Winners of 10 one-score games this season and riding an 11-game winning streak, it’s time to acknowledge the Denver Broncos are not the luckiest team in the NFL. The Broncos have the best record in the NFL with a 12-2 mark. And while the Broncos have one of the nastiest defenses in the NFL, one of the main reasons for Denver’s success has been the clutch performance of second-year quarterback Bo Nix. The Oregon product’s raw numbers aren’t among the best in the league, but he’s played well when it mattered the most, as he did against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. In the 34-26 win, he threw 302 yards with four touchdowns, zero interceptions and a season high 134.7 passer rate. Nix’s eleven straight wins tie Lamar Jackson (2019), Peyton Manning and Dan Marino for the longest winning streak ever by a second-year quarterback. Nix shares the second place with Andrew Luck, Dak Precott and Ben Roethlisberger in terms of quarterback wins during his first two seasons. Nix has a passer rating of 89.7, which is 18th in the NFL. He’s tied for fifth with 23 touchdowns and ninth (3256 yards) in total passing yardage. The Broncos have done an excellent job of protecting Nix, as he’s been sacked an NFL-low 16 times this season. Nix’s ability to create and improvise second-reaction play has set him apart. Nix, according to Next Gen stats, has been running on 26.8% his drop-backs so far this season. This is the most in the NFL. Nix is the NFL’s second-best passer with 720 yards and 998 air yardage while on the move. With Nix’s ability to create chunk plays outside the framework of the offense, it adds a dangerous and different dimension to Denver’s passing game, making it hard for opposing defenses to account for pass catchers scrambling to get open down the field and stressing their plaster rules. Nix had eight fourth-quarter comesbacks in his two first seasons, five of which came this year. His ability to improvise in the fourth-quarter and make clutch plays gives the Broncos the chance to make an impressive postseason run. City Denver will hold onto the No. If Denver holds on to the No. Nix’s odds of winning the MVP award increased from +1000 last week to +7500 this week, which moved him up one spot to No. DraftKings Sportsbook has him at No. 4 on their list. Matthew Stafford is clearly the frontrunner in this…
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