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denver broncos Quarterback Bo Nix suffered a broken right ankle in the playoffs and is ruled out for the remainder of the playoffs teampartition wheel victory Exceed buffalo bill Saturday.
This devastating news from coach Sean Payton belies the Broncos’ most important news win Ten years later, backup Jarrett Stidham was forced to start in the AFC Championship Game.
The Knicks suffered Injuried Late in overtime, a keeper lost two yards after being intercepted by safety Cole Bishop. Despite limping, the severity of the injury was not immediately apparent. Remarkably, Nix stayed in the game, delivering a key long pass that drew a 30-yard pass interference penalty and set up Wil Lutz’s game-winning 23-yard field goal, which he then kneeled down.
Coach Payton confirmed Nix’s injury at the postgame press conference and said Nix will undergo surgery on Tuesday in Birmingham, Alabama. He expressed confidence in Stidham, who has posted a 1-3 record as a starter in six seasons, declaring: “Stidham is ready.”
In a postgame interview with CBS before the severity of Knicks’ injury was known, he expressed excitement for the next game. “It’s nice to have home field advantage in a situation like this. It’s exciting. That’s why you play, that’s why you compete. You get to the playoffs and good things happen,” he said. The second-year quarterback was selected with the 12th overall pick in the first round in 2024. Russell Wilsonof National Football League matched winning records in his first two seasons, led the Broncos to the top seed in the AFC and earned his first playoff victory on Saturday.
Payton shared a poignant moment with Knicks, who has a history of ankle injuries, and even light-heartedly quipped, “I said if I knew, I wouldn’t have drafted you.” He added, “He’s such a strong, faith-filled guy… He knows God has a plan for him.” The coach praised Knicks’ resilience and the team’s ability to overcome adversity, saying, “He’s a strong guy… This team has lost key players all year long and will rise to the next challenge.”
No game perfectly exemplified the San Francisco 49ers’ injury-plagued year than Saturday night’s finale.
Defeat their NFC West opponents 41-6 at the end of the third quarter. seattle seahawks In the divisional round, star running back Christian McCaffrey was injured, along with starting tight end Jake Tonges, who was in the lineup shortly after George Kittle tore his right Achilles last week.
As San Francisco limped through the game, so did its roster.