Broncos make NFL history in first half of Wild Card game vs. Bills

Travis Wakeman

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The Denver Broncos came out swinging against the favored Buffalo Bills on Sunday. On their first possession of the game, NFL history was made. 

Much was made of the team selecting Oregon teammates Bo Nix and Troy Franklin in this year's draft, but they never seemed to create the same connection that they had in college. However, that wasn't the case on Sunday when Nix hit Franklin with this 43-yard touchdown pass to quiet the Buffalo crowd. 

This play was the first time in NFL history that a rookie quarterback threw a touchdown pass to a rookie wide receiver in the playoffs. 

It was an explosive start for the Broncos, and one few would have predicted as Franklin caught just 28 passes and scored only two touchdowns this season. 

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Travis Wakeman

Travis Wakeman has been covering the NFL since 2012 when he started with Bleacher Report. After reporting about the Broncos there until 2016, he joined the FanSided network as a site expert covering the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers while simultaneously covering the Broncos at Broncos Wire when that site launched. He then took over the Broncos site at FanSided in March 2020 and covered the team there until spring of 2024. A lifelong Broncos fan and fan of the game, Travis is filled with sometimes useless NFL knowledge, but it always serves him well in any trivia contest. You can follow him on Twitter/X @traviswakeman10.