Texans-Broncos Preview Capsule

HOUSTON (5-3) at DENVER (3-5)

Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT, CBS

OPENING LINE - Broncos by 1 ½

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Houston 3-5, Denver 3-4-1

SERIES RECORD - Broncos lead 4-2

LAST MEETING - Broncos beat Texans 27-9 on Oct. 24, 2016

LAST WEEK - Texans beat Dolphins 42-23; Broncos lost at Chiefs 30-23

AP PRO32 RANKING - Texans No. 10, Broncos No. 23

TEXANS OFFENSE - OVERALL (15), RUSH (11), PASS (18).

TEXANS DEFENSE - OVERALL (9), RUSH (7), PASS (12).

BRONCOS OFFENSE - OVERALL (13), RUSH (7), PASS (20).

BRONCOS DEFENSE - OVERALL (22), RUSH (27), PASS (11).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - WR Demaryius Thomas (36 catches, 402 yards, 3 TDs) visits Broncos five days after Texans acquired him from Denver to replace Will Fuller (ACL). … Thomas played in 135 games for Denver, including playoffs, since 2010. … Texans fifth team since 1970 merger to win five consecutive games following 0-3 start. … QB DeShaun Watson last week completed 16 of 20 passes for 239 yards with five TDs and zero interceptions for 156.0 passer rating. … Watson’s four games with four or more TDs since entering league in 2017 tied for second-most in NFL. … RB Lamar Miller only NFL player with 500 yards rushing in each of last six seasons. … WR DeAndre Hopkins has four TD catches in last three games. … Hopkins and Steelers WR Antonio Brown only players in NFL with 400 catches and 40 TDs since 2014. … TE Jordan Thomas had two TD catches vs. Dolphins last week. … DE J.J. Watt has eight sacks in last six games. Watt had 2 ½ sacks in only career game at Denver on Sept. 23, 2012. … DE Jadeveon Clowney has multiple sacks in last two road games. … S Tyrann Mathieu has sacks in two consecutive games. … Broncos QB Case Keenum tied for league lead with 10 interceptions. … Keenum appeared in 10 games for Texans from 2012-14, passing for 2,195 yards with 11 TDs and eight interceptions. … In four home games this year, Keenum has averaged 279.5 yards passing. … Rookie RB Phillip Lindsay coming off career-high 95-yard rushing game despite two 20-plus-yard gains wiped out by penalty. Lindsay leads NFL rookies with 531 yards rushing. … WR Emmanuel Sanders now Broncos’ No. 1 option with Thomas traded. Sanders has TDs on rush, receptions and pass this season. … Rookie WR Courtland Sutton coming off career-best 78-yard game. He’ll start with Thomas on Texans. … LB Von Miller has 5 ½ sacks, six tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and fumble recovery at home this season. … LB Bradley Chubb named Defensive Rookie of the Month for October. Leads all rookies with seven sacks. … S Dymonte Thomas had first career sack last week. … RB Devontae Booker rushed for 78 yards on just nine carries at Kansas City last week. … Fantasy Tip: Hopkins could be big beneficiary of Thomas’ addition, but he’ll go up against star CB Chris Harris Jr. this week while Thomas gets to work against lesser CBs.

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