Ryan Fitzpatrick unloads on Bo Nix after horrific performance in one of the most brutal rants you'll ever hear

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Dean, Z. (2026, October 16). Ryan Fitzpatrick unloads on Bo Nix after horrific performance in one of the most brutal rants you'll ever hear. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/ryan-fitzpatrick-unloads-bo-nix-horrific-performance-brutal-rants-youll-hear

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-16 · by Zach Dean

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Ryan Fitzpatrick criticized Bo Nix's performance during Denver Broncos' victory over the Super Bowl champions in overtime on Thursday night. Fitzpatrick, a former NFL quarterback, noted that Nix failed to throw the ball competitively and often threw away passes on critical downs, leading to poor play-calling by his coach. The article highlights Nix's low average pass length of 4.9 air yards per attempt, ranking him last among qualified quarterbacks over the past two decades according to CBS researcher Doug Clawson.
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On October 13, 2026, the Denver Broncos secured a narrow 17-14 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on "Thursday Night Football," despite a poor performance by quarterback Bo Nix. In this game, Nix completed only 17 of his 27 passes for just 107 yards, marking one of the lowest output games in his career. This followed an already subpar 123-yard passing game against the Chargers on Sunday. Veteran NFL player Ryan Fitzpatrick, appearing on a postgame show as an analyst, harshly criticized Nix's play, stating it was "almost disrespectful to the quarterback position." Fitzpatrick emphasized that Nix did not seem willing to throw the ball effectively and questioned his competitiveness. Despite the win, the criticism highlights concerns about Denver’s offensive capabilities moving forward.

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📰 Ryan Fitzpatrick Criticizes Bo Nix
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New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 4% hedged 1 of 26 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles describe Ryan Fitzpatrick criticizing Bo Nix after a poor performance in the same Thursday Night Football game where Denver Broncos won against Seattle Seahawks.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 16 📰 publisher trust 67
“Article A provides a prediction and analysis before the game, while Article B discusses a critique after the game's occurrence.”
Toronto Star
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 3% hedged 1 of 29 📰 publisher trust 63
“The articles describe different aspects of the Broncos' season and focus on different times — one is about Bo Nix's mindset before an upcoming game, while the other discusses a post-game performance critique.”
Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 8% hedged 2 of 25 📰 publisher trust 67
“Article A describes the game itself and its outcome, while Article B discusses a rant about Bo Nix's performance following the game.”
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Zach Dean
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Topics

Broncos NFL Super Bowl the Denver Broncos the Super Bowl

Subjects

Bo Nix PERSON · 6× Ryan Fitzpatrick PERSON · 4× Fitzpatrick PERSON · 3× Broncos ORG · 2× Nix PERSON · 2× Amazon Prime ORG · 1× NFL ORG · 1× Sean Payton PERSON · 1× Seattle ORG · 1× the Denver Broncos ORG · 1×

Narrative

Most of all, former NFL QB Ryan Fitzpatrick saw it from his Amazon Prime chair on the sidelines. Yikes: Ryan Fitzpatrick isn't wrong "Bo Nix is not playing competitively.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-16
🔮 You could tell it even caught the rest of the crew off guard.

Claims (39 extracted, 2 hedged)

Here's the good news for the Denver Broncos: They defeated the Super Bowl champs in overtime Thursday night to improve to 4-2 on this young season. asserted
They → defeat → season
That's nothing to scoff at, by the way. asserted
That → scoff → way
Especially for a team that's played a brutal schedule through the first six weeks. asserted
that → play → weeks
To come out of that gauntlet above .500 is a huge win. asserted
come → come → .500
But the Broncos — who fell one game short of the Super Bowl last season — have a serious Bo Nix problem right now. asserted
who → fall → problem
I saw it sitting on my couch back at home. asserted
it → see → home
Sean Payton surely saw it on the sidelines given the watered-down calls. asserted
Payton → see → calls
The receivers saw it because they were never, ever thrown the ball. asserted
they → see → ball
Most of all, former NFL QB Ryan Fitzpatrick saw it from his Amazon Prime chair on the sidelines. Yikes: Ryan Fitzpatrick isn't wrong "Bo Nix is not playing competitively. asserted
Nix → see → sidelines
It’s almost disrespectful to the quarterback position how he’s playing football right now," Fitzpatrick said before really digging in. asserted
Fitzpatrick → ’ → football
"I mean, first of all the guy doesn’t want to throw the ball (and) that’s fine. asserted
that → mean → ball
He’s throwing to the flats he’s throwing behind, but he has no trust from his coach. asserted
he → throw → coach
He calls a screen play on third and eight. asserted
He → call → third
Just run up and let the clock keep going. asserted
clock → run → ?
What does he do? asserted
he → do → What
He throws it away. asserted
He → throw → it
Seattle gets the ball, they have a timeout, and then in overtime he’s got two chances to be competitive. asserted
he → get → chances
The last one being a designed run for him to run, make somebody miss, and get a first down for your football team. asserted
somebody → design → team
"Now, they’re in the locker room right now. asserted
they → ’re → room
They’re excited they won. asserted
they → ’re → ?
He’s not playing competitive football right now. asserted
He → play → football
You could tell it even caught the rest of the crew off guard. uncertain
it → tell → guard
Richard Sherman, whose been known to go on a rant or two over his career, was stunned. asserted
Sherman → know → career
Nobody saw this coming from Ryan Fitzpatrick. asserted
this → see → Fitzpatrick
But you know what? asserted
you → know → what
Nothing he said was wrong. asserted
he → say → ?
Watching Bo Nix last night was painful. asserted
Watching → watch → Nix
Bo Nix not only refused to throw the ball down the field last night (17 of 27 for 107 yards), he didn't even throw it BEYOND the line of scrimmage! asserted
he → refuse → scrimmage
According to CBS researcher Doug Clawson, he currently ranks 701st out of 701 qualified quarterbacks over the last two decades in average pass length (4.9 air yards per attempt). uncertain
he → accord → attempt
I watched Tua Tagovailoa dink and dunk for years in Miami. asserted
Tagovailoa → watch → Miami
Bo Nix last night made Tua look like Dan Marino! asserted
Tua → make → Marino
The Broncos had seven straight punts at one point. asserted
Broncos → have → point
They had eight three-and-outs. asserted
They → have → outs
It was painful to watch. asserted
It → watch → ?
I don't think so. asserted
I → think → ?
Some do. asserted
Some → do → ?
Perhaps Nix is still feeling the effects of the ankle injury from last January. asserted
Nix → feel → January
He's certainly acting like it, given he no longer even tries to run any more. asserted
he → act → it
Fitzpatrick certainly didn't. asserted
Fitzpatrick → do → ?
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