Jake Delhomme will be the No. 2 quarterback for the Texans on Sunday against the Falcons.
Rookie T.J. Yates will get the start.
"Jake's done it before," coach Gary Kubiak said. "He's played a lot of football, and he can handle himself. I can trust what he's telling me he can do right now if we get in that situation.
"It's just a comfort zone from a leadership standpoint and the amount of rodeos he's been in, so we'll go with him."
Texans Make Delhomme No. 2 Behind Yates