Even before the doors opened, the fake smoke told the real story. The Broncos locker room was wildly joyous late Sunday afternoon, shouts and laughter reverberating off the walls in Club Dub as the smoke machine,

Denver rookie quarterback Bo Nix, whom the Broncos selected No. 12 overall in April's draft, had career bests in passing yards (307), touchdown passes (4) and completion percentage (84.8%) on Sunday in a 38-6 demolition of the Atlanta Falcons.

Sunday’s loss comes one week after the Falcons were defeated by the New Orleans Saints. Not long ago, it appeared Atlanta was poised to run away with the division, but back-to-back losses have kept the rest of the NFC South alive entering Week 12.