"According to the official game record, it was an unassuming play. B. Nix pass deep left to C. Sutton to NYG 21 for 22 yards (D. Banks). But that passing play was a testament to trust. As in how much trust Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix has in wide receiver Courtland Sutton, how much coach Sean Payton trusts Sutton and how much Sutton wants to be the player trusted the most."
""I knew if I get a one-on-one, the defensive back's back is turned, and Courtland goes up and jumps, I know he's coming down with it," Nix said. "It's a little bit, you know, the vision I had seeing Courtland against man-to-man, just thinking, 'Man, this is going to be a no-brainer. I'm going to put this up. He's going to go up and get it.'"
Denver trailed the New York Giants 32-30 with 18 seconds remaining when Bo Nix completed a 22-yard back-shoulder catch to Courtland Sutton, moving the ball to the New York 21-yard line. Nix spiked the ball with two seconds left and Wil Lutz kicked the walk-off field goal, sealing a 33-32 victory. The Broncos scored 33 points in the fourth quarter to erase a 19-0 deficit. The play illustrated trust among Nix, Sutton and coach Sean Payton and underscored Sutton's role as a contested-catch, go-to target in critical moments.
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