The Patriots are 3.5-point home favorites over the Texans. Join us in the comments to discuss the game!
The path to the Super Bowl for the New England Patriots appears to have gotten much easier with the season-ending injury to Bo Nix, but they’ll need to get past the Houston Texans first. They took down Justin Herbert who had a decimated offensive line, now they get the Texans without Nico Collins, and next week they could be facing Jarrett Stidham. I kind of hope they lose today because of that.
Kickoff is set for Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Mile High time at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts and will air on ESPN.
My Prediction
According to FanDuel, the Patriots are 3.5-point home favorites over the Texans here. I know everyone says the Patriots haven’t played anyone, but you can only play the schedule you get and that have dominated their schedule all season long. I think they are actually pretty damn good on both sides of the ball. If Houston has any chance here they will need their defense to play lights out and while that is certainly a possibility, playoff football just seems to get wild at times. I have a feeling it’ll end up being another Broncos-Patriots AFC Championship game matchup.
Prediction: Patriots 26, Texans 20.
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