Both of these teams have dim hopes of making the playoffs if they win there last three games of the season. It also will pit the master (Mike Shanahan) against his student (Gary Kubiak) which will make for some good looks on the coaches faces during the game.
Look for the Broncos to attack the Texans with their running game at the start of the season. Travis Henry (653 yards rushing) and Selvin Young (569 yards rushing) will likely split the carries against a Texans’ defense that is allowing 118.2 yards rushing per game and 4.5 yards per carry. As soon as the Broncos establish the running game Jay Cutler will throw the ball deep off of play action. The Broncos offensive line has been really good this season but they need to keep DE Mario Williams (9.5 sacks) away from Jay Cutler if they are going to have success throwing the football. Brandon Marshall is having a career year (75 rec, 1,029 yards, 6 TDs) and the Texans are having problems in the secondary as they are allowing 217.2 yards passing per game.
The Texans will probably come out passing the ball to attempt to entice the Broncos to abandon the running game early. The Broncos cornerbacks and safeties are overrated so Sage Rosenfels should attack them deep with Andre Johnson and short with Kevin Walter and Owen Daniels. If the Texans build a lead they should be able to grind the game out on the ground with Darius Walker against a defense that is allowing 138.8 yards rushing per game and 4.5 yards per carry.
PREDICTION: DENVER BRONCOS 24, HOUSTON TEXANS 21
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