Bo Nix gets brutally honest with postgame comments after squeaking out a win vs. Jets
The second-year signal caller didn’t hold back with his comments made after the game.
The Denver Broncos’ 13-11 win over the New York Jets wasn’t pretty. The offense, led by quarterback Bo Nix, struggled at times, with no help from some pre-snap penalties and self-inflicted wounds. The absence of offensive lineman Ben Powers was felt, with his replacement, Matt Peart, committing several penalties.
Late in the fourth quarter, Denver’s defense stopped quarterback Justin Fields and the Jets’ offense, allowing the Broncos to walk away with a victory. Nix was asked about the lack of rhythm on offense, giving a blunt but honest response from the second-year signal caller.
“We weren’t in a very good rhythm at all,” Nix said. “First half, we were going quick getting the ball to different players, spreading the ball around, getting them in certain defenses where we would get softer coverages, and then obviously in the second half felt like the opposite — lot of heavy looks, lot of loaded boxes, and then just complete lack of rhythm.
“Thank goodness Evan got open on his man-to-man, and then it started a switch,” Nix said. “That drive we were able to do just enough get in a little bit of rhythm and spread the ball around enough to go down and get points. Just kind of felt like a tale of two different halves with what we were doing.”
Broncos Country gets a shoutout
With the game in London, Nix was quick to comment on how well the fanbase traveled, which wound up making all the difference for the team to operate on offense. It wasn’t even close to a hostile environment, which allowed Nix and the offense to communicate throughout the matchup.
“I thought it was an impressive travel today by our fans for sure,” Nix said. “It was nice not having to be on silent cadence, we were able to talk the whole time, obviously, cause we had a majority of the fans. Didn’t feel like a road game, I guess all week it felt like a road game being in a different country. The atmosphere was cool and really played a big role in the game.”
Now, it goes without saying that the defense won the football game for the team. Nine sacks on Fields, along with limiting the Jets to only 82 yards of total offense throughout the game. The Broncos’ defense held the Jets to negative 10 passing yards, which was the fewest in franchise history and the fewest in the NFL since 1998.
The Broncos have a 10-sack lead on the rest of the NFL and are averaging five sacks per game. If Denver keeps on the pace they are at, they will break the existing record of 72 total sacks in a season set by the 1984 Chicago Bears.
Nix understood full well what the defense accomplished and was sure to give them their flowers.
“They turned it on, nine sacks is a lot of sacks,” Nix said. “That’s really good for our defense, still looking for turnovers. But sacks are pretty much like turnovers; they kill drives. Impressive, not shocked, but really impressive performance today by them. Great effort all around, really good job tackling in space and obviously a good job covering down the field, getting pressure on the quarterback.”
Nix found the end zone and finished his day going 19-for-30 with 174 yards and a touchdown. He may not have thrown for 300 yards, but he did what was needed to help secure the victory.
Denver’s next matchup is against the New York Giants, with a chance for Nix and the offense to bounce back and silence some critics after the 13-11 victory over the New York Jets.
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