Nobody was stopping Bo Nix on Sunday afternoon.
Somehow, the Denver Broncos star whipped out the longest touchdown run the league has seen from a quarterback in years at State Farm Stadium. And he made it all the way to the end zone completely untouched.
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Nix, just before halftime of their matchup with the Arizona Cardinals, broke through the line when the pocket collapsed after dropping back to pass. And there was absolutely nobody around to stop him.
So Nix just kept it himself and booked it 62 yards for the touchdown. At his peak, he hit 19.9 miles per hour.
That gave the Broncos a 13-6 lead at the time.
While it’s not the longest quarterback touchdown run in league history, it was the longest from a quarterback in several years. Lamar Jackson had a 79-yard touchdown run against the Miami Dolphins in 2022, and Justin Fields had a 67-yard touchdown run that same season with the Chicago Bears.
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The record for a quarterback belongs to Terrelle Pryor. The former Oakland Raiders quarterback had a 93-yard run on the first play from scrimmage in a contest in 2013.
Nix’s touchdown run on Sunday was also the longest rushing touchdown from any player in the league this season, regardless of position, according to ESPN.
Nix entered Sunday’s contest with just 37 rushing yards in total this season. The rushing touchdown was only his second of the year, too. Nix, now in his third year with the Broncos, entered halftime throwing 10-of-19 for 72 yards. The Broncos sit at 4-2 on the season, and are looking for their third straight win.
This post will be updated with more information shortly.
