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  • ‘Do this one for Bo’: Broncos fans deal with gut punch after ‘the most incredible game’

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    DENVER — Saturday was a roller coaster of emotion for Broncos fans, who watched their team advance to the AFC Championship in “the most incredible game” only to get devastating injury news about Bo Nix in the hours after the game.

    Denver7 was alongside fans outside of Empower Field as they soaked in the big win.

    “This is the best feeling right now to be a Broncos fan,” said Steve Padilla.

    Padilla said the atmosphere was electric throughout the game. Fans like him described the experience as both exhilarating and nerve-wracking.

    “We needed a big win,” said Jason Zegan. “We finally got one.”

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    Callers into the Denver7 Broncos Voicemail Hotline were literally singing the team’s praises after the win:

    One caller said she had “25 heart attacks” during the wild win, which went back-and-forth in the fourth quarter and overtime:

    Even the kiddos got involved in cheering on the team:

    But 80-year-old Susan captured the emotion being felt by many across Broncos Country later in the evening after news broke that Bo Nix had fractured a bone in his right ankle and would require season-ending surgery:

    Despite Nix’s season-ending injury, fans said they’re hopeful the team can pull off another win next weekend.

    “Go Broncos! Super Bowl baby!,” shouted Hawk & Chase Vanek.

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  • Broncos Country weighs in ahead of playoffs: Super Bowl ready or vulnerable?

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    DENVER — It’s Victory Monday in Denver for the 14th time this season, and the Broncos have now locked up the No. 1 seed in the AFC, a first round bye in the playoffs and home field advantage through the AFC playoffs.

    But many of the Broncos’ wins this season, including Sunday’s 19-3 slog over a Chargers team playing back-ups, have left some fans feeling frustrated with a disjointed offense.

    So much so, the team has heard their home crowd boo them multiple times this season, including Sunday.

    Quarterback Bo Nix downplayed that as an issue in his postgame press conference, saying the Broncos Country’s passion will help them in the playoffs.

    “We’ve won a lot of games this year, but it’s good,” Nix said. “They’re not gonna be complacent, they want more.”

    Nix added with a laugh that he’s been booed before and will be again, and that he’ll continue to put in the same work to get better.

    Denver7 spoke with Broncos fans after Sunday’s win and again on Monday.

    Some of the most frustrated suggested Denver could be one-and-done in the playoffs, despite a terrific regular season.

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    “If Denver plays like this in the playoffs, too conservative, we’re gonna get oust in the first round,” one fan who did not wish to be identified for this story said. “We need to get this [expletive] together.”

    Vreni Lewis, a big Broncos fan and season ticket holder, said she’s hesitant but hopeful about the team’s chances in the playoffs.

    “The offense can pick it up a little bit,” she said. “Bo Nix needs more time [behind the offensive line], and when he has time, he does really well. But if he doesn’t have time, he’s scrambling the entire time, and there’s kind of that level of panic.”

    But Lewis says the team can beat anyone, and the home field advantage is crucial.

    “Broncos fans are crazy,” she said. “It’s a loud stadium. It’s a really loud stadium… I’m a Bo-liever. I’d say like nine out of 10. Okay, I am a realist, so maybe like eight to nine out of 10… We’re going to the Super Bowl. If we go to the Super Bowl, we’re winning the Super Bowl.”

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  • Nix runs for a TD and Lutz kicks 4 FGs to lead Broncos to 26-7 victory over listless Buccaneers

    Nix runs for a TD and Lutz kicks 4 FGs to lead Broncos to 26-7 victory over listless Buccaneers

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    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rookie Bo Nix ran for an early touchdown and Will Lutz kicked four field goals to help the Denver Broncos avoid starting 0-3 for the second straight season with a 26-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

    Nix completed 25 of 36 passes for 216 yards without an interception.

    The 12th overall pick in this year’s NFL draft still hasn’t thrown for a TD through three games.

    Denver’s defense did its part in helping Nix rebound from struggling the previous two weeks, too, sacking Baker Mayfield seven times and intercepting the Bucs quarterback once to set up a second-quarter touchdown.

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