Bo Nix beat Baker Mayfield on the NFL’s list amid the Raiders’ scrimmage
Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix continues his rise in the NFLand it shows in his team’s success in the NFL campaign in 2025. During Thursday night’s game against the visiting Las Vegas Raiders at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Nix put his team on the board in the second quarter after finding wide receiver Troy Franklin for a 53-yard touchdown to cap a five-play drive.
Franklin’s score and Will Lutz’s successful extra point tied the score at 7-7. He also ranked Nix higher than the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield on a certain all-time list.
“Bo Nix passed Baker Mayfield for 5th longest TD streak in their first 2 seasons all-time (18),” NFL+ said in a social media post on X, formerly Twitter.
The former Oregon Ducks star signal caller has now thrown at least a touchdown in 18 straight games, dating back to Week 10 of the 2024 NFL season against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. From that Chiefs game to last week’s matchup against the Houston Texans, the Knicks had accumulated 3,998 passing yards and 38 touchdowns with 12 interceptions on a 65.4 percent completion rate and a 12-5 quarterback record.
Taken in the first round as 12th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft by the BroncosNix continues to prove to be a huge draft pick for Denver. In his rookie season in the league, Nix threw for 3,775 total passing yards and 29 touchdowns against 12 picks while connecting on 66.3 percent of his throws.
As for the Raiders game, Nix didn’t have the greatest performance, throwing for just 150 yards passing with a touchdown and two interceptions on 16-of-28 passing, but the Broncos still managed to come away with a 10-7 win at home. It was also their seventh straight win, as they improved to 8-2 — good for the No. 1 spot in the AFC West.
The Knicks can continue their touchdown streak in Week 11 when they face the defending AFC champion Chiefs at home on Nov. 16.
2025-11-07 04:40:00
