Broncos Win The Game, But Lose Their Quarterback

Minutes after the Denver Broncos clinched a spot in the AFC Championship Game with a 33-30 overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills, CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson noticed that something was off with the winning quarterback. "One thing to keep an eye on. It looked like Bo Nix got hurt at the end of the game," she reported. "Possibly his knee. Something to watch."

It wasn't Nix's knee, but he had suffered an injury, one that would abruptly end his season even though he didn't miss a play in Saturday's game. Broncos head coach Sean Payton said afterward that his starting QB had broken a bone in his right ankle and would have surgery on Tuesday, ruling him out for the remainder of the playoffs. Payton said the injury to Nix's ankle occurred on "the second-to-last play" of overtime, "before he threw the pass to [Marvin] Mims." That play, a designed run for Nix, resulted in a two-yard loss, but he didn't seem worse for wear as he got up. On the next play, he threw a deep pass intended for Mims that drew defensive pass interference on Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White, giving Denver a 30-yard boost and ultimately setting up Wil Lutz's game-winning field goal.