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Russell Wilson of the Denver Broncos looks to throw against the Cleveland Browns in the second half at Empower Field at Mile High. Gunter, Joshua, Cleveland.com

HOUSTON, Texas (AP) – Houston coach DeMeco Ryans was asked before of Sunday’s game against the surging Denver Broncos what he believes has allowed them to rebound after starting 1-5.

“The biggest thing that I’ve seen from the Broncos and how they’ve turned things around is how their defense is attacking the football,” Ryans said in an interview.

“When you take the ball away as much as they have… you set up the offense, you set up the team for success.” And that’s where these men come in.”

Denver (6-5) is riding a five-game winning streak, the longest since the 2015 season. The Broncos did not force a turnover in their first win of the season, but they have forced 15 in their last four games.

“They say they come in bunches, and man, they’ve been coming in bunches the last couple of weeks,” said safety Justin Simmons.

“And we know that’s a huge key and a huge formula for us to find ways to win football games, and all we have to do now is keep that hot streak going, especially against a hot Houston team.” Their attack is performing admirably, and their quarterback has been outstanding. As a result, we’ll need that to carry over.

This week, they’ll face rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud, who has done an excellent job of ball protection. He leads the NFL in throwing yards with 3,266 and has 19 touchdowns to only five interceptions.

Three of his interceptions occurred in a two-week triumph over Arizona, and he did not turn the ball over in last week’s 24-21 loss to Jacksonville. He stated that he learned from his errors 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,” that’s what he said. “So, just taking steps and strides every week has definitely been a goal of mine, and I feel like I’ve done a decent job of that.”

NO WELCOME HOME

Kareem Jackson, who spent his first nine seasons in Houston as a cornerback before switching to safety when he joined the Broncos in 2019, will miss the game as he serves his second suspension for a series of illegal hits this season.

On Thursday, Jackson headed to New York to meet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

The league used to applaud heavy hits, but Jackson has been fined, flagged, expelled, and suspended several times for failing to change his playing style. PJ Locke, Jackson’s replacement in the starting lineup, said he hopes the commissioner realizes after meeting with him that he isn’t a dirty player or a bad guy.

GAME IDENTIFIES GAME

Denver quarterback Russell Wilson, a 12-year NFL veteran and nine-time Pro Bowler, praised Stroud’s play this year. The second overall choice enters Sunday’s game having thrown for at least 300 yards in four straight games, an NFL rookie record.

“C.J.’s been very impressive,” Wilson remarked. “He’s having one of the best rookie seasons in team history.” And he carries a fantastic gene known as the ‘clutch gene.’

EARLY START

Because it’s one of the weekend’s marquee matchups, the game was moved up to noon local time Sunday, and Broncos tackle Garett Bolles is hoping for a late-arriving crowd.

“I’m pretty sure it’s going to be rockin’ unless they’re all at church,” Bolles went on to say. “I know Texans go to church around 12 p.m. You have to love the Lord, so hopefully they will leave and it will be a little calmer, but we’ll see. That’s what occurred the last time we were down there. They did not arrive till halftime.”

BACK BOUNCING

When the Broncos started 1-5, right tackle Mike McGlinchey discussed how his old team, the 49ers, won out last year after starting 3-4 by recommitting to detail, which 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 in a statement. “We have a lot of guys who enjoy playing football and take great pride in their work, just like we did in San Francisco.”

“There was a lot of talent, which was always helpful, as well as buy-in and belief.” It’s that hard-nosed mentality that says, ‘I don’t care what the results are. We are certain that we can and will get this right.'”