Broncos QB Bo Nix (Post-Game Transcript)
On what started clicking in the fourth quarter:
“Honestly, I’m not sure. We just got in some tempo. We found successful plays first down after first down, got some rhythm offensively and started making plays work. Then scored a touchdown, and once we scored the first touchdown, we kind of felt good for our rhythm and momentum and we did it again.”
On how it felt winning after losses in Indianapolis and Los Angeles:
“I mean, it was great. I think by the time we got a fourth quarter close, it felt like Kansas City last year. It felt like we’d been there before. We went down and got points in that four minute drill and then our defense held him at the end, and so it was good. It felt like we’ve been in that position a lot and today went our way.”
On the coaches decision to go for the two-point drive:
“I wasn’t surprised. Next thing I knew he was just giving the hash, gave me the call, and we had one play to go get the job done. [WR] Troy [Franklin] ran a great route, we’ve been practicing that for a couple of weeks, and he got in the end zone. I mean just trust in his players and we got the job done.”
On the stress level during the third quarter:
“I wasn’t happy about how the first part was going. Six straight punts is not what anybody wants. We handled it how we handled it and we went out and won the game.”
On whether the emotion changed throughout the game:
“Not really. I thought our defense kept us in the game for the longest and after the first three points. We just did nothing for a while and then we finally went down the field and scored, got some tempo. Then you look up and there’s still a lot of fourth quarter to be played, so we got the ball again and we had to go do it again. Then after the two point, we just got some great momentum and we just played with that for the rest of the game.”
On WR Courtland Sutton’s play in the third quarter:
“Yeah, it was a big play. Just a good play that we like, and honestly our thought was just to get to fourth and manageable probably, and give ourselves a chance to go for it. When you complete it with Courtland, good things happen.”
On the certainty of where the ball was moving during the snap with WR Courtland Sutton:
“I had a good feeling and was just hoping the boundary safety moved to the field because they’d shown that. Sure enough that’s what he did. Courtland ran a great backside route. We got it to him and then I didn’t really see a lot of things happening. Next thing I know he ran down the field, got a first down. I mean probably one of the biggest plays in that game.”
On how the win feels after coming back in the fourth quarter:
“It’s awesome. It’s a great win. It proves that we can go on the road and beat these tough teams and we can be a tough team to play. So that’s good for our confidence. It’s good for going on this trip. A lot of teams struggle before they go to London, but we focused on this trip, we focused on this game and we went out and got it done. It was good for us.”
On TE Evan Engram’s involvement in the game:
“Well, one, he’s been a great teammate. He’s been very hardworking. He shows up every day ready to get better. He really works hard. He’s on the field a lot. He’s out there before anybody else. He stays and he adds a level of experience slash competitive nature that not everybody in that situation has, especially not playing a whole lot, probably as much as he wanted to, but he never really complained, never wavered, just kind of figured out how he could be pieced in. Then, once his moment showed up today, he made a couple really huge catches on those drives and breaking a tackle to go score was big. You don’t have to run any more plays against a tough red zone defense. So really good to see him get in the end zone. Excited for what’s to come with him. I know it’s just trying to build certain things and just put him in places to succeed. I think he showed today that he’s on the right track.”
On what it feels like knowing Head Coach Sean Payton believes in his leadership:
“That’s a great question. I think it looks like the next play, it looks like having some sparks, some energy. To tell you the truth, it’s not easy going out there, down 17-3 and you haven’t had much success. It’s tough to get things going. You want to have juice, but you just know what’s happened to you already. So we have an experienced front, we have experience on the outside and the younger guys, they just kind of hop in line and just do what the older guys are doing. We just kind of had this sense that we just needed one drive. Let’s go down the field, one play at a time, let’s put a drive together. We stopped talking about points. We said, look, we got to go get a touchdown, points are not just what we want. We want to go get six. We kind of spoke it into existence. We just kept on going and Courtland [Sutton] continued to tell me and remind me, he’s there with me through the game and that he’s got my back and I have his. He made catch, after catch, after catch and in that situation, it’s almost like who wants the football and [Courtland] Sut[ton] wants the football and everybody else at the same time did too. So when they got their opportunity, they made the plays and made it work, but he did a really good job.”
On how hard the last minute of the game was:
“Well, usually I’d say it’s the toughest part of the game, but honestly to tell you the truth, with our defense, it gives them a lead like that. It’s kind of nice. They go out there and you expect them to go out there and get the win. That’s what they did all game. Yeah, they gave up a few touchdowns, so a few drives, but they didn’t let it get them down. They continued to battle and there at the end, even though they got close, they didn’t score. So that’s all you can ask for.”