Collins suffered a concussion in the middle of the Texans' MNF matchup vs. the Seattle Seahawks in Week 7, which led to him finding his way to the sidelines for one week against the 49ers, but now looks to be trending positively.

If TE Dalton Schultz is out against Denver, the Texans will have a big hole to fill although return of Nico Collins, Christian Kirk would help.

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.

Without Nico Collins or Christian Kirk in the lineup, quarterback C.J. Stroud logged a completion to nine different pass-catchers on the day for over 300 yards and two touchdowns. It came out to be one of his and the offense's best performances of the season so far, and of course, led to a winning effort.

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.

Nico Collins is trending in the right direction entering Week 9's battle against the Denver Broncos.

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.

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.

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