Denver put its first-round draft pick on the field immediately, and the payoff was the team’s first playoff appearance in nine years.

Bo Nix, one of Denver's most trumpeted rookie QBs since the Elway days, has written the first chapter of what he hopes is a similar book, right down to losing his first playoff game by the same score ( 31-7 to Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills ).

Izzy Nix, the wife of Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix, shared an artistic photo of the rising star to say goodbye to a successful rookie year.