Bo Nix's Super Bowl Push After Ankle Surgery

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The Denver Broncos came so close to the Super Bowl last season, dropping a heartbreaker 10-7 against the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship.

After a stellar 14-3 regular season, it was a defensive slugfest where Denver managed just 181 yards on offense all. In front of their home crowd.

That loss hit hard because starting quarterback Beau Nix had broken his ankle late in the divisional round win over the Buffalo Bills.

The team turned to back up Jarrett Stidham, who sparked a solid opening drive with a 52-yard bomb to Marvin Memes Jr. and a 6-yard touchdown to Courtland Sudden.

But after that, Stidham couldn't crack the Pat's defense. Fans lit up social media. Convince the Broncos would have punched their ticket with Nix under center.

The injuries shook the locker room big time, forcing everyone to rally without their dual threat leader right before the biggest game.

Fast forward, and Nix is fully clear for the offseason program with zero limits after successful ankle surgery 12 weeks ago.

Sources say he's even ahead of his usual conditioning pace. His second NFL year was solid.

He led the league with 612 pass attempts through for 3931 yards and 25 touchdowns while rushing for 356 yards and five scores.

With head coach Sean Payton dialing up more passes lately year, Nix looks primed to build on that.

The Broncos are betting he's tougher now and ready to chase that Super Bowl ring in year 3.