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Chiefs players blindly pick Bo Nix over Patrick Mahomes based on stats

When asked to blindly choose between two QBs based on 2024 stats, Chiefs players picked Bo Nix over Patrick Mahomes in a DNVR interview.

Before the Super Bowl against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Kansas City Chiefs players were made available for interviews during Super Bowl Media Week in New Orleans leading up to the Big Game.

Zac Stevens of DNVR Broncos caught up with several Chiefs players last week and asked them to choose between two quarterbacks based on blind stats. The first quarterback threw 26 touchdowns with 11 interceptions. The second quarterback threw 29 touchdowns against 12 interceptions.

Six of the eight players chose the second QB (29 TDs). The seventh “barely” picked the first QB and another player simply asked, “Which one was Patrick Mahomes?”

Stevens then revealed to the players that the first QB with 29 touchdowns was Bo Nix, while the QB with 26 was Mahomes. Check out the video:

Nix went 22-of-30 for 215 yards with two touchdowns against the Chiefs in Week 10 while Mahomes went 28-of-42 for 266 yards with one score in that contest. They’re set to face off again (twice) in 2025.

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Jayden Daniels and Commanders will host Bo Nix’s Broncos in 2025

A must-watch QB showdown: Jayden Daniels and the Commanders will host Bo Nix and the Broncos in 2025.

Two years after they shared a stage at the 2023 Heisman Trophy ceremony, quarterbacks Jayden Daniels and Bo Nix are set to face off on the field during the 2025 NFL season.

Daniels won the Heisman Trophy with 2,029 total points following the 2023 college football season. Nix (885 points) finished third in the voting behind Michael Penix (1,701 points) and Daniels.

Penix sat behind Kirk Cousins for most of his rookie year before starting the Atlanta Falcons’ final three games down the stretch. Nix had an impressive first year with the Denver Broncos, but it was Daniels who took home Rookie of the Year honors following his remarkable performance with the Washington Commanders in 2024.

Daniels (the No. 2 pick in last year’s draft) and Nix (the No. 12 pick) will always be connected. Next season, they will face off at Northwest Stadium when the Commanders host the Broncos on a to-be-announced date.

Broncos schedule of 2025 opponents

Home Away
Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers Los Angeles Chargers
Las Vegas Raiders Las Vegas Raiders
Jacksonville Jaguars Houston Texans
Tennessee Titans Indianapolis Colts
Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles
New York Giants Washington Commanders
Cincinnati Bengals New York Jets
Green Bay Packers

Denver’s complete 2025 schedule with dates and times will be announced this spring, likely in May. The Daniels-Nix showdown will be one to circle on the calendar.

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Broncos aim to draft and develop talent, as they have been

The Broncos have added players including Pat Surtain, Nik Bonitto, Riley Moss and Bo Nix in the last four drafts. That’s a winning formula.

Last year, the Denver Broncos took on a $53 million “dead money” salary cap hit after coach Sean Payton opted to release quarterback Russell Wilson.

With limited remaining cap space, the Broncos weren’t able to make many big splashes in free agency, so they were forced to field a young squad in 2024. Going forward, that could prove to be a positive for the franchise.

“Sean was all-in last year,” general manager George Paton said on Jan. 15. “We had no choice. We could’ve taken less of a [cap] hit last year, but we wanted to take [a bigger] hit because we were going to go young. Sean emphasized that to the coaches. We’re playing our young players. The Riley Mosses of the world. The Nik Bonittos. We’re playing our young players, developing them.

“That came from Sean, and I and Greg [Penner]. He understands the importance of the draft. Some of his best years are because of some of those drafts that he had. The 2017 draft… I can’t remember the years, but he talks about them a lot… Sean understands the importance of draft, develop. We did it this year, but if there is a veteran out there that we like and can help our football team, we’ll certainly be interested.”

Denver plans to be measured again during free agency this spring, with the team continuing to focus on drafting and developing long-term talent. That is a winning formula for teams that draft the right players.

After adding Bo Nix, Jonah Elliss, Marvin Mims, Riley Moss, Nik Bonitto, Pat Surtain, Quinn Meinerz and Jonathon Cooper in the last four drafts, the Broncos certainly appear to be capable of drafting their way to success going forward.

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Jayden Daniels wins Offensive Rookie of the Year over Bo Nix

Jayden Daniels won the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year award over Bo Nix. Both QBs appear to have bright futures in the NFL.

It’s no surprise, but it’s now official: Jayden Daniels is the NFL’s 2024 Offensive Rookie of the Year, as voted on by the Associated Press.

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix had one of the best rookie seasons in NFL history in 2024, but Daniels was even better. The Washington Commanders’ rookie ended the regular season with a 12-5 record and then helped his team reach the NFC Championship game. Quite an impressive first season in the NFL.

Nix completed 66.3% of his passes for 3,775 yards and 29 touchdowns against 12 interceptions this season. Daniels posted a 69% completion rate with 3,568 yards, 25 touchdowns and nine interceptions.

Nix was sacked 24 times and fumbled three times. Daniels was sacked 47 times and fumbled five times. On the ground, Nix totaled 430 rushing yards, 41 first downs and four touchdowns. Daniels rushed for 891 yards, 55 first downs and six scores, clearly separating from Nix in that category.

Nix also caught a touchdown pass in 2024, a feat that Daniels did not match. Both QBs deserve recognition for their impressive rookie seasons, and they appear to have bright futures in the NFL.

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Broncos up for 10 awards at 2025 NFL Honors

The Broncos are up for 10 awards on NFL Honors tonight.

With the Super Bowl now just three days away, the league is set to honor some of the top performers from the 2024 NFL season on Thursday night.

NFL Honors, a two-hour awards show, will be held in New Orleans tonight with the game’s best players and coaches getting recognized. The Denver Broncos are candidates for 10 honors this year, including three major awards.

Broncos coach Sean Payton (Coach of the Year), quarterback Bo Nix (Offensive Rookie of the Year) and cornerback Pat Surtain (Defensive Player of the Year) are all finalists for major awards. View the full list of Denver’s nominees below.

Broncos potential awards on NFL Honors

  1. AP Defensive Player of the Year: Pat Surtain finalist
  2. AP Coach of the Year: Sean Payton nominated
  3. AP Offensive Rookie of the Year: Bo Nix nominated
  4. Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year: Alex Singleton nominated
  5. Salute to Service Award: Keith Bishop nominated
  6. Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award: Jonathon Cooper nominated
  7. NFL Fan of the Year: Shelly Jenks nominated
  8. Next Gen Stats Moment of the Year: To be announced
  9. Celebrations of the Year: Finalists to be announced
  10. NFL Inspire Change Tribute: To be announced

NFL Honors will begin at 9 p.m. ET on Fox and NFL Network, but it will not air live in all time zones. Check your local listings for the broadcast time in your area. The awards show will be available to stream on FuboTV (try it free).

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Broncos will face Super Bowl champion and runner-up in 2025

The Broncos will face the Chiefs (home and away) and Eagles (away) during the 2025 NFL season.

No matter who wins the Super Bowl on Sunday, the Denver Broncos are guaranteed to face the defending champion (and runner-up) during the 2025 NFL season.

The Kansas City Chiefs (home and away) and Philadelphia Eagles (away) are both on Denver’s list of 2025 opponents for next season. The Chiefs, led by Patrick Mahomes, will face Jalen Hurts and the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9.

Kansas City is also set to host Philadelphia next season, so that game could be a prime candidate for the NFL’s season opener in 2025.

The Broncos’ full list of 2025 opponents features the AFC West, AFC South and NFC East, plus same-place finishers from the AFC North (Cincinnati Bengals), AFC East (New York Jets) and NFC North (Green Bay Packers).

In addition to facing Mahomes and Hurts, Denver’s defense will also face a tough list of quarterbacks including Joe Burrow, Jayden Daniels, Justin Herbert, Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts, Dak Prescott and C.J. Stroud.

With an unbalanced 17-game schedule, the AFC and NFC rotate having eight or nine home games each season. After playing eight games at Empower Field at Mile High in 2024, the Broncos will have nine home games in 2025.

Broncos list of 2025 opponents

Home Away
Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers Los Angeles Chargers
Las Vegas Raiders Las Vegas Raiders
Jacksonville Jaguars Houston Texans
Tennessee Titans Indianapolis Colts
Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles
New York Giants Washington Commanders
Cincinnati Bengals New York Jets
Green Bay Packers

The team’s complete 2025 NFL schedule with dates and times will be announced in the spring, likely in early May.

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Peyton Manning gives his take on Bo Nix’s rookie season

Peyton Manning said the “sky’s the limit” for Broncos quarterback Bo Nix, and Coach Manning wishes Nix had been able to attend the Pro Bowl.

Former Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was in Orlando last week to coach the AFC squad at the 2025 Pro Bowl.

While speaking to media members at the Pro Bowl, Manning gave his take on rookie quarterback Bo Nix’s first season with Sean Payton.

“Bo played great,” Manning said, via DenverSports.com’s Andrew Mason. “He and Sean — Sean being the play caller —  like I said, good continuity. Same system all year. Some of these rookie quarterbacks had two different play-callers in their first years. So, Bo benefited from a good system with Sean and good rapport with his receivers and played at a real high level.”

Nix, a fourth alternate, had a chance to be added to the AFC’s Pro Bowl roster but he declined due to a pre-planned surgery.

“[He] had a chance to be down here,” Manning said, via Mason. “I wish he could have come down here. I think it would have benefited him to be around pros like Joe Burrow. So, anyway, he’s — great first year and sky’s the limit, I think, for him.”

Nix had one of the best rookie seasons in NFL history, finishing the year with a 66.3% completion rate, totaling 3,775 passing yards and 29 touchdowns while adding 430 rushing yards and four scores on the ground. Nix appears to have a bright future in the NFL, and he’ll likely join Manning at a future Pro Bowl.

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Broncos’ top 10 leading rushers from 2024 season

The Broncos have not had a 1,000-yard rusher since Phillip Lindsay in 2019. Bo Nix ranked third on the team in rushing yards in 2024.

The Denver Broncos averaged 112.2 rushing yards per game in 2024, which ranked right near the middle of the NFL, 16th out of 32 teams.

The Broncos continued their five-year streak of not having a 1,000-yard rusher as Javonte Williams led the team in carries (139) and yards (513). He tied with rookie quarterback Bo Nix in rushing touchdowns (four) and he ranked second behind Nix (41) with 30 carries that picked up first downs.

The team’s second-leading rusher was Jaleel McLaughlin with 496 yards, one touchdown and 25 first downs. Nix ended up third in yards (430). Behind him was rookie Aurdic Estime, who totaled 310 yards, two touchdowns and 15 first downs on the ground.

Tyler Badie (86 yards) made the most of his limited action as his 7.8 yards per carry average ranked first on the team, beating out Nix (4.7), McLaughlin (4.4) and Estime (4.1).

Broncos receiver Marvin Mims also got reps at running back and he ended the year with 42 rushing yards and three first downs on 13 carries. Up next was rookie Blake Watson (10 yards on four carries), followed by receiver Troy Franklin (eight yards) and fullback Michael Burton (eight yards).

The tenth and final Denver player to tote the ball in 2024 was backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham, who ended the year with five rushing yards.

Broncos leading rushers 2024

  1. Javonte Williams: 513 yards
  2. Jaleel McLaughlin: 496 yards
  3. Bo Nix: 430 yards
  4. Audric Estime: 310 yards
  5. Tyler Badie: 86 yards
  6. Marvin Mims: 42 yards
  7. Blake Watson: 10 yards
  8. Troy Franklin: 8 yards
  9. Michael Burton: 8 yards
  10. Jarrett Stidham: 5 yards

Williams only averaged 3.7 yards per carry in 2024 and he’s set to become a free agent in March, so the Broncos will likely look to add at least one running back this offseason. NFL free agency will begin in March followed by the NFL draft in April.

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Broncos QB Bo Nix was pleased with a strange realization in his rookie season

“In a strange way… I expected it to be tough, but I was pleased with how at the end of the day it’s just football,” Bo Nix said.

After the Denver Broncos were knocked out of the NFL playoffs last month, quarterback Bo Nix was asked about his rookie season and if it went the way he thought it would.

“That’s a great question,” Nix said on Jan. 12. “It was more than I thought it was going to be. I thought it was going to be, in a strange way… You go to a new level and you get to the NFL, and I expected it to be tough, but I was pleased with how at the end of the day it’s just football. They have 11 guys; I have 11 guys. We compete to go get first downs and score points. It’s a new system and you’re learning, but you pick it up quick because we’re all professionals and that’s just kind of what we do. That’s our job.

“I was pleased at the turnover. I was pleased at the transition. I thought everybody that had my back throughout the process did a great job of developing me, getting me ready to go. My teammates accepted me, and it makes it easy for me to jump in and just know my role and play. I know that the big jump from your first year to your second year is huge, and it’s all about if you go back to work with the same mindset. What got me here, I have to continue to do that so I can continue to grow as a player.”

Nix certainly performed like it was “just football,” totaling 4,207 all-purpose yards and scoring 34 touchdowns while leading the team to 10 wins. The moment was not too big for the rookie, who admitted that it was strangely not as much of an adjustment as he expected. As the season progressed, Nix became more and more comfortable.

“I knew that I’d be able to slow it down and just treat it as just football the old-fashioned way, 11-on-11,” Nix said. “We work on offense to move the ball and go score, and they play with 11. They’re either going to come out in man or zone. They’re either going to blitz you, or they’re not.

“When you keep it simple, and you can play fast, play quick, play decisive. It helps a lot. So as it went, I was able to become more and more comfortable, and it allowed me to play well down the stretch.”

Nix will now took to take another step forward in Year 2 when he returns for the 2025 season. Players will report for offseason work later this spring.

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Broncos drafted 2 players from last year’s Senior Bowl

Following the 2024 Senior Bowl, the Broncos drafted QB Bo Nix and CB Kris Abrams-Draine.

The 2025 Senior Bowl is set for this afternoon and the Denver Broncos will undoubtedly have scouts in attendance.

Last year, the Broncos got a close look at Oregon quarterback Bo Nix and Missouri cornerback Kris Abrams-Draine in Mobile, Alabama.

Nix only got two series in the 2024 Senior Bowl and he went 4-of-5 passing for 21 yards with one touchdown, his side’s only TD of the game.

Denver later used its first-round draft pick to select Nix in the 2024 NFL draft. He went 10-7 as a rookie last season, breaking all of the team’s major rookie passing records in 2024.

The Broncos later used a fifth-round pick to select Abrams-Draine. After being a healthy scratch for the first half of his rookie season, KAD ended up dressing for five games last fall, earning one start. He totaled nine tackles, two pass breakups and one interception on 123 snaps in 2024.

Denver will now look for more talent at this year’s Senior Bowl. The game will begin at 2:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. MT) on NFL Network.

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