"Bo Nix wishes he had Travis Kelce's spatial awareness," claimed a sixth.

Broncos quarterback Bo Nix finished his regular season with one more accolade. The rookie was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance Week 18 in Denver’s playoff-clinching, 38-0 blowout of a largely starter-less Kansas City team Sunday.

Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix won two weekly awards following his historic performance against the Kansas City Chiefs. Nix first won AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors before also taking home the FedEx Air Player of the Week award for Week 18 following Denver’s 38-0 thumping of the Chiefs.

As the Denver Broncos begin to sift through all that was the 2024 season, they have already come away with at least one conclusion: They found their quarterback of the present and future in Bo Nix. The Broncos ended an eight-year playoff drought with a 10-7 finish but saw how much work is left to be done in a 31-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills this past Sunday in an AFC wild-card game.

The Broncos must get Nix more help after his sterling rookie season, but the QB's own development will also be critical for Denver.

Denver Broncos owner Greg Penner, general manager George Paton and head coach Sean Payton all spoke glowingly of QB Bo Nix, who they believe is the future of the franchise under center.

There is a reason why no rookie quarterback in NFL history has ever started a Super Bowl. In fact, only five rookie quarterbacks have ever started a conference championship game and their combined record is 0-5.

The Broncos’ clincher came 3,255 days after Von Miller led them to a 24-10 win over the Carolina Panthers on Feb. 7, 2016, and their reward as the AFC’s seventh and final seed is a trip to Buffalo next weekend to face Miller in the first round of the playoffs.