KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bo Nix did everything in his power to help the Denver Broncos end the Kansas City Chiefs' perfect start to the season. Maybe he should have been blocking on their fateful field goal try, too.
The rookie quarterback bounced back from a poor performance in an embarrassingly lopsided loss to Baltimore by shredding what had been one of the NFL's best defenses on Sunday. Nix completed 22 of 30 passes for 215 yards and two scores without an interception, and he was unflappable in driving the Broncos down the field for the potential winning kick. Only problem: The Chiefs blocked it, spoiling his otherwise memorable day and dealing Denver a 16-14 loss .
“It doesn't hurt you if you don't care,” Nix said. "It doesn't hurt if it doesn't mean anything to you. Everybody in that locker room is hurt because we do all the stuff.
We put in the energy and the effort. Eventually it's going to go in our favor. “The easy thing to do is stop,” Nix added, “but I feel our locker room is going to respond better.
” The only real flaws in Nix's performance against the Chiefs, who entered the game with the NFL's fifth-best defense and fourth-best scoring defense, came when he was under pressure. On multiple occasions, the 12th overall pick in April's draft backpedaled while getting sacked, resulting in huge losses that forced the Broncos to punt. Dealing with pressure has become a bit of a problem; Nix also was sacked four times in that 41-10 loss to the Ravens .
But.