After the Denver Broncos clinched a spot in the NFL playoffs with a 38-0 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, rookie quarterback Bo Nix was asked when the team realized they were a playoff-caliber squad.

Broncos quarterback Bo Nix finished his regular season with one more accolade. The rookie was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance Week 18 in Denver’s playoff-clinching, 38-0 blowout of a largely starter-less Kansas City team Sunday.

Good Morning Football's Peter Schrager was one of the only talking heads that even predicted a Denver Broncos playoff berth prior to the season. Now, he is letting everyone know that the Broncos deserve to be a playoff team over the Cincinnati Bengals.

Broncos QB Bo Nix has a Total QBR rating of 57.2 going into the NFL playoffs, which ranked 12th among the league’s 14 playoff quarterbacks.

Since 2016, the Broncos have had seven different Week 1 starters in nine seasons. Nix pulled the emergency brake on the carousel.

As the sixth quarterback off the board in the 2024 NFL draft, Nix wasn't as highly touted as Chicago Bears rookie Caleb Williams or Washington Commanders star Jayden Daniels, who looks set to win the Rookie of the Year. But he certainly has looked the part of franchise quarterback in his first year.

The Broncos square off against the Bills in the first round of the playoffs and rookie QB Bo Nix will face former Denver great Von Miller.

The Denver Broncos are back in the playoffs. For the first time since winning Super Bowl 50, the Broncos (10-7) will be in the postseason after punching their playoff ticket thanks to a 38-0 thumping of the Chiefs,

Nix, the 12th overall pick in last April’s draft, impressed in Year 1, throwing for 3,775 yards, 29 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. His efforts not only secured Denver’s first playoff berth since 2015 but also made him the first rookie quarterback to lead the Broncos to the postseason since Hall of Famer John Elway in 1983.

In rookie quarterback Bo Nix, Sean Payton says the Denver Broncos players have a guy they think they can win with. That belief manifested during the course of a 10-7 season. He also hits on trying to contain Buffalo Bills quarterback and MVP candidate Josh Allen.

It’s been a while since the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos faced each other in a playoff game, and one person on the field on Sunday will have played for both teams.