The Broncos booked their ticket to the AFC championship game after a thrilling upset over Josh Allen and the Bills, but their monumental playoff victory came at an ugly cost: quarterback Bo Nix fractured a bone in his ankle and will be out for the rest of the season.

Nix suffered the season-ending injury late in Saturday's 33-30 victory over Josh Allen and the Bills. The Broncos will face either the Texans or the Patriots in the AFC title game without Nix.

Former Eagles quarterback Nick Foles took a shot at the Patriots after the Broncos' quarterback, Bo Nix, was injured.

Payton shared the unfortunate news in a second press conference he held after the Broncos beat the Bills on Saturday night.

The Denver Broncos wrangled their biggest win in a decade from Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills but suffered an enormous loss in the process.

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix suffered a fractured bone in his ankle late in the 33-30 overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills on Saturday and will have season-ending surgery. Backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham will start in Nix's place in the AFC Championship game against either the New England Patriots or Houston Texans .

The Broncos continued their strong season, winning 33-30, but they also suffered a loss toward the end of the game. As quarterback Bo Nix maneuvered his way to help set up a game-winning field goal for Wil Lutz, he ended up suffering an ankle injury.

When Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton broke the news that quarterback Bo Nix had fractured his ankle and would be done for the year, it seemed so unbelievable.