Add a touchdown catch to Bo Nix’s highlight reel.
The rookie Broncos quarterback got Denver on the board against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday with a goal-line grab on a trick play.
Nix made a shotgun snap as Denver looked for fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line in the second quarter. He handed the ball off to running back Javonte Williams, who then threw the ball to Courtland Sutton.
By the time Sutton got the ball, Nix had broken free near the goal line on the right side of the field. Sutton floated a ball over the hands of Ravens safety Marcus Williams and into Nix’s.
Nix reeled in the ball and held on for the score as Williams drove it to the turf near the goal line.
The touchdown catch is the first of Nix’s career. With the score, Nix became the first player to secure a touchdown pass, run and catch this season. The score cut Baltimore’s lead to 10-7.
Nix started Week 1 after the Broncos selected him with the No. 12 pick in April’s draft. He entered Sunday’s game having completed 63.2% of his passes for 191.3 yards per game with eight touchdowns and five interceptions. He had rushed 52 times for 259 yards with four touchdowns on the ground.
Sunday’s touchdown catch was the first catch of any kind in Nix’s NFL career.
