For a while during the offseason and preseason, one of the glowing characteristics of rookie quarterback Bo Nix was he rarely makes the same mistake twice. Even if that’s not quite true, as evident by Nix’s struggles throwing through the first-half rain here Sunday, it is accurate to say mistakes or rough patches do not get the rookie down. Nix overcame a woeful first half in drenched conditions by connecting multiple times for big plays with top receiver Courtland Sutton on a third-quarter drive as the rain tapered off. Nix finished the drive with the first touchdown pass of his NFL career, an 8-yard lob to a wide-open Sutton, who had to go up to snag the ball and then toe-tap both feet before going past the end line. It was the only touchdown in a defensive-dominated dominated game as the Broncos defeated Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets, 10-9 on a soggy, late-September Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium. It may have been an ugly game to those who like entertaining, high-scoring, well-executed affairs. And it was fitting that two missed 50-yard field goals by each team's kicker in the final 87 seconds meant 0 plus 0 added up to the Broncos keeping their 10-9 advantage. But there are no ugly wins. Only ugly losses. "A gritty win,'' said Broncos head coach Sean Payton. "Man. Proud of how we fought. We talked about it last week how games unfold. I don't know that either team expected the weather to impact the game like it did that much in the first half. But nonetheless a good team that we played and we fought hard and it was good to get a win." Nix threw 4 interceptions in his first two games, but none in his last two. With Vance Joseph's Denver defense playing so well, not turning the ball over is key No. 1 for Nix. Nix and Sutton through the air, and Javonte Williams and Jaleel McLaughlin on the ground, and outstanding Denver defense from beginning to end allowed the Broncos to even their record to 2-2 with a Throwback Uniform game next Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders at Empower Field at Mile High. The Broncos will formally induct former safety Steve Foley and tight end Riley Odoms from their Orange Crush era into the team's Ring of Fame. Foley and Odoms played in plenty of games in the 1970s like the one the Broncos just won here Sunday as 2024 now has more days behind it than in front. More local videos here: https://bit.ly/2Pa0d1l Subscribe to NEXT: http://bit.ly/2eP1GwI Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: http://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.