
In a week filled with social media posts about how good life was back in 2016, it’s fitting that the Broncos are returning to the AFC championship game for the first time since that fun-filled year many people are having trouble moving on from.
The Broncos’ defense may not be as good as the “No Fly Zone” group that carried this franchise to a Super Bowl title a decade ago, but there’s room for them to reach another level, one that will be desperately needed after the shocking postgame news that Bo Nix sustained a broken ankle in the 33–30 overtime victory over the Bills.