It's a side of Nix's personality that Broncos head coach Sean Payton enjoys and wants to utilize more as they head into a crucial Thursday night fixture against his old team, the New Orleans Saints. This is the first time that Nix will have to start a game on a short-week turnaround. It has it's own unique challenges.

Sean Payton became synonymous with New Orleans during his decade and a half as the Saints coach — an era when the club made the playoffs nine times and won its only Super Bowl. The Denver Broncos' second-year coach will experience the Superdome in a new way on Thursday night,