Bo Nix’s hands flew to his head as soon as his pass hit Bobby Wagner’s hands, the Commanders linebacker standing in no-man’s-land in the middle of a zone. Nix didn’t see him. Or didn’t register him. A double-pump throw intended for rookie wideout Pat Bryant zipped instead directly to Wagner, and Nix came off the field patting his chest in apology for a baffling pick.

At that point Sunday night, conventional wisdom might have suggested a couple of handoffs to calm things down. Denver held a three-point lead over the Commanders. Time ticked in the fourth quarter. They could’ve elected to turn to the ground, and control the clock.

This Broncos offense, of course, is anything but conventional. Nix hit Marvin Mims on a short completion. And then hit Pat Bryant on another. And then was sacked

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