It's time to dive into the numbers of this matchup between the Broncos and your Houston Texans. Let's go.
- 5 - Five different Texans pass catchers had four or more catches last Sunday in the win over San Francisco. Xavier Hutchinson, Jaylin Noel and Braxton Berrios had five each and Woody Marks and Jayden Higgins had four apiece.
- 76.9 - Against the Niners, Texans QB C.J. Stroud completed 30 of 39 passes, 76.9% completion, on a day in which he threw for over 300 yards for the first time since the win over Buffalo in week five in 2024.
- 139.4 - Broncos QB Bo Nix has DESTROYED the blitz in the last two games. He has a whopping 139.4 rating against the blitz in the wins over the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys.
- 8 - Eight different Texans pass catchers caught two or more passes from Stroud in the win over the Niners.
- 191 - In the last meeting between these two teams in 2023 at NRG Stadium, Texans WR Nico Collins went OFF, registering nearly 200 yards receiving in the win over Denver
- 10 - The Texans and Broncos have met just ten times since the Texans came into existence in 2002.
- 4 - The Texans have four wins over the Broncos, including a one game winning streak against Denver after beating the Broncos in 2023 in the last meeting between these two.
- 5 - The Texans had five red zone trips last week against the Niners.
- 40% - The Broncos Defense red zone TD rate is an unreal 40% which makes that unit the best in the league.
- 70.6% - How good is that Broncos number? The Texans lead the league in scoring defense, but are 31st in the NFL in Defense Red Zone TD rate with nearly 71%.
- **The Texans, no doubt, will have their hands full once they get into the red zone against this Denver defense.
- 29.9% - The Broncos are first in the NFL in third down defense, yielding a first down just under 30% of the time.
- 32.1% - The Texans are third in the NFL in third down defense, yielding a first down just over 32% of the time.
Man, this is going to be one heck of a battle on Sunday. See ya then, everyone!!
