Broncos vs. Texans: Live updates and highlights from the NFL Week 9 game
Stick here for live updates and analysis as Denver takes on the Texans at NRG Stadium in Houston Live updates Pre-game updates Scouting overview a m Check out how the Broncos match up with the Texans in Luca Evans scouting summary Event predictions Parker Gabriel Broncos writer Broncos Texans One club in Texas has the best offense in football and the worst defense The Broncos put points on that crew last week The other band in Texas has perhaps the best defense in the NFL but hasn t been able to protect its quarterback That s this weekend s Broncos opponent Houston Denver coach Sean Payton likes to say that sometimes games go the way you expect and occasionally they don t A high-scoring affair here though would be a surprise Both defenses are nasty The pass-rushes are fierce The secondaries are stout although Denver will be without Pat Surtain II Still a slugfest is on tap The Broncos have proven they can win em Luca Evans Broncos writer Broncos Texans Last week was the shootout This week is the brawl Nik Bonitto and Jonathon Cooper vs Will Anderson Jr and Danielle Hunter Who can terrorize the opposing quarterback more What secondary can take away the skies better This shapes up as a defensive battle through and through even after Bo Nix and company got rolling last week The Broncos just have better personnel to win that type of ballgame with Nix s demonstrated clutch gene and Dobbins rolling as the best running back on either roster Troy Renck columnist Broncos Texans The Broncos should lose this contest without Pat Surtain II But Denver s front will feast on the Texans offensive line Pressure remains the best way to protect cornerbacks The key is for Sean Payton not to get cute Keep it simple Establish the run Protect the ball Gash with play-action and rollouts and let a strip sack of C J Stroud set up a winning field goal from reigning AFC Special Teams Athlete of the Month Wil Lutz Sean Keeler columnist Texans Broncos Houston s tied with New England for the highest ratio of TDs allowed to opponents in its own red zone The real trick Getting there And getting to C J Stroud Vance Joseph threw all kinds of off-speed looks at Dak Prescott Is there enough spin on the curve to mess with Stroud who shredded the ers blitz last week Houston is - in the C J era when its QB is sacked four or more times The Texans are - when he s been sacked three times or more and - when it s one sack or fewer Broncos-Texans NFL Week Must-reads How Broncos Jonathon Cooper has become one of the fastest rushers in the NFL Full speed ahead In late October the Broncos outside linebacker sat in his locker in Denver far beyond the expectation Far beyond the boy who was born nine weeks early to a mother Jessica who hadn t finished high school Far beyond the man who had two heart surgeries in high school fell to the seventh round of the NFL draft five years ago and had three more heart surgeries before he ever arrived in Denver That past stays with him forever Cooper reflected It drives him It drove him so far that he had to leave that motivation behind and find a new one He is no longer an underdog story The -year-old Cooper is knocking on the door of the NFL s best with six sacks through eight games in He wants to be the best in the league Read Luca Evans story Related Articles Broncos elevating TE Marcedes Lewis for Sunday s matchup with Texans source says Ex-Bronco Paxton Lynch signs with Colorado Spartans to write comeback story in arena league How Broncos Jonathon Cooper has become one of the fastest rushers in the NFL Full speed ahead Around the NFL Week Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen square off once again Keeler Broncos Sean Payton made a Bo-liever out of Gary Kubiak It s fun to watch right now Broncos Journal A guide to Denver s positional demands ahead of the deal deadline As teams head into Week of the NFL season they re making and fielding calls about the upcoming commerce deadline The Broncos are squarely in the buying camp at - and leading the AFC West They ve got a well-rounded roster but one that s been pecked at by injury in specific areas by underperformance in a couple of others and in one instance both So with that in mind here s a look at a handful of positions the Broncos would be justified in making calls about and a measure of their need midway through the season Read Parker Gabriel s story Ex-Bronco Paxton Lynch signs with Colorado Spartans to write comeback story in arena league Paxton Lynch was calling plays on the sideline when a chance to run them again came out of nowhere Lynch was the coaching brains behind the high-powered offense for the Park Hill Pirates youth football crew where his son is a star quarterback Tony Thompson owner of the Colorado Spartans arena league gang was helping out as a line coach when his eyes stopped at a familiar face Was that Lynch the Broncos first-round quarterback Read Troy Renck s story Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis
