"What started as a great day for the NFL - with the Denver Broncos outlasting the Buffalo Bills, 33-30, in a tense, back-and-forth, overtime thriller - took a stunning turn for the worse when Sean Payton hit the postgame podium. Broncos fans were still celebrating when Payton broke the news that starting quarterback Bo Nix suffered a season-ending ankle injury on one of their team's final plays of the game, and is out for the remainder of the playoffs."
"On the second to last play of overtime, Broncos QB Bo Nix fractured a bone in his right ankle. He is scheduled to have surgery Tuesday in Birmingham, Alabama. "We felt it was best to tell everyone now," Broncos HC Sean Payton said.- Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 18, 2026 The Patriots now enter Sunday's matchup knowing that they must go through Denver - and not Josh Allen - to reach the Super Bowl. But if they do earn their trip to Mile High, the QB matchup will be Drake Maye vs. Broncos backup Jarrett Stidham, a failed fourth-round draft pick of New England back in 2019."
Bo Nix fractured a bone in his right ankle on the second-to-last play of overtime and will miss the remainder of the playoffs. Surgery is scheduled Tuesday in Birmingham, Alabama. The Broncos' No. 1 seed status now faces uncertainty without its starting quarterback available. The Patriots must now plan to get past Denver rather than Buffalo to reach the Super Bowl. If the Patriots advance to Mile High, the likely quarterback matchup becomes Drake Maye versus Broncos backup Jarrett Stidham, a former Patriots fourth-round pick. The injury alters AFC playoff dynamics and disappoints Broncos fans.
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