The New England Patriots are headed to Denver for next week’s AFC Championship Game after a thrilling 28-16 home win over the Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Sunday.
The Patriots’ defense forced five turnovers, including four interceptions by Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud, and New England’s Drake Maye threw for three touchdowns in the win. It will be the Patriots’ first conference championship game since 2018, when they’d been to eight straight with Tom Brady on the way to his final Super Bowl win there.
Houston is now 0-7 in the division round of the NFL postseason and lost their first game in more than two months.
Here are the highlights, with live analysis from FOX Sports’ Greg Auman.
2:01p ET
Live scoreboard
Live Coverage for this has ended
6:27p ET
Closing time
5:59p ET
Boom! Big-time play by Patriots
5:42p ET
Closing the gap
5:25p ET
Double trouble
5:17p ET
Another turnover to start the second half
5:13p ET
Halftime: Patriots 21, Texans 10
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When it rains, it pours
4:32p ET
New England getting hot
4:16p ET
Third turnover by Texans
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Patriots get pick-six
3:56p ET
Houston takes first lead
3:53p ET
Two turnovers in three plays
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Zeroing in
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Texans stay competitive
3:19p ET
Patriots strike first!
3:17p ET
Getting things going
2:01p ET
Injury notes
Live Coverage for this began on 6:28p ET
