The Denver Broncos have been dealt a major blow ahead of the AFC Championship Game after star quarterback Bo Nix suffered a season-ending ankle injury in their overtime win over the Buffalo Bills. The loss of Nix,

"Obviously, the news was heartbreaking ... Praying for Bo [Nix]. I know he'll bounce back. He's a great player in this league," Drake Maye said.

After the Oregon football season came to a conclusion, many Ducks fans turned their attention to the NFL Playoffs, with former quarterbacks Justin Herbert and B

Nix’s Oregon Ducks beat Maye’s North Carolina Tar Heels, 28-27, in the 2022 Holiday Bowl, with Nix leading a late go-ahead touchdown drive. On Sunday, Jarrett Stidham, a former Patriots fourth-round pick in 1999, will play QB for the Broncos. Denver is a -5.5 point underdog to the Patriots.

Denver Broncos fans experienced an extreme case of whiplash Saturday. For a good 25 minutes, the team was able to celebrate a win over Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. Then, disaster struck. Broncos head coach Sean Payton revealed that starting quarterback Bo Nix broke a bone in his ankle on one of the last plays in overtime, ending his season.

One day after the Denver Broncos' bittersweet victory that advanced them into the AFC Championship Game, head coach Sean Payton remained optimistic for the road ahead.

"He’s such a strong, faith-based guy ... He knows that God has a plan for him," Sean Payton said after Bo Nix's ankle injury.

To be fair, you might've had the same initial reaction as Peyton Manning to the Broncos' devastating Bo Nix injury news.