There was a lot of hype surrounding the Denver Broncos new franchise quarterback hopeful heading into the regular season. After a masterful preseason performance from Bo Nix, fans had high expectations of the first-round pick, but it was quickly proven that preseason performances do not always translate to regular-season success.
"OH NO"
– @AdamArchuleta before Bo Nix's pass even landed in the Seahawks hands pic.twitter.com/8sCkVTwm17
— NFL on CBS đ (@NFLonCBS) September 8, 2024
Nix was allowed to test his arm out in the opener with an impressive 42 attempts. Unfortunately, this was met with little success, with just 26 completions and a pair of turnovers. This culminated in a historically bad performance against the Seahawks for Nix, averaging just 3.3 yards per attempt on the day for a grand total of 138 yards.
Bo Nix shattered the record for fewest passing yards in a game with more than 25 completions in NFL history.
Nix had 26 completions for 138 yards.
Keith Null had 165 yards on 28 completions in 2009.
— Scott Kacsmar (@ScottKacsmar) September 9, 2024
Of course, it is important to remember that Nix is just a rookie in his first game, but with the expectations laid upon him by his head coach and being touted in the draft as a more experienced quarterback, it may be a tough pill to swallow that he is struggling early on. Sean Payton and the Broncos must find a way to get Nix to air it out more in next week’s game and move away from the absurd amount of short-game concepts they ran against Seattle.