ENGLEWOOD — Forgive Broncos quarterback Bo Nix for calling it an early night after a historic comeback to beat the Giants.  

“I crashed after the game,” Nix said Wednesday following practice at Broncos Park. “I was pretty tired, I think emotionally and physically exhausted, but it was a good win for us. Obviously, much better than the alternative.” 

Nix became the first player in NFL history Sunday to record two passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in a fourth quarter. Nix also led the drive to set up a game-winning Wil Lutz field goal against the Giants.

“When you’re in the league like this and you’re playing with a bunch of professionals (and) when you’re the first to do something, it’s pretty cool,” Nix said. “But, at the same time, there are a lot of guys who have been first to do a lot of things. … All that matters is we scored enough points to win the game.” 

Nix has delivered three consecutive fourth-quarter comebacks in a row. That matches his total from last year in his rookie season.  

“It’s way deeper than just fourth-quarter comebacks,” right guard Quinn Meinerz said. “It’s about a DNA of this team. Always fighting and never (giving) up and not flinching. That’s a culture we’ve been building here. We’ve all bought into that. … It is a credit to Bo. But it’s a credit to the entire team.” 

The Broncos (5-2) have won four consecutive games despite not playing their most complete football. The Cowboys (3-3-1) have one of the league’s most explosive offenses. Nix said that self-reflection is necessary to take another step forward against a quality opponent at home.  

“We’ve looked in the mirror and seen all the different ways that we’ve hurt ourselves,” Nix said. “We know we have a penalty problem. We know we have an execution problem at times. I wouldn’t even say at all times because then it’s hard to score 33 points without executing in a quarter. So, it’s there, we just have to find the way to do it at all times and not lose our mental and physical focus.  

“It’s just important that we start faster, and we just have to find a way to do it. It’s easier said than done. We just have to literally go out there and take the game at the beginning and not have to win it in the end.”