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By the numbers: Brock's nightmarish return to Denver

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Seven months after his decision to jump ship, Brock Osweiler had to face his old teammates when his Houston Texans matched up with the Denver Broncos on Monday night. While Osweiler hoped to justify his decision to leave the defending Super Bowl champions, the Broncos were intent on shutting down their former quarterback.

The Broncos earned a measure of revenge in a 27-9 victory and Osweiler had his worst passing day as a pro.

131

The number of passing yards by Osweiler in his first game against his former team. It's the second-fewest amount of passing yards for a quarterback who has thrown the ball 40 or more times in a game.

3

Three fumbles by Osweiler alone. While two were recovered, one was of significantly embarrassing fashion.

9

Amount of points the Texans put up at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Each point came off the leg of kicker Nick Novak. Meaning ...

0

Osweiler and the Texans scored zero touchdowns against the Broncos' vaunted defense.

60.1

Osweiler's passer rating after completing 22-of-41 passes.

3.2

The average amount of yards the Texans gained on his 41 attempts.

36

Yards receiving for star receiver DeAndre Hopkins, bottled up all evening by the Broncos' lockdown secondary.

7

Passes knocked down by the Broncos' defense, three of which were by corner Aqib Talib.

72

The number in millions of dollars the Texans gave Osweiler in an offseason, free-agent deal.

5 > 4

The number of wins for the Broncos versus the number of victories for the Texans after Monday's head-to-head matchup.

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