@dailymailsportusa: Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix has been savaged by NFL fans and analysts after his disappointing performance during their Thursday Night Football game. The blistering criticism came just moments after Denver sealed a dramatic 17-14 overtime win against the Seattle Seahawks in their Week 6 clash. The Broncos had been in the driving seat after heading into the fourth quarter with a 14-3 lead, before Seattle mounted a fourth-quarter comeback to send it to overtime. In the end, a 53-yard field goal from Denver's Wil Lutz was enough to seal the win for the hosts, sparking jubilant celebrations among the Broncos squad. However, while Denver celebrated moving to 4-2 on the season, NFL analyst Ryan Fitzpatrick pulled no punches as he offered a scathing assessment on Nix's game. The third-year signal-caller completed 17 of 27 passes for just 107 yards with no touchdowns, failing to push the ball downfield as Denver managed to hold on. Speaking on Amazon Prime, Fitzpatrick said: 'It was really frustrating to watch and part of it is because Bo Nix is not playing competitively. It's almost disrespectful to the quarterback position how he's playing football.' When asked about what he found frustrating, he continued: 'Well there's no fire and there's no passion. That doesn't mean you've got to be yelling at guys on the sideline or inspiring in the huddle. You can do it with your play as well. And I just don't see it.' 'I just think that he needs to be sat down and they need to tell him, 'being a quarterback in the NFL is a very special thing,' and right now he's taking it for granted, he is.' 'There's a lot of guys that have played this game that watched that game and think, 'that right there is garbage. That effort is garbage, and that is not a quarterback in the NFL'. We deserve better.'' Fans on social media were no kinder to the Broncos quarterback, with many pointing to his 0.6 air yards per completion rate as an indictment of his struggles. Taking to X, one disgruntled fan said: 'Genuinely wonder when the Bo Nix from last season is gonna wake up.' In response to that post, one user said: 'This is just who he is now. It’s depressing.' 'Never seen a QB play as scared as 2026 Bo Nix. Genuinely has zero confidence to do simple things,' another user said in a separate post. Head coach Sean Payton had to lean heavily on defensive coordinator Vance Joseph’s unit to bail out the team, with Denver's pass rush piling up five sacks on Sam Darnold before a crucial overtime interception set up Lutz's game-winner. As social media reacted, Fitzpatrick continued to rip into the Denver quarterback. 'First of all, the guy doesn't want to throw the ball. He has no trust from his coach. Then in overtime, he has two chances to be competitive,' he added. 'The last one being a designed run for him to run, make somebody miss and get a first down for your football team. They're in the locker room right now. They're excited, they won. But he's not playing competitive football right now.' #bonix #broncos #denverbroncos #seahawks #nfl
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Friday 16 October 2026 13:22:46 GMT
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nobidyseemstoknowohlopov :
Isnt he the same dude that threw 6 ints in 1 game and has no playoff wins?
2026-10-16 14:04:54
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cade.coplen :
says a man who in 17 years never once made the playoffs..
2026-10-16 14:44:31
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Brooke :
Said former career Backup QB
2026-10-16 13:25:59
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Kaleb94 :
I like fitz but he’s a career backup lol he had zero room to talk
2026-10-16 16:08:40
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ELITEMOTION :
Bo nix isn’t even a good QB 💀😭 nor is Sam Darnold 😭😂 and y’all glaze tf outta them for no reason
2026-10-16 18:30:23
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user2868052871281 :
Both can be true at the same time.
2026-10-16 17:16:10
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✨⭐️ NeRD ⭐️✨ :
I dunno guys… he was playing against the number one defense in the league and came out of it mistake free! Yeah, he only had 107 passing yards, BUT… he also only had 10 incomplete passes, 2 sacks, 0 INTs and a 7.1 passer rating. He averaged like 3.63 yards a play, BUT… they also didn’t take a lot of shots down the field. Sean is the play caller guys, not Bo. I think last night‘s offense intentionally played conservative by trying to grind it out on the ground to keep the game tempo slow. The objective was to slow down Seattle’s offense enough so that they would have to start taking chances late in the game against a Denver defense that is notorious for making big plays against late offenses that are forced to gamble. And that’s exactly what I saw last night. Sam Darnell did make some big plays late in the game, but he also made a lot of big mistakes playing into a Denver defense that everybody underestimates. Most of Sam’s numbers meets came in the second after when they were trailing 14-3. He threw for 278 yards but was also sacked five times and threw two picks. He pressured the entire game and looked uncomfortable the whole night. I think Denver knew exactly what they were doing, and that part of the game plan was to put Seattle’s offense into a position where they would have to start taking risks. And I really believe that they felt like their defense could take advantage of this. That’s why they elected to kick the ball away in overtime after winning the coin toss. How is Bo Nix catching all this heat for having a mistake free game against a number one defense, when Sam Darnell couldn’t light up the scoreboard against a defense that was missing it’s two star cornerbacks?
2026-10-16 15:20:36
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♣️Austin✞ :
Why’s he being disrespected? If anything yall can’t do what he’s managed to do for the team. A win is a win if the Seahawks won would the Seahawks QB get posted on Tik tok like this?
2026-10-16 13:52:23
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Del A Wear :
Broncos Head Coach is failing. Not the QBs fault.
2026-10-16 14:40:40
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tjayvee5 :
Man it’s not Bo’s fault. Going against the #1 defense and NOT throwing an int and playing conservative is all the broncos needed. And it’s Sean play calling…not Bo. AND Sam Darnold couldn’t even get past our defense missing hufanga AND ps2. Get a grip, we won because we played it pretty smart. Bo Nix just needs to find his rythym and get motivation about his ankle.
2026-10-16 15:38:30
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N2U5280 :
Ummm -same shit was said about Elway in his first 2 years. We laughed all the way to the Superbowl. Love Bo Nix
2026-10-16 15:07:58
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sirdoughsiph :
Yall acting like it isn’t his job to be a sports analyst
2026-10-16 17:33:14
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PRSPCTV :
I agree with this statement as a Denver Broncos lifelong fan. He taking it back 20 yards just to throw it away or compensate the 20 yards to barely get a first down. Bo Nix used to run through the line when they were after him when he first started. Ever since he got injured he has been running away or throwing it away.
2026-10-16 16:13:15
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😎Gingy😎 :
Bo nix is either still injured or something is really wrong with him
2026-10-16 15:53:00
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Jess it’s me :
Last season’s Bo Nix was glorious to watch! That injury really had an affect on him. It makes me realize just how much things like that impact our mental health and performance overall.
2026-10-16 17:38:21
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hollow :
Fitzpatrick was never good btw 💀💀💀💀💀
2026-10-16 18:13:44
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lane Jeppsen :
Seahawks had chances
2026-10-16 17:27:00
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randyblack45 :
A win is a win!
2026-10-16 17:23:39
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Danik :
A few bad games with not so great offense and you guys are acting like it’s over. We’re still winning games and in the end that’s what matters even if it’s ugly wins
2026-10-16 16:56:29
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Sandy Drago :
Yall mad because Bo playing like shit and they are talking about it 😂😂if it wasn’t for the Defense yall wouldn’t be 4-2
2026-10-16 17:06:57
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amberwillox57 :
Leave Bo alone. He is doing what his coach is telling him to.
Broncos are doing just fine. They just beat the super bowl champs from last year.
2026-10-16 17:53:14
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luissubauu :
icl he deserved that diss imagine having 1 min left your up by 3 and your on the offense yet you had a 15 second drive causing your team to go to OT
2026-10-16 16:03:14
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pkmntrainerstev :
I think Bo has the yips
2026-10-16 17:01:49
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Spoopy0 :
Sean went from Drew Brees to this
Sean is prolly very livid
2026-10-16 13:32:05
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Roland :
He is a horrible quarterback
2026-10-16 15:10:08
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