Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos will host the Houston Texans in Week 2 action. Here are all the live updates from that game.

Our staff also [submitted their score predictions](https://www.milehighreport.com/2022/9/17/23357490/broncos-texans-score-predictions). [In our weekly Thursday morning post](https://www.milehighreport.com/2022/9/15/23354112/nfl-picks-week-2-ats), we’ll also include the results from MHR’s Yahoo community pick’em group as well. [Denver announced their inactives](https://www.milehighreport.com/2022/9/18/23359596/broncos-texans-inactives-week-2) and the list includes multiple starters. In six quarters, the Broncos would finish 0/6 in the red zone touchdowns. Denver’s offense has seemed out of sync with Wilson starting the game just 2/9 for 32 yards. 3:54 PM MT: The second quarter was more of the same for the Broncos red zone woes. [DraftKings Sportsbook](https://dksb.sng.link/As9kz/qqa5?_dl=https%3A%2F%2Fsportsbook.draftkings.com%2Fgateway%3Fs%3D341866674%26wpcid%3D163146%26wpcn%3DBlog%26wpsrc%3DVox%26wpcrid%3DOdds&pcid=163146&pscn=NFLRegSeason&pcrn=Blog&psn=Vox), I am covering all my picks this year on TallySight. [Denver Broncos](https://www.milehighreport.com) are in must-win mode in Week 2 after dropping their first game in one of the ugliest games we’ve seen from this team in a long time. Not to mention Justin Simmons is on injured reserve for the next four games. The AFC West is just too good for Denver to be stumbling against non-playoff caliber teams. Mile High time at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado and will air on CBS. They must win this game and right the ship early.

TV channel, NFL best bets, picks for Denver Broncos vs. Houston Texans on CBS and Paramount+.

With a game under their belts and the roar of the home crowd behind them, the Broncos should be better equipped to get into the win column this Sunday. The Broncos had two goal-line fumbles on Monday against Seattle that played a huge role in their defeat. Denver is 4-0 against the spread in their last four home games and 6-1 ATS in their last seven Week 2 matchups. [see the NFL picks from SportsLine's advanced computer model](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/texans-vs-broncos-odds-line-spread-proven-model-reveals-nfl-picks-predictions-for-week-2-2022/). Denver has the advantage in the all-time series against Houston, and they are the favorite to repeat that success. [streamed live on Paramount+ with their must-have Premium plan](https://www.paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-22-10ahe7j). - Broncos vs. Texans, the model is picking Denver (-10) to cover the spread at home. Texans odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over/under for total points is 45.5. You can [stream the game in select markets on Paramount+](https://www.paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-22-10ahe7j). [Denver Broncos](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/DEN/denver-broncos/) host the [Houston Texans](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/HOU/houston-texans/) on [Paramount+](https://www.paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-22-10ahe7j). Kickoff from Denver, Colorado, is set for 4:25 p.m.

Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy injured his shoulder in the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Texans.

Sutton stepped up with Jeudy injured, leading the team with seven receptions for 122 yards. [Apple Podcasts](https://apple.co/3H3B7xd) [Spotify](https://spoti.fi/3qh9KtA) [Google Podcasts](https://bit.ly/3o7jZOm) Before leaving the game, Jeudy totaled one catch for 11 yards on three targets.

The Broncos held on to win the Texans at home in Week 2.

Denver settled for field goals on both of their drives that went deep into Houston territory in the first half. Wilson finished the game 14-of-31 passing for 219 yards with one touchdown and one turnover. In the first half, the Broncos’ offense struggled again in the red zone, a problem that carried over from their season opener.

The Broncos ruled out WR Jerry Jeudy and CB Patrick Surtain II for the rest of Sunday's 16-9 win against the Texans due to injuries.

The Broncos struggled to keep things moving on offense as Wilson was just 6-of-19 passing in the first half. [DK Metcalf](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4047650/dk-metcalf) for much of the season opener and was matched up on the Texans' [Brandin Cooks](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16731/brandin-cooks) early in Sunday's game. The team initially called it a shoulder injury, but after Denver's 16-9 win, coach Nathaniel Hackett said the injury was to Jeudy's ribs. [Tim Patrick](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3134353/tim-patrick) suffered a season-ending knee injury in training camp, and [KJ Hamler](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4240380/kj-hamler) was a game-day inactive Sunday as he returns from hip and knee surgeries last season. [Pat Surtain II](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4372012/pat-surtain-ii) then left the game with a left shoulder injury early in the second quarter. [Jerry Jeudy](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4241463/jerry-jeudy) was hurt when he landed awkwardly as he attempted to snare a [Russell Wilson](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14881/russell-wilson) pass with just under six minutes remaining in the first quarter.

Houston's defense recorded Wilson's first interception as a Bronco and added 2.0 sacks, seven quarterback hits, five tackles for loss and six passes defensed.

The Texans travel to Chicago to face the Bears in Week 3. With the loss, the Texans fall to 0-1-1 on the season. Denver took a 13-9 lead with 12:37 left in the game. The Texans held onto a 9-6 lead, but Russell Wilson and Denver's offense pulled away in the fourth quarter with a 10-0 run to victory. On his first play of the fourth quarter, Wilson found Sutton for a 35-yard reception on third-and-16. Neither team was able to find the endzone through the first three quarters of the game.

The Denver Broncos are absolutely depleted at the wide receiver position. Here are five options GM George Paton should consider immediately.

Unfortunately, we haven’t seen that since the handful of glimpses we got in his rookie season. [the Denver Broncos should sign Odell Beckham Jr.](https://predominantlyorange.com/2022/08/04/should-the-denver-broncos-target-odell-beckham-jr/) Yes, everyone understands he’s not going to be ready to go until November at the earliest. Second of all, it would give you another go-to receiver who can line up all over the formation to allow ultimate flexibility if you get everyone healthy. First of all, it would fortify your depth down the road this season. Simply put, anything the Broncos get from Hamler this season will be nothing more than a cherry on top of whatever production they get at receiver. He’s been inactive for the first two games of the 2022 season.

According to 9NEWS Denver's Mike Klis, the x-rays on Jerry Jeudy's ribs came back negative which is some good news. The initial reporting had Jeudy leaving ...

I would not be shocked if we see the Broncos potentially add to the position in the near future, or at least give Jalen Virgil a shot. He suffered the injury early in the game when he landed hard on his side/shoulder area and immediately was rolling around in pain. Hamler appears far from 100%, Jeudy is now hurt, and we’re one Courtland Sutton injury away from Kendall Hinton and Tyrie Cleveland being the Broncos' top receiving threats.

The only head coach I can find who was fired midseason and the team made the playoffs was Jon Gruden with the Raiders last year — and in his case, it had ...

If all we see is more indecisiveness, more lack of communication, and more penalties, it's going to be hard to make the case for him to stick around. If penalties are piling up like that, you do have to start looking at the coaching. Coaching decisions like that have nothing to do with whether or not you play your starters in the preseason. That already amounts to 30.5% of the Broncos' total 82 penalties for 2021. It's possible, though it's been the offense that has had the bigger problem. On the other hand, you at least can show you were decisive, rather than making people wonder whether you even knew what you were supposed to do. Too many times against the Texans, the Broncos looked like they didn't know what play they wanted to run or whether or not to go for it on fourth down. There are those who will ask whether the Broncos should have played their starters in the preseason. Not having your returner ready to take the field is inexcusable. That doesn't mean you can't hold Hackett's feet to the fire. The most frustrating thing was the Broncos lost a field goal attempt because of game management. In other words, fans shouldn't use the "fire coach midseason" tactic as if it's going to mean an instant turnaround better, particularly when the head coach has had just two regular-season games.

There are no doubt issues that need to get solved but all that matters is Russell Wilson and the Broncos got the win.

Denver is now 0-for-6 in the red zone through the first two games. Mile High Salute to the fans for helping Wilson and the Broncos offense know the time on the play clock. The red zone continues to be a problem. Then, Hackett initially decides to go for it on fourth-and-2, but second guesses himself and sends out the field goal unit. Through two weeks, the Broncos still don’t look prepared. The play loses a yard. Hackett calls a handoff on third-and-1 from the Houston 35 ... And when Denver needed someone to step up and make a play, Gregory was there to deliver. He led the Broncos in tackles with 6 (5 solo). Wilson and the Denver offense didn’t look good through most of the game, but Wilson delivered his first “game-winning drive” for the Broncos. Denver’s tight end had only one catch but he made the most of it. Wilson also gets his first win as a member of the Broncos.

DENVER (AP) — Russell Wilson overcame a slow start and a cascade of boos in his Denver debut Sunday to lead the bungling Broncos past the Houston Texans ...

Then, after Williams bullied his way to the 1, Wilson lined up in the shotgun and had to throw the ball away, bringing McManus on again for a 24-yarder that tied it with 20 seconds left. Denver also was whistled for too many men on the field. The Broncos' infractions included a pair of delay-of-game penalties on field-goal attempts. On one of Wilson's incompletions, the Broncos lost wide receiver Jerry Jeudy to a rib injury that the team initially said was an injured right shoulder. You know, we get rid of those penalties, we execute in the end zone, we’ll be a really good team.” “We're of the ‘always improving’ mindset,” Saubert said.

With a little coaxing from the home crowd, a strong defensive outing, Russell Wilson and the Broncos managed to defeat the Houston Texans.

They were already without wide receiver KJ Hamler (knee) who played 40 snaps last week but, according to Hackett, may miss time on and off early in the year as he recovers from knee and hip surgery and wide receiver Tim Patrick, who suffered a torn ACL in training camp, among others. With the lead finally in hand at 13-9 and set up first-and-10 at Houston’s 26-yard line with 4:36 to go, the Broncos threw the ball three straight times and took less than a minute off the clock before settling for another field goal and a 16-9 lead. We know in a game like that that the defense has to make stops and get the ball back to the offense. "That will make us more efficient on that one there. Denver has issues outside of the game management department, too. In six snaps from inside the 5-yard line, they ran the ball just once, saw Wilson go 0-of-5 and settled for two field goals. Their team struggling mightily in the game management department, they figured it couldn’t hurt to count down the play clock when their team was on offense. Houston ultimately had the ball two more times with a chance to tie the game. Maybe it’s the comfort of sleeping in your own bed or knowing that a long plane ride doesn’t wait after the game. "We just kind of made it hard on ourselves." “We started clicking once they started telling us the play clock. However, for first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett and company, questions have stacked up far faster than answers through two weeks.

But it wasn't pretty. A series of game management miscues prompted boos from the Denver crowd in rookie head coach Nathaniel Hackett's home debut. Then in a ...

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Quarterback Russell Wilson threw his first touchdown at Empower Field at Mile High as a Bronco when he found tight end Eric Saubert for the go-ahead strike with ...

Sutton was left open down the seam on the left side of the field, and Wilson hit him for a 35-yard gain. In the process, the Broncos survived more than a dozen penalties and injuries to key starters in Pat Surtain II and Jerry Jeudy to improve to 1-1. The defense then held on facing a pair of late Davis Mills-led drives from the Texans.

After a sloppy game, the Denver Broncos eked out a 16-9 win over the Houston Texans. Broncos Wire breaks down six studs and duds.

One delay of game penalty cost Denver a possible three points and brought on the punt team after knocking the team out of field goal range. McManus made three field goals and one extra point, making him 6-for-7 on field goal attempts for the season. More often than not, Sutton made the grab. Instead of running the ball, Wilson threw the ball on several occasions. One game with red zone problems was troubling, but something that could be worked out against the Texans. After having only seven carries against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1, Broncos running back Javonte Williams was more invovled this week, receiving 15 carries for 75 yards.

Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy and cornerback Pat Surtain did not finish Sunday's 16-9 victory against the Houston Texans due to shoulder injuries ...

Surtain was seen favoring his shoulder before exiting the contest. He finished Sunday's game with one reception for 11 yards. Surtain is the latest injury to the Broncos' secondary after safety

With Jerry Jeudy sidelined, Courtland Sutton embraced the spotlight as the Broncos' leading receiver when they needed it most.

"I feel like in order to be in that space an elite wide receiver, you have to be that guy that can make those big third downs and fourth downs. I want to be the guy he goes to on the big third downs and fourth downs so we can convert them and stay on the field. "He looks for those," Cleveland said. "Third and fourth downs, whenever we get in those situations, you want to be the guy that Russ is looking for," Sutton said. "He made some great plays for us. However, on the first play of the fourth quarter, Sutton put his few mistakes behind him and delivered as he had for much of the day.