Tank Dell, A Texans Star Suffers A Brutal Fracture.

Although they lost one of their breakout players in the process, the Houston Texans emerged victorious on Sunday and cemented their place in the AFC playoff hunt.

Texans wide receiver Tank Dell suffered a fractured fibula during Sunday’s win over Denver, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The injury is likely to keep him out for the rest of the season.

Dell suffered the injury when he got rolled up in a pile while blocking on a Dameon Pierce touchdown run.

Dell had emerged as one of Houston’s leading receivers this season. Going into Sunday’s game, he had 47 catches for 709 yards and a team-leading seven touchdown receptions. Houston will likely have to lean hard on the likes of Nico Collins and Dalton Schultz with Dell sidelined.

“There are better days ahead” as Texans pass rusher Will Anderson Jr. torments the Broncos offensive line.

Will Anderson Jr. was a menace. That’s the simplest way to describe his performance against the Broncos on Sunday.

Houston’s rookie pass rusher made his presence felt early when he pushed off Denver right tackle Mike McGlinchey before sacking quarterback Russell Wilson for an 11-yard loss on the Broncos’ first drive of the game.

At the start of the third quarter, Anderson freely charged into the backfield for another sack. And later, he tipped a Wilson pass that ended up in cornerback Derek Stingley Jr.’s hands for an interception.

The Broncos’ offensive line was showered with praise after they contained edge rusher Myles Garrett and Cleveland’s elite pass rush in Week 12, allowing a sack and four hurries total.

But in their 22-17 loss at NRG Stadium, the Texans’ pass rush, led by Anderson’s masterful performance, did whatever they wanted as they finished with five sacks and eight quarterback hits.

“(The Texans) got a really good front and their (head coach DeMeco Ryans) allows them to play with a lot of speed and physicality,” right guard Quinn Meinrez told The Denver Post. “Push the pocket and keep Russ contained was a part of their game plan.”

Anderson showed why the Texans drafted him with the third overall pick last spring, getting in Wilson’s face throughout the Houston win with two sacks, four quarterback hits and five tackles.

Wilson has shown that he still has a little speed left in him at 35 years old. But it wasn’t enough to escape the wrath of Anderson, who recorded the first multi-sack game of his career.

“He’s got a lot of power. It’s going to be dangerous when he polishes the whole thing,” McGlinchey said. “He’s in a great system for what he is capable of doing.”

Houston defensive end Jonathan Greenard also got home against the Broncos’ offensive line. After Anderson recorded his second sack of the game, Greenard took down Wilson for a 7-yard loss, forcing the Broncos to punt with 13:03 to go in the third.

Denver went a dreadful 0-for-11 on third down.

“We didn’t block well enough at times, we didn’t run the ball the right way when we needed to,” McGlinchey said. “We’re going to look at this film hard.”