It’s ironic that Bo Nix broke his ankle near the end of the AFC divisional round. The Denver Broncos quarterback wasn’t in peril often throughout the game.

The Buffalo Bills managed to hit Nix just three times on 50 drop-backs. He was only pressured 10 times. And they never sacked him. Not once.

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