What did Peyton Manning say after Bo Nix’s costly interception? (Getty Images)
14 ManningCast while reacting to the interception. Denver’s next possession looked completely different, with the quarterback completing all five of his passes for 55 yards and ending the drive with a 19-yard touchdown pass to tight end Evan Engram. The score tied the game at 7-7.
“Oh, no, no, no, no,” Manning said during the Sept. “He’s lucky he ran the in route, because the trail technique without a safety help over the top, if you go deep, it’s going to be wide open,” Manning said during the ManningCast. “He should have guessed right,” Manning said during the ManningCast. “Pretty good start to his career, Eli.”
The Hall of Fame quarterback watched Nix’s comeback from the ManningCast booth with his brother Eli Manning. Nix had not played a regular-season game since fracturing his ankle in Denver’s AFC Divisional Round win over Buffalo last season, and his first series at Arrowhead Stadium quickly gave Manning something to react to. The problem started before Nix even got a chance to settle into the game. He took a sack on Denver’s opening play, ran on the second play and then dropped back on third down looking for Courtland Sutton. “He really lucks out on that play. Nix did not let the interception define his return.
Manning acknowledged the response while continuing to point out how fortunate Delane had been on the earlier play.