In the third quarter of yesterday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix got into the huddle with 23 seconds on the play clock. After delivering a lengthy play call (and appearing to double-check a play sheet), Nix broke the huddle with 9 seconds left.
A receiver went in motion with 4 seconds left and he was not set before the play clock was about to expire, so Nix called timeout instead of taking a delay of game penalty. In a six-point game that went right down to the end, that timeout could have been useful later in the game.
