FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots force 5 takeaways, defeat the Houston Texans 28-16 to book their trip to the AFC Championship.
From worst-to-first, the Patriots find themselves one win away from the Super Bowl in Mike Vrabel’s first year as head coach.
The Patriots advance to play the Denver Broncos in next Sunday’s title game.
John Sadak, Jason McCourty and Ben Leber call the action on Westwood One.
ALL #PATRIOTS in H1 🔥💪
Maye ➡️ Diggs for the #NEPats 3rd TD 😤
Up 21-10 on the #Texans, second half now!
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WHAT. A. CATCH. 🤯
#NEPats WR Kayshon Boutte hauls in the catch of the playoffs so far 🔥
Drake Maye doing MVP things 😮💨
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𝙊𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙁𝘾 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 🏆
The #NEPats stymie the #Texans, winning 28-16 🔥
One win away from the Super Bowl 💪😤
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