Down in Dove Valley, newly minted Broncos left guard Alex Palczewski’s locker sits directly across from Garett Bolles. And for a 26-year-old who profiles as a tackle and says his last time playing on the left side of the O-line was the “Obama administration,” there may not be a better mentor in the NFL than the 33-year-old Bolles.

When Denver sends a five-man rush, it has a 51.8% pressure rate, second best. When it sends four, there's still a pressure rate of 42%, by far the best. Overall on the season, the Broncos pressure signal-callers on 45.9% of their dropbacks, the best.

The Houston Texans quarterback put it together vs. the San Francisco 49ers for a much-needed third win on the season.

49ers 24, Texans 16: San Francisco may be without defensive pillars Nick Bosa and Fred Warner, but the Houston offense has given no reason to believe it can be effective. The Texans' defense will keep them in this game for a bit but it can only do so much, as we saw Monday in Seattle.

HOUSTON -- After a 2-4 start, the Texans have a tough three-game home stretch ahead that could define their season.

HOUSTON -- Brock Osweiler will start at quarterback for the Houston Texans in the playoff game Saturday against the Oakland Raiders. Osweiler replaced Tom Savage early in the second quarter Sunday in the loss to the Tennessee Titans after Savage left with ...

Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) and Daryl Johnston (analyst) will call the game for Fox with Allison Williams reporting from the sidelines. On the radio, the game will be locally broadcast on KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM. Fans in the blue areas on the map below will get the Broncos - Texans game on their local Fox channels, according to 506sports.com.

With starter Brock Purdy slowly working his way back from the right big toe injury that's kept him out since Week 4, the 49ers will again turn to backup Mac Jones on Sunday against the Texans. Ricky Pearsall also is out.

Kickoff at the Texans vs. Seahawks game is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET tonight, Oct. 20, on ESPN. If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream Monday Night Football for free.

The 49ers have played some bad football this season. But Sunday was something else entirely: The 49ers played so poorly against the Houston Texans that it makes you question if they can ever win again. Their performance in a 29-15 loss was, in a word, awful.