Critical opportunities Houston Texans must seize versus Broncos to resume playoff march

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The Houston Texans will look to get back on track this week against the Broncos, who are suddenly back in playoff contention after ripping off five straight wins.

Too bad Houston didn't get to play the Broncos earlier in the season.

The Texans host Russel Wilson and company this Sunday at NRG and are currently 3.5 point favorites. Vegas is expecting a lot of points as they set the total at 47, the second-highest of the week.

After two straight games with over 100 yards rushing, Devin Singletary and the Texans rushing game came crashing back down to Earth with 32 rushing yards combined between Singletary and Dameon Pierce.

Things could change this Sunday, with the Broncos allowing the most rushing yards per game (155.18). To be fair, many of the Broncos stats are skewed with their terrible start to the season, and a game in which they allowed a whopping 70 points to the Dolphins.

During Denver's winning streak, they held the Chiefs and Bills to 9 and 22 points, respectively. But the one edge the Texans have over almost every team in the NFL is quarterback play.

The Texans and CJ Stroud are 1st in passing yards per game (297.6) and 4th in total yards per game (396.4).

So who will come out ahead in this critical matchup?

Check out the video above for a full early breakdown of the game, plus predictions. And go Texans!

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Can the Texans ride this momentum into KC? Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images.

One of the popular narratives about the Texans this year was that CJ Stroud was struggling in his second season and unable to recapture the magic from his rookie year.

Well, that all changed on Saturday when Stroud got his groove back and helped lead the Texans to victory over the Chargers in the Wild Card round.

Make sure to watch the video above as ESPN Houston's John Granato and Lance Zielein react to the big win, and discuss what they expect to see from Stroud and the rest of the team against the Chiefs this weekend.

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