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Broncos quarterback Drew Lock threw a touchdown pass to tight end Jeff Heuerman against the Texans in Week 14.
Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Drew Lock threw an eight-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jeff Heuerman against the Houston Texans in the second quarter of Sunday’s game.
Here’s video of the play, courtesy of the team’s official Twitter page:
🙌🙌🙌#DENvsHOU pic.twitter.com/0ErUVqq8eR
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) December 8, 2019
Heuerman’s touchdown extended Denver’s lead to 21-0.
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The Broncos’ defense scored a wild touchdown against the Texans in Week 14. Check out video of the play here.
The Broncos scored a wild 71-yard defensive touchdown during Sunday’s game against the Texans. Late in the first quarter, linebacker Alexander Johnson forced a fumble and defensive lineman Jeremiah Attaochu recovered the ball.
As he was being tackled, Attaochu lateraled the ball to safety Kareem Jackson, who returned it all the way for a score.
Here’s video of the play, courtesy of the team’s official Twitter page:
House call in your old home! 📞#ProBowlVote + @ReemBoi25 pic.twitter.com/7qcu8CAyNo
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) December 8, 2019
Jackson’s score against his former team gave Denver a 14-0 lead.
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Broncos quarterback Drew Lock threw a touchdown pass to tight end Noah Fant in the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Texans.
Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Drew Lock connected with tight end Noah Fant on a 14-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans.
Here’s video of the play, courtesy of the team’s official Twitter page:
Get used to hearing this.@DrewLock23 finds @nrfant for six! pic.twitter.com/4Kv4wKcdDY
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) December 8, 2019
Midway through the first quarter, Denver leads Houston 7-0.
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Click here to view live updates from the Broncos’ game against the Texans in Week 14.
The Denver Broncos (4-8) will go on the road to take on the Houston Texans (8-4) at NRG Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 11:00 a.m. MT in Week 14 of the 2019 NFL season. Follow along below with live updates from Twitter:
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The game will air on CBS and in-market fans can stream the contest using FuboTV (try it free). The Broncos are considered 7.5-point underdogs.
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What time will the Broncos’ game against the Texans start? What channel will the game be on and is there a live stream? Answers here.
The Denver Broncos (4-8) will go on the road to take on the Houston Texans (8-4) at NRG Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 11:00 a.m. MT in Week 14 of the 2019 NFL season. The game will air on CBS and in-market fans can stream the contest using FuboTV (try it free).
Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) and Rich Gannon (analyst) will call the game for CBS with AJ Ross reporting from the sideline.
On the radio, the game will be nationally broadcast on Sports USA. Locally, the game will air in English on KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM and The Fox 103.5 FM. The game will also air in Spanish on KNRV 1150 AM.
The Broncos and Texans have faced off just seven times in the past with Denver owning a 4-3 advantage in the series. The Broncos have won two of the last three meetings, including the most recent game in Houston, a 37-13 win in 2013 during the Peyton Manning era.
Fans in the blue areas on the map below will get the game on local CBS stations, according to 506Sports.com:
Fans in the red will see the Baltimore Ravens (10-2) take on the Buffalo Bills (9-3) and those in the green will see the Indianapolis Colts (6-6) face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-7). Fans in the yellow will see the Miami Dolphins (3-9) take on the New York Jets (4-8) and those in the orange will see the Cincinnati Bengals (1-11) face the Cleveland Browns (5-7).
The Broncos are considered 7.5-point underdogs against the Texans.
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The Denver Broncos will face the Houston Texans in Week 14. Here’s a look back at the series history between the two teams.
The Denver Broncos (4-8) will meet the Houston Texans (8-4) in Week 14. It will be just the eighth time the teams have played in the regular season.
The Texans entered the league as an expansion team in 2002. As a result, it’s a team that the Broncos have only faced a handful of times. In fact, out of the 31 other teams in the league, the only team the Broncos have seen less is the Carolina Panthers.
The Broncos hold a slight 4-3 edge in the all-time series. Another interesting note between these two teams is that the Texans have never taken two in a row from the Broncos. However, with a win over the Broncos last November, the Texans will have a chance to change that on Sunday.
There are a few memorable things from this game, but most of them surround three people — Brandon McManus, Demaryius Thomas and Vance Joseph.
This was the first game for Thomas after the Broncos traded him just prior to the league’s trade deadline. His first game came against his former team. He caught three passes for 61 yards on the day.
For McManus, he was made the scapegoat for the loss as he missed two field goals, including a 51-yard attempt as time expired. That kick would have won the game.
His first miss was blamed more on Joseph than on him. With 18 seconds left in the first half and facing a 4th-and-9 from the Houston 44-yard line, Joseph decided to send McManus out for a 62-yard field goal. He missed. That then gave the Texans great field position to work with and after two quick completions by Deshaun Watson, Ka’imi Fairbairn booted a 46-yard field goal to end the first half.
Instead of going into the half down three, the Broncos went in down six and that proved to be the difference in the game. It seemed that Joseph’s coaching seat became boiling hot following this loss.
It was a game that revolved around the kicking game. In addition to that series prior to halftime, Fairbairn made a 37-yard kick with less than a minute to play to put the Texans up by two points just prior to the miss by McManus.
Kickoff for Sunday’s game is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. MT and the contest will air on CBS. Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon will call the action.
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Broncos coach Vic Fangio has been hinting that Denver will re-sign safety Justin Simmons.
Broncos general manager John Elway, who is in charge of building the team’s roster, will listen to input from coach Vic Fangio this offseason to hear his opinion on certain players. It’s safe to assume Fangio is going to give safety Justin Simmons a glowing review.
Simmons, 26, will earn a little more than $2 million this season before becoming an unrestricted free agent in March. Fangio has hinted more than once this year that Simmons will be re-signed by Denver.
“He’s playing very well for us,” Fangio said on Nov. 25. “We’re awful happy to have him. I think he’s going to have a great career — here. He’s been playing well all year.”
A few weeks before his most recent comments about Simmons’ future, Fangio said earlier in November that he foresess “a bright future for him in a Broncos uniform.”
Simmons appreciates his coach’s praise.
“It means a lot,” Simmons said on Nov. 26. “As you guys know, Vic is the type of guy that doesn’t really sugarcoat anything.
“He says exactly what’s on his heart and on his mind. Hearing something like that definitely goes a long way.”
Simmons was selected by Denver in the third round of the 2016 NFL draft out of Boston College. Through 12 games this season he has totaled 70 tackles and three interceptions. Simmons has also broken up 10 passes.
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Here are five things Broncos fans should know about the Texans.
Ahead of the Broncos’ game against the Texans this weekend, we asked Mark Lane of Texans Wire five questions about the Houston-based team. Here are our questions and Mark’s answers.
The former 2014 first-round pick from Ohio State has looked great for the Texans. He was a very key figure in stopping the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 6 when starter Johnathan Joseph was out with an unforeseen hamstring injury. Roby’s problem has been his health. During that Kansas City game, he injured his hamstring, too, and he made his return in Week 13 against the New England Patriots in a 28-22 win. I like the way the Texans under performers like Roby a chance with one-year deals. Roby has been effective when he’s been healthy.
Von Miller. Houston could use all the pass rush help they can get. Even though Miller has had availability issues himself this year, he would still provide a credible threat on the edge that would open up opportunities for other pass-rushers. Plus, anytime defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel can get his hands on all-decade worthy talent, good things happen. The Texans’ pass rush was an issue even before defensive end J.J. Watt was lost for the year in Week 8 with a pectoral injury.
OLB Brennan Scarlett. The problem is he’s questionable with a shoulder injury, the same as last week versus the Patriots, and he missed that game. If he plays, Scarlett has been proficient in getting after the quarterback. With a rookie such as Drew Lock under center, it would be the right type of situation for a guy like Scarlett to flourish.
Carlos Hyde. With Duke Johnson, he will catch passes out of the backfield; he’s a receiver playing running back, as Deshaun Watson described him this week. Hyde has produced 853 rushing yards this season, just 135 yards away from his career high set in 2016 with the San Francisco 49ers. His two 100-yard games this season also match his career-high for 100-yard games from 2016. The 29-year-old is taking advantage of being with a good team, a situation he hasn’t been in since arguably 2014 San Francisco, his rookie year.
Defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel with Houston is 11-1 against rookie quarterbacks. The Texans had a big win against New England, but they are guarding against a letdown. I think the Broncos’ key to victory is to harass Deshaun Watson, melt clock with Royce Freeman and Phillip Lindsay, and see if they can get a big play or two from Courtland Sutton. Carolina provided kind of a blueprint on how to beat the Texans in Week 4: keep the game close and see if Houston shoots themselves in the foot. But I think Houston has found their identity and they won’t toy around with the Broncos. Texans 31, Broncos 23.
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Broncos players will wear special cleats in Week 14 to show support for special causes.
Denver Broncos players will participate in “My Cause, My Cleats” this week when they face the Houston Texans on the road.
The NFL has been doing this once a season since 2016 to give players an opportunity to “showcase the charitable cause that is most important to them for a national audience” through custom-designed cleats.
“A lot of people have something they have a cause for and something that they have aspirations to help or bring awareness for,” Broncos cornerback Chris Harris said Tuesday.
“This is just a great job by the NFL being able to allow us to do this and allow us to have something to stand for and something to represent this weekend. I’m glad they started doing that, for sure.”
The complete list of Denver players that will be wearing custom cleats this weekend can be seen below:
| Player | Non-profit organization(s)/Cause(s) |
| Brandon Allen | Alzheimer’s Association |
| Jeremiah Attaochu | Glory’s Hope Sickle Cell Foundation |
| Quinn Bailey | Pat Tillman Foundation |
| Andrew Beck | America’s Gold Star Families and Texas School for the Deaf |
| Garett Bolles | National Center for Learning Disabilities |
| Fred Brown | The Nephrotic Syndrome Foundation |
| Bradley Chubb | The Chubb Foundation |
| Todd Davis | A-Plus Living Foundation |
| Duke Dawson Jr. | International Children’s Anophthalmia & Microphthalmia Network (ICAN) |
| Nico Falah | USC Caruso Catholic Center |
| Noah Fant | Open Door Mission |
| Royce Freeman | CASA of Imperial County |
| Troy Fumagalli | Alzheimer’s Association |
| Adam Gotsis | Around the Campfire |
| Hamilton, DaeSean | Susan G Komen and Sewall Child Development Center |
| Chris Harris Jr. | The Chris Harris Jr. Foundation |
| Davontae Harris | The Wichita Kid Foundation |
| Shelby Harris | SHARE |
| Jeff Heuerman | Muscular Dystrophy Association |
| Alijah Holder | American Foundation For Suicide Prevention |
| Justin Hollins | Alzheimer’s Association |
| Kareem Jackson | The Kareem Jackson Foundation |
| Ja’Wuan James | Boys & Girls Clubs of America |
| Andy Janovich | Hunting with Soldiers |
| Josey Jewell | Logan’s Hope |
| Alexander Johnson | Alzheimer’s Association |
| Joseph Jones | Gamer’s Outreach and KICKcancER |
| Casey Kreiter | Zach Johnson Foundation |
| Ron Leary | Ron Leary REACH Foundation |
| Drew Lock | Leukemia Research Foundation |
| Trey Marshall | Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society |
| Connor McGovern | TNT Kid’s Fitness and Gymnastics |
| Brandon McManus | Project McManus |
| Von Miller | Von’s Vision |
| Corey Nelson | National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation |
| Will Parks | Philadelphia CeaseFire |
| Tim Patrick | Sarcoma Foundation of America and Sickle Cell Disease Association of America |
| Mike Purcell | Wounded Warriors Project |
| Malik Reed | Fellowship of Christian Athletes |
| Dalton Risner | RisnerUP Foundation |
| Austin Schlottmann | Adam’s Angels and Special Olympics Brenham |
| Justin Simmons | Fuel Up to Play 60 |
| Deyon Sizer | JED Foundation |
| Diontae Spencer | Everytown USA |
| Courtland Sutton | A Precious Child |
| Shakial Taylor | American Diabetes Association |
| Colby Wadman | Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California |
| Josh Watson | Breast Cancer Research Foundation |
| Elijah Wilkinson | Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver |
| Juwann Winfree | Team Winfree Youth Foundation |
| Billy Winn | The Lupus Foundation of America |
| Derek Wolfe | Beaver Local High School |
| Isaac Yiadom | 1Mission |
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Click here to watch a preview of Sunday’s game between the Broncos and Texans.
After beating the Chargers last week, the Broncos will next take on the Texans, who are coming off a big win over the Patriots.
Here’s a preview of the game, courtesy of NFL.com:
Sunday’s game will air on CBS at 11:00 a.m. MT (view the TV broadcast map here). The Broncos are considered 7.5-point underdogs.
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