While a championship is the ultimate goal, for Nix the magic number to prove he is the best rookie quarterback to ever play in the postseason is three, the number of wins no rookie quarterback has ever accumulated.

Welcome to the NFL playoffs. I'm not the biggest fan of the expanded playoff structure, but I think this wild-card slate will be fun. I'm glad Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos will get a shot at the Buffalo Bills,

Where he is now: Allen, 32, has been with the 49ers since 2023 and was Brock Purdy’s backup during the 2024 season. He appeared in three games with one start. He completed 17 of 30 passes (56.7%) for 199 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.

Obviously, Nix’s rookie counterpart, Jayden Daniels, is another first-year quarterback to lead his team to the playoffs. Their stats have been compared frequently as they both compete in the Offensive Rookie of the Year sweepstakes.

Daniels, the dual-threat dynamo behind the Washington Commanders ’ rapid turnaround, and Nix, whose steady playmaking turned the Denver Broncos into one of the league’s biggest surprises, are only the fourth pair of rookie quarterbacks to make the playoffs in the same season after serving as full-time starters.

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In NFL history, just 11 rookie quarterbacks have won a playoff game, with Joe Flacco, Mark Sanchez and Brock Purdy winning two in their first seasons. Additionally, no rookie quarterback has ever started in the Super Bowl, which gives Daniels and Nix an opening to make history.

Washington’s Jayden Daniels and Denver’s Bo Nix are expected to make their playoff debuts ... The other times came in 2008 with Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco, and 1983 with Hall of Famers John Elway and Dan Marino. Only seven rookie quarterbacks have ...

Washington's Jayden Daniels and Denver's Bo Nix are expected to make their ... The other times came in 2008 with Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco, and 1983 with Hall of Famers John Elway and Dan Marino.

Washington's Jayden Daniels and Denver's Bo Nix are expected to make their ... The other times came in 2008 with Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco, and 1983 with Hall of Famers John Elway and Dan Marino.

Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix revealed that he played through a serious back injury over the last two months of 2024.

He’ll get his chance. There are two paths to the Super Bowl out of the AFC. The easiest one involves a DeLorean, a flux capacitor and setting the time circuits for January 2036, when Josh Allen’s about to turn 40. Otherwise, best cowboy up, buttercup.