Defensive tackle D.J. Jones (finger) and running back Jaleel McLaughlin (quad) were also estimated as limited participants after being estimated as nonparticipants on the team's first practice report ahead of "Thursday Night Football."
Denver's matchup with Cincinnati will mark the Broncos' fourth standalone game of the season, as they will have played prime-time games against the Saints, Browns and Chargers before the Week 17 matchup.
"He's so tough," Mike McGlinchey said of Nix. "He's so smart [and] put [together]. He's everything you want. Him in that moment, he didn't even blink."
The Broncos listed defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers (foot), defensive tackle D.J. Jones (finger), running back Jaleel McLaughlin (quad) and cornerback Riley Moss (knee) as nonparticipants on the estimated report.