Mile High Report
The Broncos win another close one, win their 6th straight game, and improve to 7-2 on the year.
We saw the offense struggle throughout most of the game once again, but Bo Nix led another 4th quarter comeback and did just enough to get the offense into field goal range, where Wil Lutz kicked the game-winner. The Broncos’ defense suffocated the Texans’ offense, which was without quarterback C.J. Stroud for most of the game, and did well overall while being down All-Pro cornerback Pat Surtain II.
It wasn’t pretty, but a win is a win, and the Broncos are currently the hottest team in the NFL.
With all that said, here are your winners and losers from the Broncos’ comeback victory over the Houston Texans.
It wasn’t pretty, but once the 4th quarter hit, Bo Nix came alive and did just enough to get the Broncos a win and lead yet another 4th quarter comeback.
He would hit rookie running back R.J. Harvey for yet another touchdown to get the score within two points and then hit wide receiver Troy Franklin for the 2-pointer to tie the game. This was the first time the offense really showed life all game and was the beginning of the comeback.
Nix also had a clutch 25-yard scramble late in the 4th quarter to get the Broncos into field goal range and would eventually hit that game-winner. He is dynamic when he uses his legs, and it has benefited the Broncos offense multiple times now when he does take off.
I’ve lost count, but Nix has led comeback victories over the Eagles, Jets, Giants, and now vs. the Texans. Three of these comeback wins have come on the road (and in London), along with the historic comebacker vs. the Giants a few weeks ago.
Do I wish they could put together more complete games? Of course, but the fact that they’re winning these close games, and doing them on the road, is something we did not see them do last season. This team has fight in them, and you cannot count them out of any game that they are in.
Here we are again.
After an explosive outing vs. the Cowboys, the Broncos’ offense was lifeless through the first three quarters of this game. They couldn’t get anything going, did not run the ball, had turnovers, dropped passes, and just looked bad.
As we have already discussed, they did improve in the 4th quarter again, but we need to see more earlier in the game. This was a tough Texans defense, but the Broncos had their own miscues, which led to them leaving points and yards on the field.
They won, had another 4th quarter comeback, but at some point, these slow starts are going to come back to bite them.
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