Houston Texans vs New England Patriots, AFC Divisional Playoffs
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| NE | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Who won: Patriots 28-16
The New England Patriots beat the Houston Texans 28-16 in AFC Divisional Playoffs on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at Gillette Stadium. Drake Maye led the Patriots in passing yards (16/27, 179 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT). C.J. Stroud led the Texans in passing yards (20/47, 212 YDS, 1 TD, 4 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 20/47 | 212 | 4.5 | 1 | 4 | 3-19 | 22.2 | 28.0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Marks | 14 | 17 | 1.2 | 0 | 8 |
| Nick Chubb | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| C.J. Stroud | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Cade Stover | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Higgins | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 0 | 16 | 10 |
| Dalton Schultz | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 23 | 13 |
| Harrison Bryant | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| Christian Kirk | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| Woody Marks | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Cade Stover | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Nick Chubb | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jaylin Noel | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Marks | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Azeez Al-Shaair | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azeez Al-Shaair | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry To'oTo'o | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Togiai | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pitre | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Lassiter | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Calen Bullock | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheldon Rankins | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Naquan Jones | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damone Clark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Speed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Marcus Ingram | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Horton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Reed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tremon Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Kirk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Brinkman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Barnett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leki Fotu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Marcus Ingram | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylin Noel | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Braxton Berrios | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylin Noel | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ka'imi Fairbairn | 3/3 | 100.0 | 51 | 1/1 | 10 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Townsend | 5 | 294 | 58.8 | 0 | 1 | 72 |
