{"id":684439,"date":"2026-01-17T15:49:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T15:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/684439\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T15:49:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T15:49:20","slug":"will-bo-nix-play-against-buffalo-bills-in-divisional-round-game-latest-injury-update-on-denver-broncos-starting-qb-nfl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/684439\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Bo Nix play against Buffalo Bills in divisional round game? Latest injury update on Denver Broncos starting QB | NFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WillBo Nix aims to bounce back against the Bills after last season\u2019s playoff defeat. (Image via Getty) Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix enters Saturday\u2019s AFC Divisional Round matchup with unfinished business. His first playoff appearance ended in a 31-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills last season. Now, Denver hosts the rematch at Empower Field at Mile High after securing the AFC\u2019s No. 1 seed, while Buffalo comes in as the No. 6 seed following a 27-24 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.The setting has changed, but Nix expects the same fight. \u201cThey\u2019re a similar team,\u201d Nix said. \u201cSame players, same coach, same quarterback. I know they\u2019ve dealt with some injuries, but I imagine some of their guys will be back. And it\u2019s going to be a tough, physical football game.\u201d He added, \u201cThey know how to win. They\u2019ve been in this situation before. They had a great win last week, coming off probably their best win of the season. And they have a good rhythm right now as a team. So it\u2019s going to be a challenge. We\u2019ve got to start fast. We\u2019ve got to make sure we match their tempo and not let them get out because they played last week. And we can\u2019t let this bye week affect us with a slow start.\u201dDenver hasn\u2019t won a playoff game since Super Bowl 50 on Feb. 7, 2016. That win remains the Broncos\u2019 only postseason victory in the past decade. The Bills, meanwhile, have won seven playoff games over the last five seasons and have advanced to at least the Divisional Round in six straight postseasons.Buffalo reached this round by rallying past Jacksonville on Sunday. Josh Allen<\/a> completed 28 of 35 passes for 273 yards and scored two rushing touchdowns, including the game-winner with 64 seconds left. The Bills overcame 154 rushing yards allowed and secured the win with late interceptions by Shaq Thompson and Cole Bishop.Nix respects the challenge Allen presents. \u201cHe\u2019s incredible,\u201d Nix said. \u201cHe\u2019s MVP of the league for a reason. He continues to make play after play when the game\u2019s not necessarily looking like he can make the play. He just goes out there and does superhero stuff. And I think one of the things that separates him is just his toughness, his ability to go play after play at his max velocity, his max peak performance.\u201d \u201cAnd it\u2019s been fun to watch him play over the course of his career. It feels like he just got in the league, but he\u2019s been in there for a while at this point, making play after play. And he\u2019s just kind of a generational talent. You don\u2019t see that all the time- guys as big as the D-linemen just being able to be as athletic as skill players. It\u2019s not normal. And he\u2019s got great arm strength, too. So it\u2019s one of those things where he can do it all at a high level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bo Nix\u2019s fourth-quarter production gives Denver a real shot this time<\/p>\n

Both quarterbacks produced at a high level late in games this season. Allen led the NFL with 1,216 fourth-quarter passing yards in 2025. Nix ranked third with 1,130. Each threw eight fourth-quarter touchdown passes. Allen also led all quarterbacks in fourth-quarter rushing yards with 231 and added eight touchdowns on 44 carries, while Nix recorded 118 yards and two scores on 32 carries.That late-game impact shows up in Denver\u2019s results. In 2024, the Broncos went 1-6 in one-score games. This season, they went 9-2 in games decided by seven points or fewer. Nix helped stabilize Denver\u2019s offense, throwing for 3,931 yards with 25 touchdowns and only 11 interceptions during the regular season.The Broncos also benefit from playing at home this time. Last year\u2019s loss came at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y. Saturday\u2019s rematch kicks off at 3:30 p.m. CST in Denver, with CBS televising the game. Nix expects the crowd to matter. \u201cI expect it to be extremely loud,\u201d he said. \u201cI expect it to be a great environment, similar to what it\u2019s been recently, the past several home games. But something tells me it\u2019ll be kicked up a notch just because it\u2019s got playoffs on it. And it\u2019s a good team coming in, so a good team with a good fan base, so I expect it to be a great environment Saturday. Normal kickoff time. It\u2019s going to be a fun time.\u201d<\/p>\n

When and where to watch Broncos vs Bills divisional playoff game<\/p>\n

The AFC Divisional Round matchup between the Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills will take place on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. CST at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver. CBS will televise the game nationally, and it will also stream on Paramount Plus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bo Nix aims to bounce back against the Bills after last season\u2019s playoff defeat. (Image via Getty) Denver…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":684440,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2062],"tags":[34136,925,232,53,861,231,258,2426,19602,7,100013,872,6,84,62468],"class_list":{"0":"post-684439","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-denver-broncos","8":"tag-afc-divisional-round","9":"tag-bo-nix","10":"tag-broncos","11":"tag-buffalo-bills","12":"tag-cbs","13":"tag-denver","14":"tag-denver-broncos","15":"tag-denverbroncos","16":"tag-empower-field-at-mile-high","17":"tag-football","18":"tag-fourth-quarter-performance","19":"tag-josh-allen","20":"tag-nfl","21":"tag-nfl-playoffs","22":"tag-paramount-plus"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115911234922973842","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=684439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/684440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=684439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=684439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=684439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}