Rookie quarterback Bo Nix threw one touchdown pass and took Denver on long scoring marches in his first taste of NFL preseason action.
Rookie quarterback Bo Nix threw one touchdown pass and took Denver on long scoring marches to close the first half and open the second half Sunday as the Broncos picked up a 34-30 victory at Indianapolis in their preseason opener. Nix, the No. 12 overall draft pick in April, was 15 of 21 for 125 yards while rushing three times for 17 yards before departing midway through the third quarter and being replaced by former New York Jets starter Zach Wilson.
' Longtime veteran Joe Flacco led the Colts to a field goal on his only series and was 3 of 5 for 28 yards. Nix broke a 3-3 tie with a 1-yard TD pass to Marvin Mims Jr. late in the second quarter and, after Evan Hull tied the score on a 1-yard scoring plunge, set up Will Lutz for the go-ahead 27-yard field goal with 5 seconds left in the first half.
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