I want to grow and develop into where I can compete and I’m on the same level as those guys,” Bo Nix said of the NFL’s other playoff QBs.

Daniels, the dual-threat dynamo behind the Washington Commanders ’ rapid turnaround, and Nix, whose steady playmaking turned the Denver Broncos into one of the league’s biggest surprises, are only the fourth pair of rookie quarterbacks to make the playoffs in the same season after serving as full-time starters.

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix has shined in his NFL rookie season. Nix has helped lead the Broncos back to the playoffs for the first time in the Sean Payton era. Has Nix done enough to win NFL offensive rookie of the year?