Broncos' Sean Payton says he wouldn't have drafted Bo Nix with injury knowledge

The Denver Broncos' celebration was short-lived after their 33-30 win over the Buffalo Bills in overtime. 

During his postgame news conference, Broncos head coach Sean Payton revealed Bo Nix was out for the rest of the season after suffering a fractured ankle on the second-to-last offensive play in overtime.

With Nix out, Denver plans to start backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham in the AFC championship against the winner of Sunday's divisional round contest against the New England Patriots and Houston Texans. 

Payton gave a bizarre synopsis of his interaction with Nix after the game. The second-year quarterback told Payton he suffered an ankle injury that required surgery during his time at Auburn and had another similar injury in high school.

Payton told Nix he wouldn't have drafted him had he known of his history with ankle issues.

"He's such a strong, faith-based guy, sitting in the hallway with his family," Payton said of Nix. "And I went over, and we're all talking to him, and you know he knows, you know, that God's got a plan for him. 

"And yet he said he had one in high school. And then he said he had one at Auburn, and I said, 'I didn't realize that I said if I don't know that I wouldn't have drafted you.'"

It wasn't clear if Payton was using gallows humor or not. Still, Payton's choice of words was odd after Nix's season-ending injury.