The Denver Broncos extend their winning streak to 11 games thanks to quarterback Bo Nix’s four-TD performance against the Packers. This victory against a strong Green Bay also secured Denver’s playoff berth. Nix is already looking like a veteran quarterback as the weeks pass, and hearing him talk about his relationship with head coach Sean Payton would make you understand why.

“Together we got something going right now,” Bo Nix said after a huge 34-26 win in Mile High. “I appreciate Coach for letting me be my authentic self. And I appreciate him for letting me be competitive. And he hasn’t taken that fire away from me, and I think together we’re working really well off each other.”

That relationship showed up all over the game. Nix turned in the most complete performance of his career, tying a career high with four touchdown passes and clearing 300 yards against the league’s sixth-ranked scoring defense. He finished 23 of 34 and posted an 88 QBR. The moment didn’t speed him up.

It wasn’t always this smooth. Early in the season, Nix looked like a QB trying to find his footing. The issues were visible: footwork, timing, and decision-making. But none of it felt permanent. And over the last few weeks, it’s all come together. The confidence is there now, and so is the command. He looks like a quarterback who belongs.

Bo Nix has thrown nine interceptions this season, but four of them came in the first four weeks. Since then, he’s been far more measured. He’s up to 2,954 passing yards and 19 touchdowns, numbers you’d expect from a veteran, not someone still learning on the fly. Payton’s belief in him has mattered, and it’s hard to miss.

Still, this isn’t just about the quarterback. With their 11th straight win, the Broncos moved to 12–2, clinched a playoff berth, and jumped a game ahead of New England for the top seed in the AFC. They also stayed two games clear of the Chargers in the division. This is a team that knows exactly who it is. Sean Payton has turned this team into mentality monsters.

Sean Payton has done wonders with the Broncos

There have been moments this season when it looked like the Broncos might finally come back to earth, but somehow they ended up winning those games. Some people chalk those wins up to luck or to a defense stepping in at the right time. That’s part of it, sure. But it’s not the whole story. What keeps showing up is the mindset Sean Payton has built into this team.

It was evident today. Denver was down nine early in the third quarter and had just gone three-and-out. The Packers took the ball back with a chance to stretch the lead and really tilt the game. But Pat Surtain II changed everything.

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Jordan Love tried to squeeze one in, and Surtain read it the whole way. He left his feet fully extended and came down with a diving interception, his first of the season. It wasn’t a tipped ball or a gift. It was a corner trusting his eyes and making a play.

The Broncos made it count. They scored on the very next drive to cut the lead to two, then added two more touchdowns later to take control and put the game away. That sequence wasn’t luck. It was execution when it mattered. And it keeps happening, with different players stepping up at different times.

This was supposed to be the start of the hard part of Denver’s schedule. The first real measuring stick. They passed it. Now come the Chiefs, the Jaguars, and the Chargers. None of it will be easy. But what the Broncos have already shown matters.