Overview
- Denver beat Buffalo 33-30 in overtime on a 23-yard Wil Lutz field goal set up by Ja’Quan McMillian’s interception, the Broncos’ fifth takeaway.
- Head coach Sean Payton said Bo Nix fractured his right ankle and will have season-ending surgery Tuesday in Birmingham, Alabama.
- Jarrett Stidham was named the starter after Nix’s injury, having logged only a single kneel-down this season but with prior NFL backup experience.
- Josh Allen threw for 283 yards and three touchdowns but committed two interceptions and lost two fumbles, with Buffalo also flagged for pass interference twice on Denver’s final series.
- The Broncos will host the AFC Championship on Jan. 25 against the Patriots or Texans, earning their first playoff win in a decade as Nix secured his first postseason victory and matched Russell Wilson’s 24 wins through two seasons.