Renck: Can’t stand Pat. Or at least life without him. While a lot of CU fans would be happy to wave goodbye to offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur, even a single Broncos game without Pat Surtain II remains unnerving. Everything went right for Denver in a rout of the Cowboys. Except for this: Surtain hurt his left shoulder and did not play the second half. It raises the question: Can the Broncos win at Houston this Sunday without him?

Keeler: They can. But doing so might come down to one key guy who had a great day against the Cowboys — rookie nickel back Jahdae Barron. Here’s why: Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was without his WR1, Nico Collins, against the 49ers yesterday … and it didn’t matter. Stroud painted all kinds of brush strokes along the middle of the field in a lightning-

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