He suffered the injury during the team's win over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 12. The injury occurred in the first half, but he was later slammed to the ground on his back by Maxx Crosby in the second half, which likely didn't help. Nix ended up completing 70.4% of his passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns in that game.

The Denver Broncos' 2024 season concluded on Sunday with a 31–7 loss to the Buffalo Bills in the wild-card round. Now, rookie quarterback Bo Nix is speaking out about an injury he suffered in November. Nix confirmed on Monday that he played through three back fractures down the late stretch of the regular season.

Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix played through a broken bone in his back in the latter part of his stellar rookie season.