In their 33-30 win over the Buffalo Bills, the Broncos balled out, so picking a Denver Broncos top-3 plays from the Divisional Round was difficult.
It was one of the greatest games in Broncos history, period. Denver beat the Bills, a team who had been to the Divisional Round six straight years, and Josh Allen.
There were probably 10-plus plays that could’ve made this list, but we whittled them down to 3.
Denver Broncos Top-3 plays from Divisional Round win over Buffalo Bills
The Broncos defense led the way to the win over the Bills, with five turnovers forced, so Nik Bonitto and Ja’Quan McMillian had to make the list. Plus, Bo Nix balled out, so one of his passes is in the mix as well.
Here are the Broncos top-3 plays from the Divisional Round:
3. Nik Bonitto’s second forced fumble
Bonitto became only the third Broncos player to record two turnovers in a single playoff game. He joined Von Miller in Super Bowl 50 and Tom Jackson in Super Bowl XII. Bonitto led the Broncos with 14.0 sacks on the season, and he saved some of his best play for the Divisional Round.
Just before halftime, he ran Allen down and, with the QB carrying the football like a loaf of bread, knocked it out of his hand. That was a great play because it set the Broncos up with a field goal just before the break.
But the even better play was Bonitto’s sack-fumble of Allen just after halftime.
[Highlight] Nik Bonitto sacks Josh Allen and knocks ball loose for another takeaway byu/nfl innfl
That explosive hit gave the Broncos the ball at the 17 yard line. It also increased Denver’s win probability nearly eight percentage points, from 80.9% to 88%.
Winning the turnover differential is always important in the NFL, and his was crucial at just the right moment. It ended Buffalo’s hopes of storming out of the halftime with a score.
2. Bo Nix beauty to Marvin Mims for the lead
We could go all-defense for the top-3 Broncos plays of the week, but let’s give love to Bo Nix for one of his beautifully thrown dimes to Marvin Mims.
Before he injured his ankle, Nix was on fire against the Bills. He dropped in a should-be touchdown to Lil’Jordan Humphrey in the first quarter that was dropped, and then Humphrey made up for it with the touchdown catch in the second quarter to lead 17-10.
But the best pass of the day was Nix to Marvin Mims for the lead.
Trailing by four with 4:04 to play, the Broncos knew they had to score a touchdown to regain the lead and win. Nix and the offense orchestrated a great drive, and with 55 seconds to play, the Denver QB hit Mims perfectly in stride for the go-ahead touchdown.
[Highlight] Bo Nix go-ahead touchdown to Marvin Mims byu/nfl innfl
It was an absolutely perfect pass and sensational catch by Mims. When Denver needed it most, they both came through in the clutch. The only downside of the play was it left the Bills to much time, and they tied it up to go into overtime.
1. Ja’Quan McMillian’s interception
No hyperbole, Ja’Quan McMillian’s interception—stealing the ball away from Brandin Cooks before the receiver completed the catch—is one of the greatest plays in NFL history.
Consider the situation. It’s overtime in the Divisional Round playoff game. A completed catch there puts the Bills in chip shot field goal range. Buffalo would have won the game.
[NFL Films] One in a McMillian byu/NotNotJustinBieber inDenverBroncos
The play is still being debated by sad Bills fans, but it wasn’t a catch by Cooks because he never completed the catch through the ground. McMillian had his hands in there and on the ball, ripping it away as the two players went to the ground.
Buffalo had the slight edge in win probability before that pick. It turned the tide for the Broncos, who ultimately took the ball down the field and kicked the winning field goal.
This week, the Broncos defense has a chance to make more huge plays like that. Drake Maye of the Patriots has fumbled six times in two playoff games, losing three of them. If Denver wants to pull off the major upset, they’ll need to win the turnover battle, just like they did against the Bills.
Patriots vs. Broncos kicks off on Sunday, Jan. 25 at 1 p.m. MT on CBS and Paramount+.
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