A look at 5 keys to winning AFC divisional playoff
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New England Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez has been cleared for Sunday, while Texans WR Nico Collins has been ruled out.
The Houston Texans will have one of their biggest tests of the season when it comes to their matchup against an opposing quarterback, facing a league MVP candidate in New England Patriots signal-caller Drake Maye with stakes of an AFC conference championship on the line.
Coming off a 16-3 win over the Los Angeles Chargers in the Divisional Round, Mike Vrabel ’s New England Patriots are now just one win away from the AFC Championship Game. They’ll host CJ Stroud and the red-hot Texans at Gillette Stadium (3:00 p.m. EST).
The first of two AFC divisional playoff games is in the books, and it saw the top-seeded Denver Broncos fend off the visiting Buffalo Bills in overtime with a final score of 33-30. This means that the division champion New England Patriots are the last AFC East team left standing in the postseason.
Win or lose, the AFC Divisional Round matchup between the New England Patriots and Houston Texans will be the final game of the season playe