{"id":654707,"date":"2026-01-05T01:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T01:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/654707\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T01:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T01:54:16","slug":"bo-nix-says-playoffs-are-open-tournament-but-thrilled-broncos-are-no-1-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/654707\/","title":{"rendered":"Bo Nix says playoffs are &#8216;open tournament,&#8217; but thrilled Broncos are No. 1 seed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Denver Broncos QB Bo Nix helped <a href=\"https:\/\/denversports.com\/nfl\/denver-broncos\/win-afc-top-seed-lac\/2127829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">lead his team to the No. 1 seed on Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s quite the accomplishment for a quarterback in his second professional season.<\/p>\n<p>Nix and the Broncos did enough, topping the Chargers 19-3 to win for a 14th time and lock up a bye next weekend. The rest of the AFC will battle it out, while Bo Nix and his Denver teammates will be watching at home to see how the bracket shakes out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s good. I think it\u2019s the best possible position to be in. Two home games is where we want to be. It\u2019s better than having to play on the road and it\u2019s better than having to play an extra game,\u201d Nix said.<\/p>\n<p>If the Broncos can win those two home games at Empower Field at Mile High, they\u2019ll head to the Super Bowl for a ninth time in franchise history. The road to Santa Clara goes through Denver.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think for us it\u2019s the best case scenario. I think for us it\u2019ll be good to play here because of our stadium and the atmosphere. I think that\u2019ll apply a little bit more pressure,\u201d Nix said.<\/p>\n<p>A slew of opponents could be here on Jan. 17 or 18, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/standings\/_\/view\/playoff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the Texans, Bills, Chargers, Ravens or Steelers<\/a>. For Bo Nix, he knows anyone that Denver faces will present a challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut at the end of the day it\u2019s an open tournament. It\u2019s going to be a really good opportunity to play really good teams. And each one that comes in here it\u2019s going to be a tough, physical and competitive game,\u201d Nix said.<\/p>\n<p>They will all be tough from here on out, but if the Broncos win three more games, they\u2019re world champions. For Bo Nix, that\u2019d be an impressive thing to add to the resume with his career still so young.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PetersenWill\" data-show-count=\"false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Follow @PetersenWill<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@DenverSports1043\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Subscribe-Banner.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"mobile-signup\"\/>\t&#13;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Subscribe-Banner_DS.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"desktop-signup\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/denversports.com\/daily\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DenverSportsEmail-300x250-1.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"mobile-signup\"\/>\t&#13;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DenverSportsEmail-830x100-1.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"desktop-signup\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Denver Broncos QB Bo Nix helped lead his team to the No. 1 seed on Sunday. 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