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Denver Broncos vs Houston Texans

Real survivor-pool comparison built on the same validated tables the team pages use — de-vigged market win probability and equity, spreads and totals, ELO ranks, defense vs position, charted scheme tendencies, recent form and current injuries. Green marks the better league rank.

Week 9 verdict

Texans is the better survivor pick this week

Texans score 0.487 equity (67.7% win probability) against Broncos at 0.443 — a real gap of 0.045.

DEN team page →HOU team page →

This week

2026 week 9 · de-vigged consensus from live_game_lines + equity_scores

@ CAROpponent@ LAC

57.2%Win prob67.7%

0.443Equity score0.487

−2.5Spread11/11 books−5.5

44.0Game total40.5

= 0.000Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▲ 0.007

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

These two teams are not scheduled to meet this season.

All-time series: 11 meetings · DEN 7 — HOU 4. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2026 · week 9

1589.8ELO rating1507.0

#2ELO rank#16

6-2Record2-5

AFC WestDivisionAFC South

#1Division rank#2

W +4 · W +14 · W +3 · W +6 · L 10Last 5newest firstL 6 · W +3 · W +23 · L 4 · L 2

Defense vs position

ppr allowed per game · 2026 through week 8 · lower rank = tougher

16.4 · #13vs QB—

25.3 · #22vs RB—

27.5 · #7vs WR—

16.7 · #23vs TE—

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

tested and published as flat: neither predicts survivor outcomes beyond the market

3 (2026)Sacks / game3 (2026)

11.14Pressures / game9.71

12-12Primetime record2021–2026 standalone windows10-10

Both of these are context, not edge. Our own tests found DL strength (finding #10) and primetime risk (finding #11) statistically flat once the market price is accounted for.

Scheme tendencies — offense

ftn charting · 2025 season · rank 1 = highest rate

39.9% · #25Pre-snap motion44.7% · #14

12.5% · #7Play action11.2% · #16

7.0% · #9RPO1.3% · #29

5.5% · #3Screen pass2.2% · #31

11.0% · #5No huddle3.6% · #27

54.3% · #16Shotgun51.0% · #23

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

44.4% · #1Man coverage31.5% · #16

32.8% · #6Blitz (5+ rushers)22.9% · #23

33.7% · #5Pressure30.7% · #15

DEN scheme profile →HOU scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 9 · nflverse + highlightly

Denver Broncos

Brandon JonesSDid Not Participate In Practice
Caleb LohnerTight EndInjured Reserve
Courtland SuttonWRLimited Participation in Practice
Eyioma UwazurikeDEDid Not Participate In Practice
Frank CrumOffensive TackleInjured Reserve
Jaylen WaddleWRFull Participation in Practice
Jonah ColemanRunning BackInjured Reserve
Jonathon CooperLinebackerOut
Kris Abrams-DraineCBDid Not Participate In Practice
Levelle BaileyLinebackerInjured Reserve
Nick GargiuloGuardOut
Pat BryantWRFull Participation in Practice

Houston Texans

Aireontae ErseryOffensive TackleOut
Alijah HuzzieCornerbackOut
Ameer SpeedCornerbackOut
Azeez Al-ShaairLBLimited Participation in Practice
Blake FisherTFull Participation in Practice
Braden SmithTLimited Participation in Practice
Braxton BerriosWide ReceiverOut
Brevin JordanTELimited Participation in Practice
British BrooksRunning BackOut
C.J. Gardner-JohnsonSafetyQuestionable
C.J. StroudQuarterbackOut
Cade StoverTight EndQuestionable

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