FOXBOROUGH, Mass. โ 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 Vrabelโs first year as head coach.
The Patriots advance to play the Denver Broncos in next Sundayโs title game.
John Sadak, Jason McCourty and Ben Leber call the action on Westwood One.
ALL #PATRIOTS in H1 ๐ฅ๐ชโฃ
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Maye โก๏ธ Diggs for the #NEPats 3rd TD ๐คโฃ
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Up 21-10 on the #Texans, second half now!โฃ
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WHAT. A. CATCH. ๐คฏโฃ
โฃ#NEPats WR Kayshon Boutte hauls in the catch of the playoffs so far ๐ฅโฃ
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Drake Maye doing MVP things ๐ฎโ๐จโฃ
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๐ฃ๏ธ: @johnsadak & @JasonMcCourty pic.twitter.com/8Qmf7Xjg3lโ Westwood One Sports (@westwood1sports) January 18, 2026
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The #NEPats stymie the #Texans, winning 28-16 ๐ฅโฃ
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One win away from the Super Bowl ๐ช๐คโฃ
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๐ฃ๏ธ: #johnsadak & #JasonMcCourty pic.twitter.com/tppnszsWWoโ Westwood One Sports (@westwood1sports) January 18, 2026
