, but Davis Webb has handled it by keeping his eyes on the bigger picture rather than reacting to every rough opening quarter.
That approach showed up again Sunday night in Denver’s 30-26 comeback win over the Rams. The Broncos were down 16-0 before Nix and Webb found a way to steady things, and then to finish. Nix threw for 186 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, going 17-of-34 in a game that swung hard in both directions.
The early interception to Rams cornerback Josh Wallace was one of those throws that can derail a night. It came in the fourth quarter after Denver had already erased the early deficit, and it briefly stalled the momentum.
Nix also had other risky moments, including a late throw on the Broncos’ final drive that may have been intercepted before a penalty call went Denver’s way. That’s the roller coaster with him.
The highs come fast, and so do the mistakes.
Webb has seen enough of that side of Nix to know the job is about patience as much as play design. He coached Nix as quarterbacks coach during the quarterback’s rookie season and served as pass-game coordinator last year, so he didn’t walk into this season blind. Sean Payton knew what Webb was taking on when he handed him the play-calling duties.
And for all the noise about whether Payton should step back in and take over, the Broncos are 2-1. That matters.
Last season, Denver sat at 1-2, and nobody was pushing the same panic button. This group is winning games, even if the formula isn’t always clean.
Sunday night had a little of everything. The Broncos needed second-half answers, just as they did in Week 2 against the Jaguars, when rookie running back Jonah Coleman helped spark the offense.
Coleman is now on injured reserve with an ankle injury, so Webb had to find a different path against the Rams. He did, eventually.
The corrections came late, but they came.
That’s been a theme for Denver. Webb has leaned on the idea that Nix will settle in and hit enough throws to make the offense work, even if it takes a while.
It happened after halftime against Jacksonville, and it happened again against Los Angeles. The Broncos’ defense helped keep the door open, too, especially with Vance Joseph sending pressure at Matthew Stafford throughout the second half.
The game flipped in a hurry after Denver had trailed by 16. Nix found Jaylen Waddle for a two-point conversion over a defender’s head to cut into the gap, then later used his legs for the one-yard game-winning touchdown with 47 seconds left in regulation. That mix of erratic passing and timely mobility is part of what makes Nix so hard to pin down.
Webb’s job has been to navigate all of it: the misses, the flashes, the chaos. So far, he’s done that well enough to keep Denver moving in the right direction.
Maybe that’s the point. Maybe the Broncos don’t need perfect play-calling every week.
Maybe they just need enough answers by the end.
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