The New England Patriots beat the Houston Texans 28-16 on Jan 18, 2026 in the playoffs at Gillette Stadium.
Final · Playoffs · Gillette Stadium
Top performers
- C.J. Stroud threw for 212 yards, 1 touchdown and 4 interceptions for the Texans.
- Woody Marks ran for 17 yards on 14 carries.
- Drake Maye threw for 179 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Patriots.
- Rhamondre Stevenson ran for 70 yards on 16 carries.
Houston Texans box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Marks | 14 | 17 | 0 | 8 |
| Nick Chubb | 4 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| C.J. Stroud | 2 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| Cade Stover | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 22 | 48 | 0 | 10 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Higgins | 6 | 10 | 59 | 0 | 16 |
| Dalton Schultz | 2 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 42 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 4 | 13 | 44 | 0 | 23 |
| Christian Kirk | 2 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 10 |
| Woody Marks | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 13 |
| Cade Stover | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jaylin Noel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Chubb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 17 | 39 | 191 | 1 | 42 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azeez Al-Shaair | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Togiai | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry To'oTo'o | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Pitre | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calen Bullock | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Lassiter | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheldon Rankins | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naquan Jones | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damone Clark | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr. | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jaylen Reed | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Marcus Ingram | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan Horton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Hill | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Speed | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Harris | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tremon Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Barnett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 72 | 38 | 5.0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
New England Patriots box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 16 | 70 | 0 | 20 |
| TreVeyon Henderson | 12 | 25 | 0 | 6 |
| Drake Maye | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 32 | 105 | 0 | 20 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayshon Boutte | 3 | 5 | 75 | 1 | 32 |
| Stefon Diggs | 4 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 14 |
| DeMario Douglas | 2 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 28 |
| Austin Hooper | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| Hunter Henry | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Kyle Williams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TreVeyon Henderson | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| Team | 16 | 26 | 179 | 3 | 32 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Gonzalez | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Spillane | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anfernee Jennings | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Woodson | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Christian Elliss | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlton Davis III | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Jaylinn Hawkins | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahlani Tavai | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khyiris Tonga | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Lavon Chaisson | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brenden Schooler | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dell Pettus | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Elijah Ponder | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Landry III | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milton Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Barmore | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Gibbens | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Woods | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 65 | 36 | 3.0 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
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