Bo Nix came under heavy fire Thursday night even as the Denver Broncos walked away with a 17-14 overtime win over the Seattle Seahawks.
Denver had controlled much of the game and carried a 14-3 lead into the fourth quarter before Seattle punched back to force overtime. But the Broncos still found a way to finish it off, with Wil Lutz drilling a 53-yard field goal to send the home team into celebration mode and push Denver to 4-2.
That result did little to shield Nix from the backlash. The Broncos quarterback finished 17 of 27 for 107 yards, with no touchdowns and little downfield threat to speak of.
Ryan Fitzpatrick led the criticism on Amazon Prime, unloading on Nix in blunt terms after the game.
'It was really frustrating to watch and part of it is because Bo Nix is not playing competitively. It's almost disrespectful to the quarterback position how he's playing football.'
Fitzpatrick expanded on that point when pressed on what bothered him most.
'Well there's no fire and there's no passion. That doesn't mean you've got to be yelling at guys on the sideline or inspiring in the huddle.
You can do it with your play as well. And I just don't see it.
'I just think that he needs to be sat down and they need to tell him, 'being a quarterback in the NFL is a very special thing,' and right now he's taking it for granted, he is.
'There's a lot of guys that have played this game that watched that game and think, 'that right there is garbage. That effort is garbage, and that is not a quarterback in the NFL'. We deserve better.''
Fans piled on too, with social media users pointing to his 0.6 air yards per completion rate as evidence of how limited his night was. One fan wrote, 'Genuinely wonder when the Bo Nix from last season is gonna wake up.'
Another replied, 'This is just who he is now. It’s depressing.'
A separate post said, 'Never seen a QB play as scared as 2026 Bo Nix. Genuinely has zero confidence to do simple things,'
While the offense struggled, Denver’s defense kept the Broncos afloat. Sean Payton leaned on Vance Joseph’s unit, which recorded five sacks on Sam Darnold and then came up with a key overtime interception that set up Lutz’s winner.
Fitzpatrick wasn’t done there, either.
'First of all, the guy doesn't want to throw the ball. He has no trust from his coach. Then in overtime, he has two chances to be competitive,' he added.
'The last one being a designed run for him to run, make somebody miss and get a first down for your football team. They're in the locker room right now.
They're excited, they won. But he's not playing competitive football right now.'
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