Miles
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DENVER — Not bad, rook.
During the Broncos' 38-24 win over the Texans, Drew Lock became the first rookie in NFL history to throw for three touchdowns and 300 yards in his first career road start.
He led scoring drives on all four of the Broncos' first-half possessions as Denver built a 31-3 halftime lead en route to their victory over the previously 8-4 Texans.
Lock directed two touchdown drives of at least 80 yards to start the game, and Kareem Jackson added a 70-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown as Denver jumped out to a 21-0 lead on the road.
Lock, who became just the fourth Broncos quarterback to win his first two starts as a rookie, completed 16-of-19 passes for 235 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in the first half of Sunday's game. His 157.8 first-half passer rating was the highest by a Broncos quarterback since John Elway posted a 158.3 rating in 1998.
The Broncos pushed their lead as high as 35 points in the second half before the Texans ended the game on a 21-0 run to cut the gap to the final 14-point margin.
Denver improved to 5-8 on the season as the offense scored more than 24 points for the first time since a Week 7 game in Arizona last season, and the Broncos' defense bottled up Deshaun Watson and Co. until late in the second half.
These are the players and plays that defined Sunday's win, which was the Broncos' first victory in 2019 against a team poised to make the playoffs.