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Bo Nix Performance Prompted an Explicit Heaping of Praise from Travis Kelce

Kelce loved facing off with Bo Nix for the first time in his career.

Josh Wilson

Kelce on the New Heights Podcast
Kelce on the New Heights Podcast / Screengrab, New Heights on YouTube
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It took everything, including a buzzer-beating blocked field goal attempt, for the Kansas City Chiefs to wrestle away a win from the Denver Broncos last week. Not necessarily the game script folks had in mind when the 5-4 Broncos came into Kansas City to face the undefeated Chiefs.

While there are no victories in principle in the NFL, this was as close as it gets for a young team looking for development to hang its hat on, taking the wins when they can get them.

Bo Nix earned the unfettered praise of his head coach after the game where he threw 22-for-30, 215 yards and two touchdowns. It was the third-best completion percentage any team has tallied against a stout Chiefs defense this season.

Opposing tight end Travis Kelce thought Nix was incredible.

"Bo Nix, holy s--t, that guy was f---ing ripping it out there. Playing some good f---ing football, man," Kelce said on the latest episode of the New Heights podcast.

Here's a video of his praise for Nix (warning: NSFW language):

While none of his stats from the game stand out as career bests, it was an obviously important, arc-defining performance from Nix in his rookie season. The Broncos play Kansas City at home in the last game of the season. As it stands now, the Broncos are in the playoff picture, but just barely. That final game could mean everything.

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Josh Wilson is the news director of the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in 2024, he worked for FanSided in a variety of roles, most recently as senior managing editor of the brand’s flagship site. He has also served as a general manager of Sportscasting, the sports arm of a start-up sports media company, where he oversaw the site’s editorial and business strategy. Wilson has a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from SUNY Cortland and a master’s in accountancy from the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois. He loves a good nonfiction book and enjoys learning and practicing Polish. Wilson lives in Chicago but was raised in upstate New York. He spent most of his life in the Northeast and briefly lived in Poland, where he ate an unhealthy amount of pastries for six months.

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