Broncos bring five-game winning streak into meeting with Stroud Texans

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HOUSTON (AP)  Heading into Sundays meeting with the surging Denver Broncos, Houston coach DeMeco Ryans was asked what he thinks has allowed them to bounce back after starting 1-5.The biggest thing that Ive seen from the Broncos and how theyve turned things around is how their defense is attacking the football, Ryans said. When you take the ball away as many times as they have  you set the offense up, you set the team up for succe s. And thats where it starts with these guys.Denver (6-5) enters the game with a five-game winning streak, its longest since the 2015 season. The Broncos didnt force a turnover in the first win in this stretch, but have piled up 15 combined in their past four games.ADVERTISEMENT  They say they come in bunches and man, theyve been coming in bunches the last couple of weeks, safety Justin Simmons said.And for us we know thats Frank Ntilikina Jersey  a huge key and a huge formula for us to find ways to win football games and we just need to keep that hot streak going, especially going up against a hot Houston team. Their  Obi Toppin Jersey offense is playing really well, their quarterbacks been doing a really good job. So, were going to need that to carry over this week in order to give us a chance to win.This week theyll face rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud, who has done a great job of protecting the ball. He ranks second in the NFL with 3,266 yards pa sing and has thrown 19 touchdown pa ses with just five interceptions.Three of his interceptions came in a win over Arizona two weeks ago and he didnt turn the ball over in last weeks 24-21 lo s to Jacksonville. He said he learned from his mistakes against the Cardinals.This last game definitely showed my maturity, because they really took away all our deep shots, and I was running the ball, checking it down, trying to do my best just extending the play if I had to, he said. So, just taking steps and strides every week has definitely been a goal of mine, and I feel like Ive done a decent job of that.NO HOMECOMINGKareem Jackson, who spent his first nine seasons as a cornerback in Houston before moving to safety when he joined the Broncos in 2019, will mi s the game as he serves his second suspension for a series of illegal hits this season.Jackson flew to New York to meet with NFL Commi sioner Roger Goodell on Thursday so he could discu s his latest banishment and what he calls the leagues uneven enforcement of the rules.The league used to celebrate hard hits, but Jackson  Jacob Evans III Jersey has been fined, flagged, ejected and suspended multiple times for not changing his playing style. His replacement in the starting lineup, PJ Locke, said he hopes the commi sioner will realize in talking face-to-face with Jackson that he isnt a dirty player or a bad guy.GAME RECOGNIZES GAMEDenver quarterback Ru sell Wilson, a 12-year NFL veteran and nine-time Pro Bowler, raved about Strouds performance this season. The second overall pick enters Sundays game having thrown for at least 300 yards in an NFL rookie record four straight games.C.J.s been impre sive, Wilson said. Hes having one of Tim Hardaway Jr. Jersey  the best rookie years ever.  And hes got a great gene in him, and its called the clutch gene. Hes got some it in him. You saw that in college, too.EARLY KICKOFFThe game was flexed into an earlier, kickoff at noon local time Sunday because its one of the weekends premier matchups, and Broncos tackle Garett Bolles is hoping that makes for a late-arriving crowd.Im pretty sure its going to be rockin unle s theyre all at church, Bolles said. I know Texans have their church at 12 oclock. You gotta love the Lord, so hopefully they stay away and its a little quieter, but well see. Last time we went down there thats what happened. They didnt show up until halftime.BOUNCING BACKWhen the Broncos stumbled to 1-5 out of the gate, right tackle Mike McGlinchey talked about how his old team, the 49ers, won out last year after starting 3-4 by recommitting their attention to detail, something he said has also been the case in Denver over the past 1 1/2 months.I think the character of the guys in each locker room are very similar, McGlinchey said. We have a lot of guys that love playing football, that take a lot of pride in their work in the same way that we Theo Pinson Jersey  did in San Francisco. "A lot of talent, which was always helpful, and the buy-in and the belief. Its that hard-nosed mental mindset of, I dont care what the results have been. We know we can get this right and will get it right.___AP Pro Football Writer Arnie Stapleton in Denver contributed to this report.___AP NFL: