When Payton first got the job in Denver, he hired Ben Kotwica as special teams coordinator and Mike Westhoff as assistant head coach and third-phase czar. Last season, the Broncos had a would-be game-winning chip-shot field goal blocked by the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium, and Westhoff retired two days later.

When Wil Lutz authored a 34-yard kick to end the fourth quarter on Sunday afternoon, the 7-2 Denver Broncos topped the Houston Texans, 18-15, and secured their first six-game winning streak since the franchise's last Super Bowl winner back in 2015.

Is Patrick Surtain playing for the Broncos? What about Dalton Schultz for the Texans? Here's the inactive list for Sunday's game at NRG Stadium.

Kickoff from NRG Stadium is set for 1 p.m. ET, and the Texans are 1.5-point favorites, according to the latest Broncos vs. Texans odds. The over/under for total points scored is 40.5. The Texans are -133 money line favorites (risk $133 to win $100),

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix launches deep ball for a 30-yard touchdown to wide receiver Courtland Sutton to give the Broncos a 7-6 lead over the Houston Texans.

In a brutal defensive battle, the Denver Broncos and Houston Texans dominated defensively all game long. Bo Nix and the offense was frustratingly inefficient with more three-and-outs than one could reasonably track during the game.

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