Houston Texans vs New England Patriots: player stats (Jan 18, 2026)

DivisionalFinal

At Gillette Stadium

Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
HOU	3	7	6	–	16
NE	7	14	–	7	28

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Game leaders

Passing yards
Houston Texans: C.J. Stroud212 YDS20/47, 1 TD, 4 INT
New England Patriots: Drake Maye179 YDS16/27, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing yards
Houston Texans: Woody Marks17 YDS14 CAR, 0 TD
New England Patriots: Rhamondre Stevenson70 YDS16 CAR, 0 TD
Receiving yards
Houston Texans: Jayden Higgins59 YDS6 REC, 0 TD
New England Patriots: Kayshon Boutte75 YDS3 REC, 1 TD
Tackles
Houston Texans: Azeez Al-Shaair9 TCK4 SOLO, 0 SCK
New England Patriots: Christian Gonzalez9 TCK6 SOLO, 0 SCK

The New England Patriots won 28-16 against the Houston Texans in Divisional on January 18, 2026 at Gillette Stadium. C.J. Stroud threw for 212 yards for the Houston Texans, while Drake Maye had 179 for the New England Patriots.

Scoring plays

Q1

New England Patriots, Touchdown · 9:35(Shotgun) D.Maye pass short middle to D.Douglas for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN. A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Ashby, Holder-B.Baringer.HOU 0, NE 7
Houston Texans, Field goal · 5:26 K.Fairbairn 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.HOU 3, NE 7

Q2

Houston Texans, Touchdown · 12:51(Shotgun) C.Stroud pass short right to C.Kirk for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.HOU 10, NE 7
New England Patriots, Touchdown · 10:31C.Stroud pass short left intended for X.Hutchinson INTERCEPTED by M.Jones [K.Chaisson] at HST 26. M.Jones for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN. A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Ashby, Holder-B.Baringer.HOU 10, NE 14
New England Patriots, Touchdown · 3:12(Shotgun) D.Maye pass short left to S.Diggs for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN. A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Ashby, Holder-B.Baringer.HOU 10, NE 21

Q3

Houston Texans, Field goal · 9:45 K.Fairbairn 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.HOU 13, NE 21
Houston Texans, Field goal · 1:32 K.Fairbairn 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.HOU 16, NE 21

Q4

New England Patriots, Touchdown · 12:58(Shotgun) D.Maye pass deep right to K.Boutte for 32 yards, TOUCHDOWN.The Replay Official reviewed the pass completion ruling, and the play was Upheld. The ruling on the field stands. A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Ashby, Holder-B.Baringer.HOU 16, NE 28

Team stats

Team stats: Houston Texans and New England Patriots
HOU	Stat	NE
7-17(better)41%	3rd down efficiency	3-1421%
1-250%	4th down efficiency	1-250%
212(better)20/47 C/ATT	Passing yards	17916/27 C/ATT
4822 CAR	Rushing yards	105(better)32 CAR
3(better)	Sacks taken	5
5	Turnovers	3(better)

Box score

Houston Texans: Passing

C.J. StroudQB	20/47	212	1	4	3	28.0

New England Patriots: Passing

Drake MayeQB	16/27	179	3	1	5	100.7

Houston Texans: Rushing

C.J. StroudQB	2	11	5.5	10
Woody MarksRB	14	17	1.2	8
Nick ChubbRB	4	14	3.5	7
Cade StoverTE	2	6	3.0	4

New England Patriots: Rushing

Drake MayeQB	4	10	2.5	8
Rhamondre StevensonRB	16	70	4.4	20
TreVeyon HendersonRB	12	25	2.1	6

Houston Texans: Receiving

Woody MarksRB	2	3	19	0	13
Jayden HigginsWR	6	10	59	0	16
Xavier HutchinsonWR	4	13	44	0	23
Nick ChubbRB	0	1	0	0	0
Cade StoverTE	1	3	2	0	2
Christian KirkWR	2	6	20	1	10
Harrison BryantTE	3	6	21	0	9
Dalton SchultzTE	2	2	47	0	42
Jaylin NoelWR	0	1	0	0	0

New England Patriots: Receiving

Rhamondre StevensonRB	4	4	11	0	9
TreVeyon HendersonRB	1	2	-2	0	-2
Stefon DiggsWR	4	6	40	1	14
Kayshon BoutteWR	3	5	75	1	32
DeMario DouglasWR	2	2	36	1	28
Hunter HenryTE	1	2	5	0	5
Austin HooperTE	1	2	14	0	14
Kyle WilliamsWR	0	3	0	0	0

Houston Texans: Defense

Azeez Al-ShaairLB	9	4	0	0	0	0
Tommy TogiaiDT	8	3	0	1	0	0
Henry To'oTo'oLB	8	4	0	1	0	1
Calen BullockS	5	1	0	0	0	0
Jalen PitreS	5	4	0	2	0	0
Kamari LassiterCB	5	4	0	0	0	3
Xavier HutchinsonWR	1	1	0	0	0	0
Sheldon RankinsDT	4	2	0	0	0	0
Danielle HunterDE	4	4	2	1	0	0
Will Anderson Jr.DE	3	3	3	2	0	0
Damone ClarkLB	3	0	0	0	0	0
Christian KirkWR	1	1	0	0	0	0
Naquan JonesDT	3	1	0	1	0	0
Derek Stingley Jr.CB	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jaylen ReedS	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jamal HillLB	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan HortonDE	2	1	0	0	0	0
E.J. SpeedLB	2	2	0	1	0	0
Ja'Marcus IngramCB	2	1	0	0	1	1
Tremon SmithCB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Christian HarrisLB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Derek BarnettDE	1	0	0	0	0	1
Austin BrinkmanLS	1	1	0	0	0	0
Leki FotuDT	1	0	0	0	0	0

New England Patriots: Defense

Christian GonzalezCB	9	6	0	0	0	1
Robert SpillaneLB	6	2	0	0	0	1
Craig WoodsonS	5	3	0	0	1	3
Anfernee JenningsLB	5	2	1	1	0	0
Carlton Davis IIICB	4	4	0	1	2	4
Christian EllissLB	4	3	0	1	0	1
Jaylinn HawkinsS	4	2	0	0	0	0
Dell PettusS	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jahlani TavaiLB	3	1	0	0	0	0
K'Lavon ChaissonLB	3	1	1	1	0	1
Khyiris TongaDT	3	2	1	1	0	0
Brenden SchoolerS	3	3	0	0	0	0
Elijah PonderLB	2	1	0	0	0	0
Christian BarmoreDT	2	1	0	1	0	0
Marcus JonesCB	2	1	0	0	1	2
Milton WilliamsDT	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jack GibbensLB	2	1	0	0	0	0
Harold Landry IIILB	2	2	0	0	0	0
Charles WoodsCB	1	0	0	0	0	0
Garrett BradburyC	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chad MumaLB	1	1	0	0	0	0

Houston Texans: Kicking

Ka'imi FairbairnPK	3/3	51	1

New England Patriots: Kicking

Andy BorregalesPK	0/0	0	4

Lines

Consensus close, 11 books

Spread: NE −3.5; opened NE −3; NE covered
Total: 41; opened 40.5; Over

BetMGM closed NE −3.5, total 41. 10 more books and every move are in Pro

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