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Bo Nix earned his third award of the week it was announced on Thursday morning. This time, he’s celebrating a second straight Rookie of the Week award.
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RT to congratulate QB Bo Nix on being named @NFL Rookie of the Week for the second consecutive week!
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— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) November 21, 2024
Nix has been on fire lately and his trophy case is growing full. Which may be surprising considering he’s merely a rookie for the Denver Broncos.
Nix won Rookie of the Week for a second straight superb Sunday performance.
Rewind to last week, and he took home the award for a great game against the Kansas City Chiefs, despite the loss.
This week was something even more special, though.
Nix was a major reason why the Broncos blew out the Falcons 38-6, which was the highest score since Sean Payton took over as head coach in 2023. The rookie quarterback went 28-33 (84.9%) for 307 yards and four touchdowns. All of those numbers were career-highs. But more than that, Nix set an NFL record as the only rookie quarterback to throw for 300-plus yards, 4 TDs, and complete more than 80% of his passes in a single game.
Even more: His 145.0 passer rating was the second-highest in Broncos history, with only one game from Peyton Manning (146.0). That means Nix just had a higher-rated game than John Elway ever did in his 15-year career with the Broncos.
That’s when the awards started rolling in.
First, Nix won Offensive Player of the Week on Wednesday morning. Then, it was the FedEx Air & Ground Player of the week.
Bo Nix is:
– Offensive Player of the Week
– FedEx Air/Ground Player of the week
– *Rookie of the Week
*likely coming soon…: Broncos on Instagram www.instagram.com/broncos?igsh…
— Mile High Sports (@milehighsports.bsky.social) Nov 20, 2024 at 1:54 PM
And now, Rookie of the Week as well.
Add in his NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month from October, and the trophy case is getting full.
Meanwhile Bo Nix could win Offensive Rookie of the Year. He moved from +1400 odds two weeks ago to +400, in second behind Jayden Daniels (-550).
As we enter Week 12, with the Broncos at 6-5 and in seventh in the AFC, Nix is no longer just a Denver die-hard’s hope as “the guy” he is “him.”
First, the Broncos quarterback drought ended. Now, Denver’s eight-year playoff drought could come to a close this year, too.
That’s not only because of Nix’s great play at quarterback, but because the Broncos are winning in all three phases. The defense has been phenomenal all year long and are currently No....
