Bo Nix’s response was worth its weight in gold. Or, at least, worth a heavy 501(c)3 donation.
One could physically see the lightbulb click over the second-year quarterback in mid-December, as CBS’ Tracy Wolfson held a microphone to his lips in front of millions of Americans. The Broncos had just downed the Packers 34-26, a game in which odds favored Green Bay on Denver’s home turf despite the Packers entering with a worse record. Nix had just played the best game of his short NFL career, throwing for 302 yards and four touchdowns. On the postgame broadcast, Wolfson prefaced a question by telling Nix “you were the underdogs.