US EditionBroncos Defense Must Carry Team Again as Journeyman Backup QB Stidham Set to Start AFC Championship
Bo Nix suffered an unstable fractured right ankle requiring surgery, ruling him out for the AFC Championship; Jarrett Stidham will start for the Broncos in his place.
- Broncos quarterback Bo Nix suffered a fractured right ankle during Denver's 33-30 overtime win over the Buffalo Bills, and Sean Payton said he will miss the AFC Championship Game Sunday at Empower Field at Mile High.
- On the play, Nix was hurt on a quarterback keeper and played two more snaps before Wil Lutz's 24-yard field goal ended the game, while postgame imaging showed an unstable fracture requiring surgery.
- Surgery is set with Dr. Norman Waldrop III at Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center, Birmingham, Alabama, with three to six months recovery expected after Nix's third ankle fracture, including injuries at Auburn University and in high school.
- With Nix sidelined, Jarrett Stidham will start at quarterback for the Denver Broncos despite only four career starts, and Denver enters the AFC title game as a-5.5 point underdog.
- Drake Maye, who trained with Bo Nix before the pre-draft, called it heartbreaking that their QB rematch won’t happen Sunday as the New England Patriots clinched their spot on Jan. 19, stunning the NFL community.
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