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Denver Broncos at Houston Texans

Denver Broncos18✓

Houston Texans15

Final · Sunday, November 2, 2025 · 1:00 p.m. ET · NRG Stadium

Head coaches: Sean Payton (Broncos) · DeMeco Ryans (Texans)

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Broncos	0	7	0	11	18
Texans	3	9	3	0	15

Scoring summary

Clock	Play	Team	Detail	DEN–HOU
Q1
0:04	FG	Texans	Ka'imi Fairbairn 23 Yd Field Goal	0–3
Q2
7:11	FG	Texans	Ka'imi Fairbairn 41 Yd Field Goal	0–6
4:52	TD	Broncos	Courtland Sutton 30 Yd pass from Bo Nix (Wil Lutz Kick)	7–6
1:52	FG	Texans	Ka'imi Fairbairn 38 Yd Field Goal	7–9
0:00	FG	Texans	Ka'imi Fairbairn 40 Yd Field Goal	7–12
Q3
9:18	FG	Texans	Ka'imi Fairbairn 41 Yd Field Goal	7–15
Q4
12:28	TD	Broncos	RJ Harvey 27 Yd pass from Bo Nix (Bo Nix Pass to Troy Franklin for Two-Point Conversion)	15–15
0:00	FG	Broncos	Wil Lutz 34 Yd Field Goal	18–15

Team stats

Stat	Broncos	Texans
First downs	15	15
Total yards	271	268
Yards per play	4.4	3.7
Passing yards	171	191
Comp / att	18/37	23/40
Rushing yards	100	77
Third down	6-15	3-17
Fourth down	0-0	1-1
Red zone	0-1	0-3
Turnovers	2	0
Penalties – yards	4-41	4-29
Sacks – yards lost	1-2	4-25
Possession	25:24	34:36
Plays	61	72

Also	Broncos	Texans
Passing first downs	9	11
Rushing first downs	6	2
First downs by penalty	0	2
Drives	13	14
Yards per pass	4.5	4.3
Interceptions thrown	1	0
Rushing attempts	23	28
Yards per rush	4.3	2.8
Fumbles lost	1	0
Defensive / special-teams TDs	0	0

Player lines

Denver Broncos

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
10Bo Nix	18/37	173	4.7	2	1	1-2	59.1	68.9

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
27J.K. Dobbins	15	61	4.1	12
10Bo Nix	3	36	12.0	25
12RJ Harvey	2	5	2.5	3
46Adam Prentice	1	2	2.0	2
11Troy Franklin	2	-4	-2.0	2
Team	23	100	4.3	25

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
12RJ Harvey	5	51	10.2	1	27	5
14Courtland Sutton	1	30	30.0	1	30	6
11Troy Franklin	4	27	6.8	0	13	10
82Adam Trautman	2	25	12.5	0	21	2
13Pat Bryant	2	20	10.0	0	13	3
83Michael Bandy	1	16	16.0	0	16	1
28Tyler Badie	2	6	3.0	0	12	3
1Evan Engram	0	0	0.0	0	0	3
27J.K. Dobbins	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2	1
Team	18	173	9.6	2	30	34

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
83Michael Bandy	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
49Alex Singleton	10	4	0	1	0	0
9Talanoa Hufanga	9	5	0	0	2	0
57Dre Greenlaw	8	1	1	0	0	1
31Kris Abrams-Draine	7	5	0	1	0	0
22Brandon Jones	6	3	0	0	1	0
21Riley Moss	5	5	0	0	1	0
99Zach Allen	5	4	1	1	2	3
92Dondrea Tillman	4	1	0.5	0	0	1
40Justin Strnad	3	2	0	0	0	0
97Malcolm Roach	3	0	0.5	0	0	1
26Devon Key	2	2	0	0	0	0
23Jahdae Barron	2	2	0	0	0	0
29Ja'Quan McMillian	2	2	0	0	1	0
0Jonathon Cooper	2	1	1	1	0	1
98John Franklin-Myers	2	1	0	0	0	0
48Mitchell Fraboni	1	1	0	0	0	0
15Nik Bonitto	1	1	0	0	0	0
34JL Skinner	1	1	0	0	0	0
52Jonah Elliss	1	1	0	0	0	0
51Que Robinson	1	1	0	0	0	0
93D.J. Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0
96Eyioma Uwazurike	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	77	43	4	4	7	7

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
12RJ Harvey	2	54	27.0	28
28Tyler Badie	1	22	22.0	22
Team	3	76	25.3	28

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
83Michael Bandy	4	30	7.5	12	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
3Wil Lutz	1/2	50.0	34	1/1	4	34

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
16Jeremy Crawshaw	8	428	53.5	1	2	76

Houston Texans

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	SACKS	QBR	RTG
10Davis Mills	17/30	137	4.6	2-16	50.1	68.3
7C.J. Stroud	6/10	79	7.9	2-9	81.0	85.0
Team	23/40	191	5.4	4-25	--	72.5

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
21Nick Chubb	11	34	3.1	8
27Woody Marks	10	27	2.7	7
7C.J. Stroud	2	12	6.0	6
10Davis Mills	2	7	3.5	7
44British Brooks	2	0	0.0	0
14Jaylin Noel	1	-3	-3.0	-3
Team	28	77	2.8	8

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
86Dalton Schultz	6	77	12.8	47	8
12Nico Collins	7	75	10.7	26	11
19Xavier Hutchinson	3	30	10.0	19	5
13Christian Kirk	4	26	6.5	13	8
81Jayden Higgins	1	4	4.0	4	1
33Dare Ogunbowale	1	2	2.0	2	1
88Harrison Bryant	1	2	2.0	2	2
27Woody Marks	0	0	0.0	0	3
Team	23	216	9.4	47	39

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
22Jaylin Smith	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
4Kamari Lassiter	9	6	0	0	2	0
0Azeez Al-Shaair	9	4	0	1	0	0
39Henry To'oTo'o	7	2	0	1	0	0
5Jalen Pitre	7	1	0	0	0	0
29M.J. Stewart	4	3	0	0	1	0
24Derek Stingley Jr.	4	2	0	0	2	0
35Jake Hansen	3	2	0	0	0	0
90Sheldon Rankins	3	1	0	0	0	0
55Danielle Hunter	3	1	0	0	1	2
72Tommy Togiai	3	1	0	0	0	0
2Calen Bullock	2	2	0	0	1	0
22Jaylin Smith	2	1	0	0	0	0
11Tremon Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0
51Will Anderson Jr.	1	1	1	1	0	2
95Derek Barnett	1	1	0	1	0	0
33Dare Ogunbowale	1	0	0	0	0	0
52Darrell Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0
44British Brooks	1	0	0	0	0	0
56Jamal Hill	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	64	28	1	4	7	4

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
2Calen Bullock	1	0	0

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
17Braxton Berrios	2	49	24.5	25
11Tremon Smith	1	36	36.0	36
Team	3	85	28.3	36

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
14Jaylin Noel	4	62	15.5	45	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
15Ka'imi Fairbairn	5/6	83.3	41	0/0	15	23, 41, 38, 40, 41

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6Tommy Townsend	8	420	52.5	2	2	73

Entering Week 9

The table after Week 8, the way the standings read when this game kicked off.

Denver Broncos · 6-2 · 1st in the AFC West

Houston Texans · 3-4 · 3rd in the AFC South

Officials and attendance

Attendance: 70,471

Officials: Back Judge Greg Meyer · Umpire Barry Anderson · Side Judge Keith Washington · Referee Ronald Torbert · Field Judge Ryan Dickson · Line Judge Brian Bolinger · Down Judge Frank LeBlanc

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