{"id":805,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/805","headline":"Broncos escape with OT win over Seahawks despite Nix's rough night","dek":"Bo Nix threw for just 107 yards as Denver improved to 4-2 with a 17-14 overtime victory on Thursday Night Football.","body":"The Broncos survived Thursday night, beating the Seahawks 17-14 in overtime to push their record to 4-2. The win keeps Denver near the top of the standings, but it did little to quiet concerns about quarterback Bo Nix.\n\nNix finished with just 107 passing yards, and his longest completion of the night traveled only 7.6 yards through the air. He was 0-for-3 on throws longer than 10 yards, continuing a season-long pattern of short, low-risk passing. Through six games, Nix is averaging just 4.9 air yards per attempt, numbers that raise questions about how much the Broncos offense is actually built around his arm.\n\nThe front office spent the offseason adding pieces to make life easier for Nix, yet he has taken a step back rather than forward. Denver's defense and offensive playmaking have helped mask the shortcomings, and wins keep piling up regardless. Still, people around the organization reportedly acknowledge that Nix needs to improve soon, because a team can only lean on defense and scheme for so long before the quarterback's limitations catch up with it.","published_at":"2026-10-18T05:50:08.332287+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Insider Reveals Broncos True Thoughts on Bo Nix Amid Ongoing Struggles","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/insider-reveals-broncos-true-thoughts-172706247.html"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"What's wrong with Bo Nix and Sam Darnold, and can either one of them figure it out?","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/whats-wrong-with-bo-nix-sam-darnold-broncos-seahawks/"},{"outlet":"SB Nation","publisher":"SB Nation","title":"Bo Nix is the fraud king of the NFL","url":"https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/1132637/bo-nix-broncos-ryan-fitzpatrick-nfl"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Bo Nix is the fraud king of the NFL","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bo-nix-fraud-king-nfl-142835213.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Bo Nix doesn’t know why the Broncos are unable to push the ball downfield","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bo-nix-doesn-t-know-165112599.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Three Takeaways From The Broncos’ 17-14 Win Over The Seahawks","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/three-takeaways-broncos-17-14-180032299.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"‘He Is a Low Football IQ Player’ — Ex-NFL Scout Defends Sean Payton, Davis Webb While Lashing Out at Bo Nix","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/low-football-iq-player-ex-190133895.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Broncos legend Chris Harris Jr. weighs in on Bo Nix’s woes after ugly performance vs. Seahawks","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/broncos-legend-chris-harris-jr-000512299.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"‘Don’t Pretend Everything Is Fine,’ ‘Looks Lost’ — NFL Fans React As Broncos Legend Defends Bo Nix From Criticism After TNF Struggles","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/don-t-pretend-everything-fine-091550843.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"These stats show how bad Bo Nix has been in Year 3 (and the Broncos still win)","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/stats-show-bad-bo-nix-160141813.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NFL Insider Shuts Down Denver Broncos Rumors of Benching Bo Nix in New Report","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-insider-shuts-down-denver-155834313.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Mike Florio wonders if Ryan Fitzpatrick's Bo Nix criticism was coordinated","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mike-florio-wonders-ryan-fitzpatricks-180117912.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Broncos Legend Tells Critics to ‘Stop, Just Stop’ After Bo Nix’s Polarizing OT Performance","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/broncos-legend-tells-critics-stop-003623782.html"}],"image":null,"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}