Broncos rookie Bo Nix and the Colts' still raw second-year signal-caller Anthony Richardson are both currently trying to travel the same road to icon that Manning did. They've overcome the early stumbles, they are already the faces of their franchise, but all the rest, it still lays ahead.

The Denver Broncos got a win in Week 15 against the Indianapolis Colts, but Bo Nix did not have the game that he wanted. Nix finished the game with 130 passing yards and three touchdowns, but he also threw three interceptions.

The stakes high, the energy even higher as the Indianapolis Colts, the Denver Broncos and their young quarterbacks readied to face off under a bright sun -- and under the watchful eye of the last man to deliver each of these clubs their greatest triumphs: Peyton Manning.

Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix threw three interceptions in a 31-13 win over the Indianapolis Colts. He also threw three touchdowns. He had a lot of praise for his defense and special teams for helping to turn the game around.

With a loaded late-afternoon slate of games, it would be easy for the matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos to slip through the cracks, even though both teams are very much in the hunt for an AFC Wild Card berth.