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Sean Payton makes incredible movie comparison for Bo Nix

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Broncos head coach Sean Payton might have seen his rookie QB at 31 Flavors last night

If you spend enough time around the NFL and NFL media, you get used to comparisons. Draft prospects are compared to current, or even legendary, players. Coaches are compared to other coaches. Sometimes the comparisons go beyond the NFL world and bleed into other sports, such as when Tom Brady made a Steph Curry comparison for Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey, or they go beyond the NFL itself.

However, on Sunday Denver Broncos head coach dropped a new one for rookie quarterback Bo Nix.

Ferris Bueller.

The Broncos defeated the Las Vegas Raiders by a final score of 34-18, snapping an eight-game losing streak to their AFC West rivals. Nix enjoyed perhaps his breakout game in the NFL, throwing a pair of touchdowns after entering play Sunday with just one in his first four games.

But a moment late in the game caught everyone’s attention. After the Broncos punted late in the third quarter, when Nix threw a deep shot to Troy Franklin that the receiver dropped in the end zone, the FOX Sports cameras caught Nix and Payton in a heated exchange:

Broncos HC Sean Payton and rookie QB Bo Nix had this exchange on the sideline after Denver punted in their last drive.

: FOX pic.twitter.com/CxGDEA023i

— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) October 6, 2024

After the win, Payton was asked about that moment when he made the comparison to Ferris Bueller from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off:

Sean Payton on this interaction with Bo Nix. Says Bo still has a little Ferris Bueller that he’s got to get rid of.
“Sometimes it’s my love language” https://t.co/WXvDx0rEuz pic.twitter.com/AfmoqUpFjr

— Romi Bean (@Romi_Bean) October 6, 2024

“There’s still a little bit of Ferris Bueller in this player that we gotta get rid of,” said Payton. “Talking about Bo, and I love him to death.”

Payton continued:

Payton on the sideline exchange with Bo Nix:

“There’s a little bit of Ferris Bueller in this player.” pic.twitter.com/TtX3KNB4Ba

— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) October 6, 2024

“Ferris was kind of quirky, doing his own thing once in a while,” continued Payton. “He’s still got a little Ferris Bueller in him.”

Now we are waiting for the Cameron Frye reference from Payton.

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