Nix delivered strikes to Mims and Courtland Sutton — the latter on a play that was installed Saturday — to set up Wil Lutz’ 39-yard game-winning field goal. There was something fitting about the final completion going to Thomas’ former teammate.

“He’s one of the best receivers ever to play in the Broncos uniform,” tackle Garett Bolles said. “Watching ‘Court’ do his thing today just reminds me of so much of D.T. It was a special moment that we shared on the field together, because I always tell him that D.T. looks down on both of us, and that’s what he did tonight.”

There was extra meaning, too, if one looked. The late Thomas passed away at the age of 33, and the Broncos surged back with 33 points in the fourth quarter.

“I don’t even know how to score 33 points in a quarter,” Nix said. “That’s kind of insane, but it’s just whatever we had to get done and we did it.”

The Broncos’ 33 points are the second most in a fourth quarter in NFL history and the most in any quarter in franchise history. In the win, Nix became the first player in NFL history with two passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in a fourth quarter, and he’s tied for the most fourth-quarter comebacks (6) by any quarterback since the start of 2024.

“We just saved all our good ones for the fourth quarter, and they worked,” Nix joked after the game.

In a game that featured three lead changes in the final two minutes of the game, Denver became the first team since 1970 to overcome a deficit of 18 or more points with six minutes to go in the fourth quarter and win in regulation. The Broncos’ win also tied for the largest fourth-quarter comeback in franchise history.

And perhaps most importantly, they completed the comeback in front of Thomas’ loved ones and dozens of members of the Super Bowl 50 team.

“I think everyone in this building knew we were playing for more than just us today,” Lutz said.

Over the last four weeks, the Broncos have outscored their opponents 61-13 in the fourth quarter and won three consecutive one-score games. Through Week 7, Denver sits alone at the top of the AFC West with a 5-2 record and continues to boast the league’s longest active home winning streak.

“It’s super important to start strong, but it’s more important to finish strong,” defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers said. “That’s what we did. I think we’ve done that a few games this year. [In] the beginning of the season, we lost a couple close games [by] not finishing. Now, we’re 5-2 from finishing.”

Improbable. Unlikely. Damn near impossible.

Call Sunday’s result whatever you’d like. But also call it a win.