{
  "id": 12400205,
  "title": "The Buffalo Bills need to grow up, the Broncos don’t trust Bo Nix, and more NFL hot reads",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/the-buffalo-bills-need-to-grow-up-the-broncos-dont-trust-bo-nix-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T14:42:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SB Nation",
    "slug": "sb-nation",
    "url": "https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/1131278/nfl-takeaways-bills-josh-allen-broncos-bo-nix-gameplan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Buffalo Bills continue to struggle, despite being one of the NFL's best teams. Their fans are left dismayed, as the team's performance has not changed despite the supposed transformation expected this season. The Bills allowed the New England Patriots to score 29 points in a Week 4 matchup, ranking 30th in EPA per play, allowing the second-most touchdown passes in the league, and the seventh-most points in the league. Despite Joe Brady's offensive improvements, the team remains a source of concern.\n\nIn a similar vein, the Denver Broncos show little faith in their quarterback, Bo Nix. Nix finished the Broncos' Week 4 loss to the San Francisco 49ers with a 25-of-42 completion rate, 214 yards, and one touchdown. However, only six of his passes traveled further than five yards downfield, and his average depth of target was a mere 6.01 yards. Additionally, his average air yards to targets was a staggering -3.48 yards, indicating that his throws were consistently 3.5 yards short of the first-down marker - the lowest in the NFL among 33 quarterbacks with at least 50 dropbacks. Nix's short passing percentage also leads the NFL at 77 percent. This lack of confidence from the Broncos' offensive plays suggests that they do not believe in Nix's ability to make crucial plays downfield.",
  "summary": "The Bills are still the Bills. In some ways that, makes them one of the NFL’s best teams. In other ways, it scares their fans to death. This season was supposed to be one of transformation for Buffalo. Unfortunately for Bills Mafia, Sunday was a sign that the more things change, the more they stay […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}