For a second straight week, Robert Spillane was all smiles at the Gillette Stadium podium on Sunday. He had good reason to be: the New England Patriots had just beaten the Houston Texans 28-16 to advance to the AFC Championship Game for the first time in seven years. But while the defensive captain was clearly […]
From Pats Pulpit
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Celebrating a 28-16 win in snowy Foxborough, the New England Patriots managed to survive the slugfest that was their divisional round game against the Houston Texans. That said, they suffered multiple injuries along the way. The most notable of the players to get shaken up might be Carlton Davis. The veteran cornerback, who helped set […]
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There was no path back to Gillette Stadium for the New England Patriots. But there was a path back to the AFC Championship Game. Head coach Mike Vrabel’s side cleared it with a 28-16 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday, earning the right to visit the Denver Broncos. Here’s a glance back on the […]
From Pats Pulpit
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The New England Patriots and Houston Texans were engaged in a slugfest on Sunday, with the home team ultimately emerging victoriously. Led by an opportunistic defense as well as an offense that made enough plays in the end, head coach Mike Vrabel and his team celebrated a 28-16 win to set up a meeting with […]
From Pats Pulpit
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The New England Patriots are not done. Beating the Houston Texans in a defensive-dominated battle on Sunday afternoon, the team of first-year head coach Mike Vrabel managed to punch its ticket to the AFC Championship Game against the top-seeded Denver Broncos. The game will take place on Sunday, Jan. 25 at 3 p.m. ET at […]
From Pats Pulpit
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It has happened again. The Houston Texans season ended, as it has in years past, in the divisional round against a team that they have never beaten in the playoffs, the New England Patriots. The game began poorly after Calen Bullock slipped on the turf, slick with water and snow, allowing a touchdown to put […]
From Battle Red Blog
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It may not have been pretty, but the New England Patriots’ cinderella season will continue for another week. Taking on the visiting Houston Texans at snowy Gillette Stadium on Sunday afternoon, the team of first-year head coach Mike Vrabel celebrated a 28-16 win in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. Defense dominated for much […]
From Pats Pulpit
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The New England Patriots have punched their ticket in the AFC Championship Game as they defeated the Houston Texans 28-16. In a snowy Gillette Stadium, both defenses led the way as there were eight total turnovers. It was New England who made them pay as Marcus Jones returned an early pick-six before Drake Maye and […]
From Pats Pulpit
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Talk about the Patriots-Texans game in the comments below!
From Turf Show Times
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The Houston Texans have the quietest 10-game winning streaks in the NFL. Maybe that’s a sign of how good Drake Maye has been with the New England Patriots. This game will feature two of the best head coaches in the NFL. DeMeco Ryans will have his hands full against Maye, who has done nothing but […]
From Niners Nation
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Here at Buffalo Rumblings, it’s a day of mourning for Buffalo Bills fans. The stench of a brutal 33-30 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos continues to waft down from up high in Colorado. In perhaps his most chaotic postseason performance, quarterback Josh Allen committed four turnovers yet still managed to put his team in […]
From Buffalo Rumblings
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Today, the New England Patriots host the Houston Texans in the first of two Divisional Playoff games. New England is fresh off a steamrolling of the Chargers last week, while Houston is coming off their own steamrolling of Pittsburgh. It will be fun to see which of these punishing defenses punches their ticket to Championship […]
From Canal Street Chronicles
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The NFL playoffs roll on. Texans at Patriots, then the Rams battle the Bears. This is an open thread for game chat.
From Blogging The Boys
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The second half of the NFL’s Divisional Round is today, with the Texans and Patriots squaring off in Foxborough at 3 p.m. EST on ESPN, and the Bears hosting the Rams at 6:30 p.m. on NBC. Enjoy the games here at BTSC. What are you snacking on? Who are you rooting for? What are you […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain
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Today, the National Football League will set the other half of both Conference Championship Games, as the two remaining Divisional Round games are set to kick off with another doubleheader. Like yesterday, the early game will give us an AFC matchup, this one between the Houston Texans and the New England Patriots. The Patriots won […]
From Daily Norseman
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Sunday’s Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs begins at 3:00 PM ET as the Houston Texans take on the New England Patriots. The game will air on ESPN/ABC, with the action being called by Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. It’s incredible to think back to how the Texans were 0-3 to begin the season, but […]
From Dawgs By Nature
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The Divisional Round of the 2025-26 NFL playoffs come to an end on Sunday evening with a pair of huge games. To kick things off, the Houston Texans are in Foxborough to try and take down the New England Patriots. Both teams represent a potential changing of the guard in the AFC, as the conference’s […]
From Pride Of Detroit
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Please use this thread to follow this afternoon’s and evening’s NFL Divisional Round games and, as always, to discuss your Miami Dolphins. Please follow all site rules in the live threads and other posts on The Phinsider. Please note that SBNation strictly prohibits sharing illegal game streams. Sharing, discussing, or requesting illegal game streams may […]
From The Phinsider
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So…here we are again. On the road in a divisional round game against a team the Houston Texans have struggled against historically in the playoffs. We’re all too familiar with this scenario. But the Texans have something this year that they haven’t in previous years: the most dominant defense in the NFL. This is not […]
From Battle Red Blog
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The weekend ends as the Houston Texans visit the New England Patriots at noon PT. Then, the Los Angeles Rams visit the Chicago Bears at 3:30. Discuss it all here.
From Silver And Black Pride
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The first game on Sunday in the Divisional Round of the 2026 NFL playoffs will feature an AFC matchup between the No. 5 Houston Texans and the No. 2 New England Patriots. The Patriots lead the all-time regular season series between these teams, 9-4, but the Texans have won three of their four most-recent meetings. […]
From Bleeding Green Nation
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From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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Mike Vrabel is the New England Patriots' new head coach. A gay player with the team can know their coach supports them.
The post When a former New England Patriot came out as gay, ‘Mike Vrabel was one of the first to reach out’ appeared first on Outsports .
From Outsports
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The Carolina Panthers may be out of the running, but that doesn’t mean the race is over. The Houston Texans are visiting the New England Patriots at 3:00 PM ET this afternoon and the Los Angeles Rams are on the road again against the Chicago Bears at 6:30 PM ET tonight. The Texans/Pats game is […]
From Cat Scratch Reader
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With playoff football on the way, the New England Patriots are rounding into form. After already enjoying improved player availability last week against the Los Angeles Chargers, they now have all available hands on deck for their divisional round bout with the Houston Texans. This means Khyiris Tonga returning from a three-game absence, Harold Landry […]
From Pats Pulpit
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