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Nik Bonitto pick-sixes Adonai Mitchell, gets flagged for ‘illegal demonstration’

Meby: Nick Geddes12/16/24NickGeddesNews

Denver Broncos (9-5) linebacker Nik Bonitto has been a nightmare for opposing offenses to deal with this season, and that continued in Sunday’s Week 15 home game against the Indianapolis Colts (6-8).

In the fourth quarter with Denver clinging to a 17-13 lead, the Colts drew up some trickery. Quarterback Anthony Richardson threw a designed screen to receiver Adonai Mitchell, who threw it right back to Richardson — well, attempted, that is. Bonitto read the play from the jump, intercepting Mitchell’s pass back to Richardson and taking it the other way for six.

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Bonitto went beast mode as he crossed the plane, breaking out the iconic Marshawn Lynch celebration. The officiating crew didn’t like that one too much, flagging him for illegal demonstration.

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Nik Bonitto continues stellar season for Broncos

Making matters worse for Mitchell, Bonitto is a former Oklahoma Sooner, a horrible outcome for the former Texas Longhorn. Bonitto’s incredible play helped lift Denver to a 31-13 victory, its fourth consecutive win.

Bonitto has taken a jump in his third season in the league. He entered Sunday’s game with 11.0 sacks this season, tied for second with the Cleveland Browns’ (3-11) Myles Garrett.

With his touchdown against Indianapolis, Bonitto became just the ninth player in NFL history with a pick-six, a fumble return for a touchdown and at least 10 sacks in a single season, according to Andrew Mason of Denver Sports 104.3. Bonitto is the first with that stat line since J.J. Watt in 2014.