Bo Nix talking Super Bowl as the Denver Broncos try to earn a playoff berth

The Denver Broncos are one win away from earning a playoff berth. The Broncos (9-5) can clinch their first playoff berth since the 2015 season with a win Thursday against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Peyton Manning was the quarterback the last time the Broncos reached the playoffs.

Denver quarterback Bo Nix knows what’s a stake in the game against the Chargers (8-6), but he doesn’t want his teammates to view the game as a one-and-done in terms of earning a playoff berth. The rookie is thinking big.

“We’ve got three games to win three and go into the playoffs and win a Super Bowl,” Nix told reporters on Tuesday.

The Broncos have won four consecutive games, their longest winning streak since the 2023 season, when they won five consecutive games. Nix wants the Broncos to win their final three games of the regular season and enter the playoffs riding a seven-game winning streak.

However, if the Broncos want to extend their current streak and earn a playoff berth, they must defeat the Chargers.

“We’ve talked about it all year, ‘The next game is the most important game. Right now, this is what’s important to us. It’s the most important,” Nix told reporters on Tuesday. I think this next one would put us on track for where we want to go. So, we have a lot of work to do. The job’s not finished, so that’s what we’re going to do.”