Denver Broncos QB Bo Nix has earned the attention of the Kansas City Chiefs coaching staff
The Denver Broncos lead the AFC West and are the hottest team in the league on a seven-game winning streak. The team's growth has been led by second-year quarterback Bo Nix, who is on the Kansas City Chiefs coaching staff's mind heading into Week 11.
"He's (Broncos QB Bo Nix) picking up what (Broncos Head Coach) Sean (Payton) is asking him to do. Then executing it and doing a good job of that," said Reid during Wednesday's press conference, "That's a primarily responsibility of the quarterback. You're going to be given a scheme and then you got to become the master of it and then make everybody around you better. He's done a nice job of that."
Nix is still having some struggles this season because teams now have more tape of him, but Reid believes it's more about him growing as a quarterback.
"Listen, they all kind of go through a little bit of that. He's also won games, which ends up being the most important thing during tough times," said Reid, "You see that around the league, you see that—all these guys. Teams have an opportunity to study them, up their game, and then continue to grow. They grow, grow, grow for a few years, and then they either make it or they don't make it at that point. To be able to sustain it for years is quite a tribute to these guys. He's a young guy that's continuing to see some different curveballs there."
Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo weighed in on Nix earlier in the week as well during his Thursday press conference.
"Listen, so he (Broncos QB Bo Nix) has a year under his belt, he looks like he has full command of what to do at the line of scrimmage," said Spagnuolo, "You could see that last year as the year went on, he got better and better at that. I think the coaches, obviously, have confidence in him now with changing plays, and he's another athletic quarterback. Those guys are always a little bit of a headache because even when you're right in what you're doing, he can make you look bad by making you miss."
Nix has 18 touchdown passes and eight interceptions through ten weeks.
NFL Dishes Punishment for 2 Browns Defenders Ahead of Week 11
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CLEVELAND, OHIO - OCTOBER 19: Myles Harden #26 of the Cleveland Browns reacts after dropping the ball against the Miami Dolphins during the fourth quarter of the game at Huntington Bank Field on October 19, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images)
Bad enough that the Browns season might well have been sunk last week in New York, when two special teams touchdowns and multiple mental errors that led to penalties cost Cleveland and sent the lowly Jets to a win. The Browns dropped to 2-7 with the 27-20 defeat, and their playoff chances fell to less than 1% in the process.
But for two players on the Cleveland side, the loss had a little extra sting. That’s because they’ll be writing checks to the league office for violations committed during the game.
Cornerback Myles Harden and defensive lineman Adin Huntington were hit with NFL punishment, the league announced on Saturday, though the fines were relatively mild. Both offenses occurred on the same play, the kickoff to start the second half. Huntington was penalized 15 yards for unnecessary roughness on the play, because of a late hit.
Huntington will pay $4,704 for the hit. Harden was fined $5,487 for, “use of the helmet,” the league said.
Jets Were Fined Without Penalties vs. Browns
Two Jets were also fined in the game, including a $22,388 punishment for defensive back Brendan Stephens, who was tabbed for using his helmet on a first-quarter tackle of Jerry Jeudy. The play was not called a penalty on the field, however.
Malachi Moore of the Jets was also fined for using his helmet on a tackle, but his $5,916 payout was less egregious. Moore’s play was also not called a penalty, a fact that perhaps should draw some ire from Browns fans when combined with the Stephens non-call.
But both occurred on the Browns’ second drive of the game, which yielded a touchdown, even without the penalties.
Browns Must ‘Flush’ Last Week’s Mistakes
For the Browns, the story of Week 10 was their own mistakes, of course. Not just the special teams failures, but also the mental mistakes, including 10 penalties. The last of those, the neutral-zone infraction on defensive lineman Cam Thomas that cost the Browns the chance at getting the ball, was the most glaring.
Thomas has mostly played well for the Browns. One of the challenges he faces, and the team in general, is to “flush” the mistakes made in Week 10 and move on.
That was the message from defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz this week:
“I’ve made mistakes in games where you do something, make a bad call or something like that, it’s not as evident as that. You know, I mean, I think that if you look across that game, I’m sure dozens of people on both sides made mistakes and plays that they’re not proud of.
“The thing is, when you make it in that situation, it’s magnified, and that’s the spotlight that players live under, that’s the spotlight coaches live under. I think you have to learn from it, you have to flush it, and you have to be able to move on. ”
