Bo Nix will undergo season-ending ankle surgery, Sean Payton announces after Broncos' playoff win vs. Bills
by Frank Schwab from on (#72XEH)
DENVER - The euphoria of the Denver Broncos' overtime win over the Buffalo Bills didn't last long.
Long after the game, Broncos coach Sean Payton came back to the media room to announce that quarterback Bo Nix broke a bone in his ankle on the second-to-last play of the game and would undergo season-ending ankle surgery on Tuesday. Jarrett Stidham will start the AFC championship game and the Super Bowl as well if the Broncos advance.
We'll rise up for the next challenge and go from there," Payton said.
Payton said he wanted to tell his team the news first, but came back to the media room to announce the injury because the odds of this being kept quiet" until he could meet with the team were very low.