The Broncos face a tough road to Super Bowl LX without starting QB Bo Nix. Here's what would need to happen for Denver to pull it off.

Jarrett Stidham could tell Bo Nix was in pain when he came to the sideline for the last time on Saturday evening against the Buffalo Bills. When Wil Lutz's field goal sailed through the uprights, it propelled the Broncos to the AFC championship game.

Nix is out, but the Broncos could get J.K. Dobbins back, and history suggests you should side with a large home underdog in the playoffs.

The Denver Broncos were left in a precarious position after their QB1, Bo Nix, suffered a season-ending injury after the 33-30 win over the Buffalo Bills. With Nix ruled out for the upcoming AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots,

Broncos coach Sean Payton said Bo Nix's surgery went well. The QB will be around the team during the playoffs.

Jarrett Stidham will be the team's starting quarterback due to the ankle injury suffered by Nix on the second-to-last play of last week's game against the Buffalo Bills. That injury has lowered the expectation that the Broncos could fighting their way into the Super Bowl.

“This is not about myself, first of all," Jarrett Stidham said. "Obviously, my thoughts and prayers have been with Bo [Nix]."