The Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers were locked in a tight game in the waning moments of the third quarter. On a first down play, quarterback Bo Nix began to move the pocket, towards the near side of the field, before finding himself face-to-face with All-Pro Micah Parsons. Nix immediately stopped on a dime, causing Parsons to quickly change direction and land awkwardly. It was later revealed Parsons tore his ACL on the play, ending his season early.
Parsons was the second high-profile player of the day to injure the ligament, joining Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
Leading up to Monday Night Football, ESPN talked about the injury to Parsons and the great game Nix had against a high-level Packers defense. Former Super Bowl champion and current analyst Ryan Clark said Nix’s elusiveness was the cause of Parsons’ injury.
“Micah Parsons is hurt because of Bo Nix,” Clark said. “And I’m not saying that it’s one of those things that’s Bo Nix’s fault, but the violence in which Micah Parsons had to chase Bo Nix the entire second half was extremely evident. Whether it was the touchdown to [Michael] Bandy, the throw to Troy Franklin. Getting outside the pocket and finding Lil’Jordan Humphrey. You could see that Micah Parsons was the one person in pursuit of Bo Nix the entire day.
“And on the injury and on the play he [Parsons] was hurt, Bo Nix attempted to get outside, he found [Marvin] Mims, and you could see Micah redirect in order to keep him in the pocket. That was part of what he’d seen the entire night, and the way Bo Nix was able to attack that defense — Bo Nix was amazing last night. And it’s sad you lose a great player like Micah Parsons, but it was because of the effort that he to give in order to get to Denver’s quarterback.”
You can view Clark’s full comments on Nix and his elusiveness below.
Nix finished the night 23-of-34 for 302 yards and four passing touchdowns against the Packers, tying a career-high for passing scores. The Broncos are now set to face the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 16.
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