Fresh off a rout of the Dallas Cowboys and sitting atop the AFC West, the Denver Broncos (6-2) travel to Houston to take on a Texans team (3-4) that is starting to feel a little bit better about themselves and their postseason hopes following a convincing win over San Francisco.
Houston still sits 3.5 games behind the Colts in the AFC South but they are now just 1.5 games out of the last spot in the playoffs. With more than half the season remaining, C.J. Stroud and co. are starting to look like a team that may just grab that last spot.
Bo Nix is said to be stagnant in his development by many around the league...but he has the Broncos in first in the AFC West and has led the team to five straight wins. Many would kill to be struggling like him.
While both quarterbacks moved their respective offenses up and down the field last week, the Denver and Houston defenses are expected to control this game and barring turnovers, keep the scoring down.
Lets dive into the numbers and see what advantages exist in this matchup.
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This game opened at Broncos -1.0 with the Game Total set at 39.0.
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