Bo Nix believed he played 61 college football games would give him an advantage at the next level. It did.

Nix is ​​now preparing to play his first career postseason game after adding 17 regular-season NFL games to his experience at the college and professional levels.

When rookies make the playoffs, they are no longer true rookies. Nix never seemed to be one.

Will he seem like one today? From time to time we see quarterbacks who don’t rise to the occasion. We see quarterbacks doing that too. Patience. Quiet. Attitude. The feeling that the moment, that no moment is too big for her.

Nix played very well for a rookie. He threw for 3,775 yards. He had 29 touchdown passes and 12 interceptions. His passer rating was 93.3. He more than doubled the franchise record for wins by a rookie quarterback. (John Elway and Drew Lock each had four.)

Things won’t be easy in Buffalo today. If he had a tendency to tense up or freak out, it would be even more difficult.

He could still do it. We don’t know how an NFL quarterback will perform in the playoffs until he does. We know those who have a history of catching turtles. And we know those who enjoy the moment and shine – Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, to name a few.

Nix will soon get his first chance to make his first playoff impression. Whether he wins or loses, how he plays will be the first chapter of his own postseason narrative.