Rookie QB Bo Nix weathers a tough start and has Broncos in position to end a long playoff drought

DENVER — This figured to be a season filled with plenty of growing pains for the Denver Broncos and rookie quarterback Bo Nix. “A good week of rest, good week of just kind of a reset,” explained Nix, whose TD passes, yards passing and wins are the most in Broncos history for a rookie QB. “But we’re also going to be excited to get back and finish this thing out the right way.” For Nix and the Broncos, the season started out rough at 0-2. His highlight moment may have been a 93-yard touchdown connection with Marvin Mims Jr. in a 41-32 win over Cleveland on “Monday Night Football.” Nix was about 4 yards deep in his end zone on third-and-11 and lined a pass some 46 yards between defenders to hit Mims in stride as the receiver raced down the field. “I told them in the locker room that it was not pretty, and yet in the end we did what we had to do, especially late.” The Broncos recently made a roster move as they waived veteran receiver Josh Reynolds, who’s been on injured reserve after breaking his finger in Week 5.