New England Patriots 28–16 Houston Texans

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New England Patriots14-3

2816Final

Houston Texans12-5

Offence

248Total yards241
143Passing yards193
105Rushing yards48
13First downs16
3-14Third downs7-17
1-2Fourth downs1-2
1-1Red zone (made-att)1-4
32:09Possession27:51

Turnovers and penalties

3Turnovers5
1Interceptions thrown4
2Fumbles lost1
5-36Sacks (yards)3-19
3-48Penalties (yards)4-32

Offence

248Total yards241
143Passing yards193
105Rushing yards48
13First downs16
3-14Third downs7-17
1-2Fourth downs1-2
1-1

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
NE	7	14	0	7
HOU	3	7	6	0

Leaders

D. Maye16/27, 179 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT for PatriotsPassing YardsC.J. Stroud20/47, 212 YDS, 1 TD, 4 INT for Texans
R. Stevenson16 CAR, 70 YDS for PatriotsRushing YardsW. Marks14 CAR, 17 YDS for Texans

rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rhamondre Stevenson	16	70

#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
1	ChiefsKansas City Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000	140	83	W5
2	BillsBuffalo Bills	5	1

Stats

Offence

248Total yards241
143Passing yards193
105Rushing yards48
13First downs16
3-14Third downs7-17
1-2Fourth downs

rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rhamondre Stevenson	16	70

#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
1	ChiefsKansas City Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000	140	83	W5
2	BillsBuffalo Bills	5	1

TreVeyon Henderson	12	25	2.1	0	6

Drake Maye	4	10	2.5	0	8

New England Patriots 28–16 Houston Texans · SternSports

receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Kayshon Boutte	3	75	25.0	1	32	5
Stefon Diggs	4	40	10.0	1	14	6
DeMario Douglas	2	36	18.0	1	28	2
Austin Hooper	1	14	14.0	0	14	2
Rhamondre Stevenson	4	11	2.8	0	9	4
Hunter Henry	1	5	5.0	0	5	2
Kyle Williams	0	0	0.0	0	0	3
TreVeyon Henderson	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2	2

defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Christian Gonzalez	9	6	0	0	1	0	0
Robert Spillane	6	2	0	0	1	0	0
Craig Woodson	5	3	0	0	3	1	0
Anfernee Jennings	5	2	1	1	0	1	0
Carlton Davis III	4	4	0	1	4	0	0
Christian Elliss	4	3	0	1	1	0	0
Jaylinn Hawkins	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Brenden Schooler	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Khyiris Tonga	3	2	1	1	0	2	0
K'Lavon Chaisson	3	1	1	1	1	4	0
Jahlani Tavai	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dell Pettus	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Harold Landry III	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Milton Williams	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Jones	2	1	0	0	2	0	1
Jack Gibbens	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Barmore	2	1	0	1	0	1	0
Elijah Ponder	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Garrett Bradbury	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chad Muma	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Charles Woods	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Texans

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	LONG
Woody Marks	14	17	1.2	8
Nick Chubb	4	14	3.5	7
C.J. Stroud	2	11	5.5	10
Cade Stover	2	6	3.0	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

fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC
Woody Marks	1	1	0
Azeez Al-Shaair	0	0	2

defensive	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	TD
Azeez Al-Shaair	9	4	0	0	0
Henry To'oTo'o	8	4	1	1	0
Tommy Togiai	8	3	1	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

National Football Conference

#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
1	49ersSan Francisco 49ers	6	0	0	1.000	177	110	W6
2	VikingsMinnesota Vikings	5	0	0	1.000	109	64	W5
3	PanthersCarolina Panthers	3	2	0	.600	146	123	W2
4	GiantsNew York Giants	3	2	1	.583	136	140	L1
5	PackersGreen Bay Packers	4	2	0	.667	127	125	W3
6	BearsChicago Bears	4	2	0	.667	150	119	W1
7	LionsDetroit Lions	3	2	0	.600	164	148	W1
8	SeahawksSeattle Seahawks	3	3	0	.500	148	122	L2
9	FalconsAtlanta Falcons	2	4	0	.333	142	153	L2
10	SaintsNew Orleans Saints	2	4	0	.333	152	178	W1
11	EaglesPhiladelphia Eagles	2	4	0	.333	106	137	L4
12	CowboysDallas Cowboys	2	4	0	.333	151	159	L2
13	CardinalsArizona Cardinals	2	4	0	.333	126	178	W1
14	RamsLos Angeles Rams	2	4	0	.333	135	138	L2
15	CommandersWashington Commanders	1	4	1	.250	132	172	L1
16	BuccaneersTampa Bay Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167	119	138	L1

Players

Patriots

passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Drake Maye	16/27	179	6.6	3	1	5-36	20.7	100.7

rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Rhamondre Stevenson	16	70	4.4	20
TreVeyon Henderson	12	25	2.1	6
Drake Maye	4	10	2.5	8

receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Kayshon Boutte	3	75	25.0	1	32	5
Stefon Diggs	4	40	10.0	1	14	6
DeMario Douglas	2	36	18.0	1	28	2
Austin Hooper	1

fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC
Drake Maye	4	2	0
Craig Woodson	0	0	1
Will Campbell	0	0	2

defensive	TOT	SOLO	PD	QB HTS	TD
Christian Gonzalez	9	6	1	0	0
Robert Spillane	6	2	1	0	0
Craig Woodson	5	3	3	1

interceptions	INT	YDS	TD
Carlton Davis III	2	0	0
Marcus Jones	1	26	1
Craig Woodson	1	0	0

kickReturns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
D'Ernest Johnson	2	47	23.5	25
Kyle Williams	1	22	22.0	22
Efton Chism III	1	20	20.0	20

puntReturns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Marcus Jones	4	53	13.3	24	0

kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Andy Borregales	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Bryce Baringer	8	333	41.6	0	3	55

Texans

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

Game

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
NE	7	14	0	7
HOU	3	7	6	0

Leaders

D. Maye16/27, 179 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT for PatriotsPassing YardsC.J. Stroud20/47, 212 YDS, 1 TD, 4 INT for Texans
R. Stevenson16 CAR, 70 YDS for PatriotsRushing YardsW. Marks14 CAR, 17 YDS for Texans
K. Boutte3 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD for PatriotsReceiving YardsJ. Higgins6 REC, 59 YDS for Texans

Kick-off: 18 Jan 2026, 21:00
Venue: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
Attendance: 64’628

Match report on ESPN: Maye throws 3 TD passes, Stroud has 4 INTs as Patriots top Texans 28-16 to advance to AFC title game

Top stats

248Total yards241

Standings

Full table

American Football Conference

#	Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
1	Chiefs	5	0	1.000	140	83	W5
2	Bills	5	1	.833	197	171	W2
3	Jaguars	4	2	.667	154	104	L1
4	Browns	4	2	.667	106	122	W1
5	Patriots	4	2	.667	136	113	W3
6	Broncos	4	2	.667	114	125	W2
7	Steelers	4	2	.667	137	128	W2
8	Ravens	4	2	.667	156	132	L1
13	Texans	2	4	.333	144	143	W2

National Football Conference

#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
1	49ers	6	0	0	1.000	177	110	W6
2	Vikings	5	0	0	1.000	109

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

defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Azeez Al-Shaair	9	4	0	0	0	0
Henry To'oTo'o	8	4	0	1	1	0
Tommy Togiai	8	3	0	1	0	0
Jalen Pitre	5	4	0	2	0	0
Kamari Lassiter	5	4	0	0	3	0
Calen Bullock	5	1	0	0	0	0
Danielle Hunter	4	4	2	1	0	1
Sheldon Rankins	4	2	0	0	0	0
Will Anderson Jr.	3	3	3	2	0	1
Naquan Jones	3	1	0	1	0	0
Damone Clark	3	0	0	0	0	0
E.J. Speed	2	2	0	1	0	0
Derek Stingley Jr.	2	2	0	0	0	0
Ja'Marcus Ingram	2	1	0	0	1	0
Dylan Horton	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jamal Hill	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Reed	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tremon Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0
Christian Kirk	1	1	0	0	0	0
Christian Harris	1	1	0	0	0	0
Xavier Hutchinson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Austin Brinkman	1	1	0	0	0	0
Derek Barnett	1	0	0	0	1	0
Leki Fotu	1	0	0	0	0	0

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