He suffered the injury during the team's win over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 12. The injury occurred in the first half, but he was later slammed to the ground on his back by Maxx Crosby in the second half, which likely didn't help. Nix ended up completing 70.4% of his passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns in that game.

Denver put its first-round draft pick on the field immediately, and the payoff was the team’s first playoff appearance in nine years.

As Bo Nix reflected on his rookie season, the chance to gain valuable lessons from 18 starts across the regular season and playoffs was among the biggest takeaways from a prolific first campaign.

Before Bo Nix took a victory lap around Empower Field to celebrate the Broncos’ first playoff berth in nine years, the rookie quarterback first had to earn his teammates’ trust.

Bo Nix, one of Denver's most trumpeted rookie QBs since the Elway days, has written the first chapter of what he hopes is a similar book, right down to losing his first playoff game by the same score ( 31-7 to Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills ).

Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix played through a broken bone in his back in the latter part of his stellar rookie season. Nix sustained a transverse process fracture in his back during the first half of a game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Nov.

The Oregon Ducks and Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix had one of the most memorable rookie seasons in recent memory. He overachieved and outperformed many of t