The Denver Broncos ran into a buzz saw during Wild Card Weekend, falling to the Buffalo Bills, 31-7, on Sunday to render the franchise's first postseason berth in eight seasons into a one-and-done appearance.

A one-sided loss concluded what was indeed a successful season for the Broncos, who were led by a rookie quarterback who produced Denver its first winning season in seven years -- and first playoff berth since they won Super Bowl 50. But Bo Nix wasn't looking for silver linings following a disappointing exit, Michael Baca of NFL.com reports.

"The cliché, good answer would be, we had a winning season, we made it to the playoff, we did something we haven't done in a while, we competed hard against teams that are really good and we just kind of prove to ourselves that we belong in some of these games," Nix said. "But you play this game to reach the highest level and so, I don't want to be complacent. I don't want to ever just be comfortable, satisfied and happy with something that looks good on the outside. You play this game to win, and everybody is working for a Super Bowl, and we owe that to ourselves because of the time we put into it."

Nix finished 13-of-22 passing for 144 yards and a TD with no turnovers and led this team with 43 rushing yards, production often derived from broken plays influenced by the Bills' pass rush. While his mistakes were limited, Nix couldn't get the Broncos moving consistently with his arm and it made for a long day as the offense watched much of the one-sided affair from the sideline.

"It's a lot to grow from, a lot to build from," Nix said. "I'm excited to be here at this time because our trajectory is going up. I'm excited for a lot of things we have out in front of us. We have a lot to look forward to that I'm pumped about."

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