The Denver Broncos' own Bo Nix just accomplished this feat ... The 2010s saw Russell Wilson, Robert Griffin III, Dak Prescott and others. More recently C.J. Stroud leapt onto the scene with one of the best rookie performances ever. All had varying degrees ...
Super Bowl-winning coach Jon Gruden showed a vote of faith in the Denver Broncos and rookie quarterback Bo Nix in the NFL Wild Card matchup against the Buffalo Bills and MVP candidate Josh Allen. Nix repaid Gruden with an early touchdown pass.
After the Denver Broncos' wild-card round exit, rookie quarterback Bo Nix's wife, Izzy Nix, shared an emotional tribute on Instagram on Sunday.
Quarterback Bo Nix has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week following a win over the Chiefs, making him the first Bronco since Peyton Manning in 2013 to win the award multiple times in a single season.
After seeing Daniels achieve the postseason success that he never reached, former Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III sent a powerful message about the rookie whose shoes he
In NFL history, just 11 rookie quarterbacks have won a playoff game, with Joe Flacco, Mark Sanchez and Brock Purdy winning two in their first seasons. Additionally, no rookie quarterback has ever started in the Super Bowl, which gives Daniels and Nix an opening to make history.
While a championship is the ultimate goal, for Nix the magic number to prove he is the best rookie quarterback to ever play in the postseason is three, the number of wins no rookie quarterback has ever accumulated.
Daniels, the dual-threat dynamo behind the Washington Commanders ’ rapid turnaround, and Nix, whose steady playmaking turned the Denver Broncos into one of the league’s biggest surprises, are only the fourth pair of rookie quarterbacks to make the playoffs in the same season after serving as full-time starters.
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Washington’s Jayden Daniels and Denver’s Bo Nix are expected to make their playoff debuts ... It last happened in 2012 when Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III and Russell Wilson all got playoff starts. The other times came in 2008 with Matt Ryan ...
Nix joined Robert Griffin III as the only rookie quarterbacks with ... The run game has been more established and Bo (Nix) is more comfortable under center with the play action and turning his ...
Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen have been two of the league’s most talked-about players as the NFL season has reached the playoffs. The leading MVP candidates have accelerated the league’s progression from an era littered with passing QBs like Tom Brady to one largely dominated by dual-threat quarterbacks.