A full-strength, lights-out defense can only take the Broncos so far while the offense consistently underperforms. At the same time, Broncos Country has to strive to stay patient with the development of a rookie quarterback. Allow me to break it down.

Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix threw a two-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Troy Franklin in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday afternoon. Here’s video of the play,

Broncos get on the board as Bo Nix slings one to fellow Duck Troy Franklin for a touchdown.

Stat line: 19 of 33, 216 passing yards, two touchdowns, an interception, six carries for 61 yards. Highlight: The highlight from Nix’s performance wasn’t even a passing play. In the third quarter, Nix escaped a sack from edge rusher Bud Dupree before scrambling for an impressive 21-yard gain while pointing at linebacker Daiyan Henley,