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Nik Bonitto votes six against Adonai Mitchell and is reported for “illegal demonstration”.

Nik Bonitto votes six against Adonai Mitchell and is reported for “illegal demonstration”.

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

In the fourth quarter, with Denver leading 17-13, the Colts showed some tricks. quarterback Anthony Richardson threw a designed screen to the receiver Adonai Mitchellwho threw it right back to Richardson – well, tried, that is. Bonitto read the play from the jump, intercepted Mitchell’s pass back to Richardson and passed it the other way for a six.

Bonitto went into beast mode as he crossed the plane and broke out the iconic Marshawn Lynch Celebration. The officiating crew didn’t particularly like this and flagged him for illegal demonstration.

Nik Bonitto continues his outstanding season for the Broncos

To make matters worse for Mitchell, Bonitto is an alum Oklahoma used to bea terrible result for the former Texas Longhorns. Bonitto’s incredible play helped Denver to a 31-13 win, their fourth straight.

Bonitto has taken a leap 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.

Bonitto became only the ninth player to score a touchdown against Indianapolis NFL He made 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 has since become the first with this stat line JJ Watts in 2014.

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