The Denver Broncos beat the Las Vegas Raiders 10-7 despite a poor performance from Bo Nix. Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, and Kevin Wildes ask if Bo Nix is holding the Broncos back from being true contenders,

The Denver Broncos scraped out an ugly 10-7 Thursday Night Football win against the Las Vegas Raiders in Denver.

Denver (7-2) also owns one of the NFL's best defenses, headlined by pass rushing aces Nik Bonitto and Jonathon Cooper. Bonitto has eight sacks this season, and Cooper has seven. Overall, the Broncos are allowing the third-fewest yards per game this season.

Bo Nix has tested the nerves of the Denver Broncos fans nearly every week. Nix hit rock bottom in pass completion, throwing just 48.6% of his attempts in Week 9 against the Houston Texans.

The night marked Nix's fourth game of the season in which he completed fewer than 60% of his passes, and it was his fifth game with less than 200 passing yards in 2025. Fans and pundits took to social media during the game to rip the quarterback's performance and Denver's offensive struggles.

The Denver Broncos managed to eek out a 10-7 win over the Las Vegas Raiders in an ugly Thursday night game in the Mile High City, and while Bo Nix was booed by the home fans for his performance, his wife Izzy certainly was a shining bright — literally.

Although the Raiders are struggling in Pete Carroll's first year, Las Vegas has held up well against this matchup recently, except for being swept by Denver last season. Since 2020, the Raiders are 8-2 against the Broncos and need a win to turn their season around.

The Denver Broncos won Thursday night's game over the Las Vegas Raiders, 10-7. The ugly affair drew criticism from NFL fans on social media.