Tyler Badie’s 43-yard fourth-quarter burst on Sunday served multiple purposes. It set up the Broncos’ final field goal of a 26-7 throttling of Tampa Bay. It was the team’s longest rush of the season by far.

After Bo Nix struggled in his first two games in the NFL, Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton noted that the rookie quarterback needed more help from his teammates, and a better plan from the

First-round QB Bo Nix used his arm wisely and his legs productively as he helped the Denver Broncos upset the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 26-7, in stunningly dominant fashion.

It took slightly longer than perhaps he had hoped it would, but the Denver Broncos won their first game with rookie Bo Nix at quarterback Sunday. And the visibly happy, relieved 24-year-old was asked if he let it all soak in a bit.

Bo Nix got his first win as the starting quarterback of the Denver Broncos. Nix was 25-for-36 for 216 yards in the Broncos’ 26-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He added another 47 yards and 1 score on 9 carries. Nix had completed 59.7% of his ...

RB Javonte Williams: Williams had another rough game. In the second quarter, Williams fumbled the ball, which was recovered by Tampa Bay’s defense. The turnover shifted the momentum, as the Buccaneers’ offense scored to cut the deficit to 17-7. The Broncos, however, prevented Tampa Bay from scoring the rest of the game.

Denver got its first victory of the season on the road against a team that had not lost. The Buccaneers had beaten the Washington Commanders 37-20 on Sept. 8 and the Detroit Lions 20-16 on Sept. 15 before becoming the first team on Nix’s list of NFL victories.

Sean Payton seems extremely confident in his rookie QB, Bo Nix, after he and the offense blew out the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 3.