New England Patriots are into the conference championship round. They beat Houston Texans 28-16 at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA.
Quarter by quarter it went 3-7-6-0 for Texans against 7-14-0-7 for Patriots.
Patriots carried a 14-3 regular season and a point differential of +170 into January. Texans were 12-5 with +109.
Watch the hash marks. Formation into the boundary changed the leverage on the outside receivers and the safety help never rotated in time, which is how a good secondary gives up a bad afternoon.
Houston Texans finish the season here. DeMeco Ryans will take a roster back to work with the bracket experience banked.
