Overview
- Nix fractured his right ankle late in the divisional-round overtime victory over the Bills, suffering the injury three plays before the game-winning field goal.
- He finished the game with 279 passing yards, three touchdowns and one interception in the 33-30 win.
- Sean Payton said the injury ends Nix’s season and that surgery is scheduled for Tuesday.
- Payton said he was shown the X-ray by V.P. of player health Beau Lowery and GM George Paton after his initial postgame remarks.
- With Nix sidelined, Jarrett Stidham will start Sunday’s AFC Championship game against the Patriots, while Izzy Nix’s Instagram post showed teammates and family supporting Bo and included a 2 Corinthians 4:16-17 message.