The Houston Texans and the Denver Broncos face off for a Week 14 encounter Sunday at noon CT at NRG Stadium. As we continue our race to 100 facts, here is a look at Broncos rookie quarterback Drew Lock and Texans coach Bill O’Brien.
Facts and Figures for Broncos, No. 1-25
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26. Lock is the 10th quarterback to have finished his collegiate career at Missouri, and the ninth ever drafted from the school.
27. Lock and Daniel Jones are the only rookie quarterbacks from the 2019 class to have won their first starts.
28. Lock is the first Broncos rookie quarterback since Gary Kubiak on Nov. 20, 1983, to get their first career win in their first career start.
29. Lock is the 39th quarterback drafted by the Broncos.
30. Lock is the sixth quarterback drafted since John Elway took over as general manager of the Broncos.
31. Lock, along with the Steelers’ Devlin Hodges in Week 6, became the first quarterbacks since Deshaun Watson in Week 2 of 2017 to throw for fewer than 135 yards in their first career start.
32. The last season to feature two rookie quarterbacks who won games despite throwing less than 135 passing yards apiece was in 2004 when Chris Simms led Tampa Bay to a 20-17 win over the Saints in Week 5 and Drew Henson led Dallas to a 21-7 win over the Bears in Week 12.
33. The last second-round pick to win in his first career start was Geno Smith when he led the Jets to an 18-17 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
34. The last time the Broncos had two different quarterbacks make their first career starts in the same season was in 1983 with John Elway and Gary Kubiak. Both won their first games.
35. A win over the Texans would make Lock the 12th ever rookie quarterback to get a win against Houston. The last to do it was Jacoby Brissett on Sept. 22, 2016.
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36. This is the 35th week in the O’Brien era that the Texans have had undisputed first place in the AFC South.
37. O’Brien is 12-1 against rookie quarterbacks.
38. O’Brien is 4-6 against rookie head coaches with a 3-2 record at home.
39. O’Brien is the only Texans coach to post an 8-4 record.
40. A win would give O’Brien the most 9-4 records in club history with two. A loss would give him the only 8-5 record in team history.
41. A win would give O’Brien his fifth season with a winning record. Second-most in club history is Gary Kubiak with three.
42. A win would also give O’Brien five winning seasons, tied for the third-most among active coaches since 2014. Only Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll would have more with six apiece. However, Mike Tomlin and Andy Reid, who have five apiece currently, could also move ahead of O’Brien as their teams can still finish with winning records in 2019.
43. A win would make O’Brien the only Texans coach to go 8-4, and a loss would make him the only Texans coach to go 7-5.
44. O’Brien is 12-11 in December with a 7-4 record at home.
45. O’Brien is 32-17 at home, including playoffs, with a 3-4 record against the AFC West.
46. O’Brien is 1-1 against the Broncos. Here is how that compares to his predecessors:
Kubiak: 2-1
O’Brien: 1-1
Phillips: 0-1
Capers: 0-1
47. O’Brien’s 1-1 mark against the Broncos, including playoffs, is tied for his second-best against AFC West opponents:
Raiders: 3-1
Broncos: 1-1
Chargers: 1-1
Chiefs: 2-3
48. O’Brien is 35-29 in early afternoon games with a 23-10 record at home.
49. O’Brien is 14/36 on coaches challenges for his career with an 0/6 rate in 2019.
50. O’Brien is 0/2 on pass interference challenges in 2019.
