5 Things to Know About Sunday's Patriots-Texans AFC Divisional Round Game at Gillette Stadium
The AFC East Champion New England Patriots host the AFC South Champion Houston Texans Sunday at Gillette Stadium in an AFC Divisional Round playoff game. Kick-off is 4:30 p.m.
Foxborough is set to host its 17th NFL playoff game Sunday when the AFC East Champion New England Patriots take on the AFC South Champion Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium in the AFC Divisional Round. Sunday’s showdown will be the fifth time the Patriots and Texans meet since Houston entered the NFL in 2002 and the first time in the postseason. New England is 3-1 all-time against Houston, most recently defeating the Texans, 42-14 on Dec. 10 at Gillette Stadium. Before the Texans joined the league, the Patriots and the Houston Oilers were old foes dating back to the days of the American Football League, playing twice a year from 1960-69 and 33 times overall before the Oilers moved to Tennessee following the 1996 season. With the Baltimore …
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