Mile High Report
All that matters is winning games. And that is something the Denver Broncos are figuring out how to do no matter what type of game they are playing. During this six-game win streak, the Broncos have won two via blowouts, two via defensive slugfests, and two via increasingly insane comebacks. They are now, surprisingly, undefeated in games where they have trailed in the fourth quarter — a perfect 4-0. The irony being that the two losses were walk-off field goals.
It is hard to give game balls to the offense in a defensive battle like this one, but we found a way to give a couple out. If a guy makes a critical play the helped the offense do what it needed to do to help the team win, then that is certainly game ball worthy. Obviously, we went heavy defense, but we also sent some love to the kickers in this one. A great team win on the road against the Houston Texans… Now go beat the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday.
Here are Mile High Report’s game balls for the Broncos’ 18-15 victory over the Texans!
Normally it’s not a good thing when the punter gets a game ball, and that goes for this game. But nonetheless, Jeremey Crawshaw did incredible work for this team and came up huge when they were trading punts late in the game. He averaged over 53 yards a punt with a long of 76. That’s wild. It’s a good thing they drafted him. It feels good to have a threatening punter, if that’s even possible. – Ross Allen
With Patrick Surtain II being sidelined, immense pressure was on the rest of Denver’s secondary to perform well against the Texans. Overall, I thought Denver’s defensive backs played quite well. Third-year pro Riley Moss gets a lot of grief, but I thought he was one of the best performers on defense today. Moss had several big pass breakups today in key situations and was sound in coverage. I didn’t see him give up many big plays or have any penalties called against him, the latter being an issue as of late. Hats off for Moss to rising to the occasion and locking it down against Houston. – Chris Hart
There is something about Nix in the fourth quarter. It’s giving me flashbacks to my childhood and a certain quarterback who made a career out of ensuring the Broncos were never out of it in the fourth quarter. What Nix is doing is unreal. Denver is now 4-0 this season when trailing and entering the final quarter. The most recent is an 18-15 win over the Texans. Nix was nothing special in this game, going 18-for-37 passing for 173 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. The Broncos QB also added three carries for 36 yards. But it’s what Nix did to get Denver in a position to kick the game-winning field goal that gets him a...
