Hoyer could not find any open receivers, nor did he have a lot of time to. Instead, they expounded upon it and blew the Texans out of their own stadium in a 27-6 thrashing.
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On Gronkowski’s one-yard touchdown, it was someone’s brilliant decision to put Quintin Demps on the tight end.
Gronkowski set up a touchdown in the first quarter and caught another late in the second to provide the Patriots with what proved to be an insurmountable 11-point lead at the intermission. “It’s always good to make a play, get a touchdown”.
“Couldn’t move the ball on offense at all”, Texans coach Bill O’Brien said.
“Really proud of our team this week, tough week, competeed hard all week on practice field”. “A type of game plan like that”.
The Patriots took advantage of exceptional field position as the half closed, covering just 41 yards in eight plays to extend their lead to 17-6 with 14 seconds remaining in the half. If the Patriots win two of their final three games against the Tennessee Titans, New York Jets and Miami Dolphins, they’ll secure a first-round bye for the sixth consecutive season. Both Sheard and Hicks amassed two sacks, and Ninkovich added another. The Patriots aren’t at full strength on defense, but you couldn’t tell from their performace against the Texans. He has completed 22 of 47 passes for 302 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions this season. As Ryan said, the Patriots’ pass rush was “unbelievable”.
“He has great quickness and he does a good job of ripping across the guys face and next time taking step like he’s coming up across and is quick enough to come behind”. “It feels good to be back on track on that winning side”.
HOUSTON (AP) – Tom Brady made sure the New England Patriots got off to a fast start on Sunday night, and when the offense stalled after halftime the defense did the rest. It was also made easier by the hand injury that forced J.J. Watt played with a club cast on his broken left hand and contributed modest numbers given his usual production: three tackles, one for a loss, and no sacks.
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Rob Gronkowski was a game-time decision for Sunday night’s contest between New England Patriots and Houston Texans. Tom Brady was noticeably more comfortable and in rhythm than he had been in the last two weeks as a result. Receiver Keshawn Martin muffed a punt early in the third quarter, and the Texans recovered at the New England 21-yard line, but they couldn’t capitalize. “We’ve got to go back to work and try to control next Sunday”. However, the Patriots endured a few more injuries as the game went on. They arrived in Houston bruised and battered and unusually vulnerable, staring at the possibility of an exceedingly rare three-game losing streak and the daunting possibility that they might be no better than the third seed when the playoffs begin. The Texans gained seven first downs and 189 yards in the entire game, and that’s not going to beat the Patriots under any circumstances.
