DENVER — After what their rookie quarterback did to the Atlanta Falcons Sunday to keep the Denver Broncos in the AFC’s playoff race, some Broncos players said the team’s five-letter rookie quarterback just might have a future with a coveted three-letter award.
Bo Nix , whom the Broncos selected No. 12 overall in this past April’s draft, had career bests in passing yards (307), touchdown passes (4) and completion percentage (84.8%) in the Broncos’ 38-6 demolition of the Falcons at Empower Field at Mile High. The win moved the Broncos to 6-5 and keeps them in the AFC playoff race.
“He’s him,” Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II said. “I told him, ‘Man, you’re trying to win MVP, not even looking like Offensive Rookie of the Year right now, it’s looking like MVP.’ Just a testament to him. He puts the work in.”
Nix, who had no touchdown passes and four interceptions over the first three games of the season, has thrown 13 touchdown passes in the past seven, and nine over the past four. After being last among the league’s starters in completion percentage during the first month, he has had three games with at 73% or better in the past four weeks.