Overview
- Kickoff is Sunday, Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. ET on FOX at NRG Stadium in Houston, with BetMGM listing the Texans as 1.5-point favorites and tickets available on StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats and Ticketmaster.
- Houston leads the NFL in both yards allowed (266.9 per game) and points allowed (14.7), framing a premier test for Denver’s attack.
- Denver enters at 6-2 on a five-game win streak after a 44-24 win over Dallas, marking its best eight-game start since 2016.
- Broncos CB Patrick Surtain II will miss multiple weeks with a pectoral injury, ILB Dre Greenlaw returns from a one-game suspension, and WR-KR Marvin Mims Jr. remains in concussion protocol.
- Texans QB C.J. Stroud is coming off season highs in completions and yards, with WR Nico Collins returning to practice and expected to play and WR Christian Kirk saying he expects to suit up, while other pass catchers trend toward availability.