{"id":263105,"date":"2026-01-18T08:39:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T13:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=263105"},"modified":"2026-01-18T08:39:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T13:39:57","slug":"broncos-qb-bo-nix-suffers-season-ending-ankle-injury-in-divisional-round-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/01\/18\/broncos-qb-bo-nix-suffers-season-ending-ankle-injury-in-divisional-round-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Broncos QB Bo Nix Suffers Season-Ending Ankle Injury In Divisional Round Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix<\/a> suffered a season-ending broken bone in his ankle in the team’s 33-30 overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills<\/a> on Saturday, ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter<\/a> reported. Schefter didn’t report the injury until after the game, even though Nix played the entire game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Injury Confirmation<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

The injury occurred on the second-to-last play of overtime, and Nix is planning to have surgery on Tuesday in Birmingham, Alabama, according to Schefter. \u201cWe felt it was best to tell everyone now,\u201d Broncos head coach Sean Payton<\/a> said in a post-game press conference regarding the time of the announcement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Game Context<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Nix completed 26 of his 46 passing attempts for 279 yards, throwing three touchdowns, playing a vital role in the Broncos’ offensive performance. Despite the injury, Denver fought hard in overtime, doing whatever it took to secure the win.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jan 17, 2026; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham (8) stands next to quarterback Bo Nix (10) during overtime of an AFC Divisional Round playoff game against the Buffalo Bills at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Broncos\u2019 QB plan moving forward<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

With Nix out for the remainder of the season, Jarrett Stidham<\/a> will be the starter for the AFC Championship<\/a> Game next Sunday. Sam Ehlinger<\/a> is going to be the new backup quarterback, per Schefter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a result, the Broncos will now rely on their remaining depth at quarterback, making adjustments to the offense crucial to keeping their Super Bowl hopes alive.<\/span><\/p>\n

While Denver may still be celebrating its divisional round victory, attention quickly turns to how the team will prepare its quarterbacks for the AFC Championship matchup, which will be against either the New England Patriots<\/a> or the Houston Texans<\/a>, depending on Sunday’s result.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Denver Broncos advance to the AFC Championship but will be without Bo Nix for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5728,"featured_media":263129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,1],"tags":[32094,4068,38,512],"class_list":["post-263105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broncos","category-uncategorized","tag-bo-nix","tag-jarrett-stidham","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-sean-payton"],"modified_by":"Sue Levine","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5728"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263105"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":263125,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263105\/revisions\/263125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}