ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — For weeks, Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix has been assured {that a} lengthy reference to receiver Troy Franklin, his school teammate at Oregon, could be made.
It occurred on the fifth play of the Broncos’ first playoff sport for the reason that franchise’s Tremendous Bowl 50 win to shut out the 2015 season. On a second-and-4 from the Payments’ 43-yard line, Nix hit Franklin for a 43-yard landing.
The rookie-to-rookie rating was Franklin’s longest reception of the season and solely his third landing of the season. It gave the Broncos an early 7-0 lead within the AFC wild-card sport at Highmark Stadium.
Nix was 2-of-2 for 62 yards on the Broncos’ opening drive.
T AS IN TOUCHDOWN.
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— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) January 12, 2025
