It's safe to say that Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix is really looking forward to the bye week. After nine games, a 7-2 record and coming back from an ankle injury that sidelined him at the end of the season in 2025, Nix has had his ups and downs through the first part of the year.
Nix struggled in many of his early games, before starting to turn a corner after Week 7 against the Arizona Cardinals. Nix has now thrown for 220-plus yards in each of his past three starts, including five touchdowns to just one interception in that time.
For Nix, the bye week comes as a welcome relief.
"I love the bye week," said Nix. "The bye week is awesome. You get stuck in Groundhog Day over time doing the same thing over and over every week. I can tell you exactly
what I'm doing every day of the week, so this will be a good break, good rest for us. We all feel really good about it, feel like we need it, our coaches."
Having a much-needed week of R&R doesn't mean that football completely goes away for Nix and the rest of the team. The bye just means an extra week of preparation in order to face the Las Vegas Raiders and in Week 11.
"We'll get some rest," Nix said. "Players will get some rest and then we'll start right back up next week with our next opponent. It's just going to be a good time to relax and also debrief and look back at a few things and just have a great breakdown and sort of digest where we've been and what we're doing and where we want to go.”
After their bye, the Broncos will host the Las Vegas Raiders at Empower Field at Mile High in Week 11.
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