The New England Patriots will host the Houston Texans in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday, and the game will air on WMTW Channel 8.The Patriots are coming off a 16-3 win against the Los Angeles Chargers in the wild-card round, while the Texans throttled the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-6.The defenses of New England and Houston led the way in those victories. The Pats held the Chargers to 207 total yards while sacking Justin Herbert six times, including a strip sack that led to a turnover. The Texans limited the Steelers to 175 total yards while sacking Aaron Rodgers four times and forcing him into two turnovers, a fumble and an interception.Related video above: Previewing Patriots vs. Texans playoff gameThe Patriots and Texans will face each other in the postseason for a third time. The previous two playoff meetings both happened at Gillette Stadium and came in the divisional round. New England won both games, 41-28 in 2013 and 34-16 in 2017.Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez, who made the Pro Bowl this season, is in concussion protocol after taking a hit to the head early in the fourth quarter against the Chargers.Texans wide receivers Nico Collins and Justin Watson both went into the concussion protocol in the second half against the Steelers.Coverage of the Patriots-Texans game starts at 3 p.m. Sunday on WMTW Channel 8. The winner will advance to the AFC championship game, where they will face the winner of Saturday’s game between the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos.
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The New England Patriots will host the Houston Texans in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday, and the game will air on WMTW Channel 8.
The Patriots are coming off a 16-3 win against the Los Angeles Chargers in the wild-card round, while the Texans throttled the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-6.
The defenses of New England and Houston led the way in those victories. The Pats held the Chargers to 207 total yards while sacking Justin Herbert six times, including a strip sack that led to a turnover. The Texans limited the Steelers to 175 total yards while sacking Aaron Rodgers four times and forcing him into two turnovers, a fumble and an interception.
Related video above: Previewing Patriots vs. Texans playoff game
The Patriots and Texans will face each other in the postseason for a third time. The previous two playoff meetings both happened at Gillette Stadium and came in the divisional round. New England won both games, 41-28 in 2013 and 34-16 in 2017.
Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez, who made the Pro Bowl this season, is in concussion protocol after taking a hit to the head early in the fourth quarter against the Chargers.
Texans wide receivers Nico Collins and Justin Watson both went into the concussion protocol in the second half against the Steelers.
Coverage of the Patriots-Texans game starts at 3 p.m. Sunday on WMTW Channel 8. The winner will advance to the AFC championship game, where they will face the winner of Saturday’s game between the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos.