This is probably one of the best games of his career,” tight end Adam Trautman said of Nix. “… He was unbelievable tonight.”

The Packers had a cleverly disguised coverage called on second-and-15. Another area in which Nix had struggled was reacting to disguised coverages. According to Pro Football Focus, before this week, Nix had the third-lowest passer rating (61.4) and second-most interceptions (5) in the league against disguised coverages.

There are traditional rules that apply to offenses scrambling when plays break down, as Payton, Nix and Lombardi all noted this week. The far sideline receiver should usually break back to the ball and then fly long. A receiver over the middle should find some sort of lane. These all hold true, in Denver.

Bo Nix is on fire, and the way he shows up reflects exactly why.

Beyond the score, the biggest loss for Green Bay on Sunday came via injuries to key players which severely hurt their chances of making a playoff run.

Denver’s defense stifled Jordan Love in the second half of the Broncos’ 34-26 win Sunday over the Green Bay Packers.

Denver is closing in on the AFC’s top seed. Plus, Matthew Stafford’s MVP-type play, Patrick Mahomes’s injury and much more in our Week 15 NFL takeaways.