The Broncos lifted the curtain at Empower Field on a sun-splashed Sunday afternoon and treated fans to a 16-9 victory over the Texans
DENVER — Hope remains being able to see the light in the darkness, the smile through clenched teeth, the flower in a bed of weeds.
Saubert made a terrific effort, stealing the ball off Christian Kirksey's arm for Wilson's first touchdown pass with 12:37 remaining in the game. Brandon McManus added a 50-yard field goal to create room to exhale. The defense mauled Houston, but Denver's offense failed to gain traction and finished with 13 penalties, one more than the opening week.
Through the season's first two games, they are 0-for-6 on touchdowns in the end zone. Worse, they failed on five attempts inside the 3-yard line, including two fumbles against Seattle, and four incompletions versus the Texans. Broncos general manager George Paton believed he was getting an innovative, collaborative head coach in Nathaniel Hackett. Through two games, he has been unique in that no Broncos team has been penalized more or offered such head-scratching play-calling.
Denver's 3-0 lead vanished on the Texans' 10-play, 54-yard march. The Broncos held as Rex Burkhead became the bad option in the passing game on third-and-5. Ka'imi Fairbairn drilled a 40-yarder to knot the score with 2:19 remaining in the first period. What Sunday showed is that the Broncos are in a work in progress from the players to the coaches. The challenge begins in earnest this week with San Francisco headed to Denver as a Super Bowl contender.Broncos receiver Jerry Jeudy, coming off a 100-yard game, injured his right shoulder on a throw back gadget play. Wilson lofted a pass to Jeudy who couldn't corral it and was driven into the turf by the Texans defensive back Steven Nelson. Jeudy did not return. ...
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