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Broncos install Bo Nix as first rookie Week 1 starting QB since John Elway

Sean Payton has made the decision he wasn't prepared to announce just a few days earlier.

The Denver Broncos coach on Wednesday revealed that rookie Bo Nix will be the team's starting quarterback.

Nix, who was the No. 12 pick in April's NFL draft, completed eight of nine passes for 80 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's preseason contest against the Green Bay Packers. Still, after the game, Payton was not yet ready to make any proclamations about the quarterback competition that also featured veteran Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson.

“He’s played well.