2025 · Week 9
Denver Broncos at Houston Texans
Nov 2, 2025 · Reliant Stadium · closed · astroturf
Recap
Denver Broncos edged Houston Texans 18–15. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Broncos (58%). Broncos improve to 7-2; Texans fall to 3-5. Bo Nix led the way with 173 passing yards and 2 TDs; 36 rushing yards.
Team stats
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 13 |
| 273 | Total yards | 293 |
| 173 | Passing yards | 216 |
| 100 | Rushing yards | 77 |
| 18/37 | Comp / Att | 23/40 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(7:29) 15-K.Fairbairn 51 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q1(4:34) 3-W.Lutz 51 yard field goal is BLOCKED (96-D.Autry), Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw.
- Q1(:07) 15-K.Fairbairn 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q2(7:15) 15-K.Fairbairn 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q2(4:58) (Shotgun) 10-B.Nix pass deep left to 14-C.Sutton for 30 yards, TOUCHDOWN [55-D.Hunter].
- Q23-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw.
- Q2(1:55) 15-K.Fairbairn 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q2(:02) 15-K.Fairbairn 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend. ** Injury Update: DEN-99-Z.Allen has returned to the game.
- Q3(9:22) 15-K.Fairbairn 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q4(12:34) (Shotgun) 10-B.Nix pass deep right to 12-R.Harvey for 27 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(:03) 3-W.Lutz 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw. Penalty on HOU-11-T.Smith, Defensive Offside, declined.
Box score
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Nix | 18/37 | 173 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Nix | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| J.K. Dobbins | 15 | 61 | 0 |
| RJ Harvey | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Troy Franklin | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Adam Prentice | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.K. Dobbins | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| RJ Harvey | 5 | 5 | 51 | 1 |
| Courtland Sutton | 1 | 6 | 30 | 1 |
| Troy Franklin | 4 | 10 | 27 | 0 |
| Adam Trautman | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Pat Bryant | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Michael Bandy | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Tyler Badie | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Evan Engram | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Mills | 17/30 | 137 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Stroud | 6/10 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Mills | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| C.J. Stroud | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Nick Chubb | 11 | 34 | 0 |
| Woody Marks | 10 | 27 | 0 |
| British Brooks | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylin Noel | 1 | -3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Schultz | 6 | 8 | 77 | 0 |
| Nico Collins | 7 | 11 | 75 | 0 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 3 | 5 | 30 | 0 |
| Woody Marks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Kirk | 4 | 8 | 26 | 0 |
| Jayden Higgins | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Harrison Bryant | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |