The Houston Texans have multiple entries of note on their first injury report of the week before facing the Denver Broncos.

Trysta Krick and Jay Croucher discuss the upcoming matchup between the Broncos and Texans and why Denver's offense is "a little suspect" with potential to struggle against Houston's high-powered defense.

The Texans have three clear needs ahead of the NFL's trade deadline. Jonathan M. Alexander answers readers' questions about that and more Week 9 topics.

Currently, the Texans have two tight ends on their active 53-man roster: veteran Dalton Schultz and Harrison Bryant. Schultz, Houston's second-leading receiving yards leader on the season, was a DNP during their first team practice of the week with a shoulder injury ahead of facing the Broncos, but should still be on track to play.

The Broncos sit atop the AFC West standings and have won five straight games. Denver will look to keep the winning streak alive against the Texans on Sunday.

After two bad weeks, it's back to the winning ways for me with my NFL picks. I went 9-4 against the spread last week and 10-3 straight up. That's my kind of week. It ups my season records to 64-57 ATS and 86-34-1 straight up.

The Broncos (6-2) are listed as 1-point favorites against the Texans (3-4), who are coming off a 26-15 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. The over/under for total points scored between Denver and Houston has been set at 39.5.

At President Trump’s direction, Gov. Greg Abbott authorized the deployment of hundreds of troops to Illinois to “safeguard” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.