Game Day Thread 2025 OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD: Divisional Round - NE vs HOU

[Delicate Genius]

I think Ryan Clark has a lot of money on Texans based on how angry he is right now.

 

[reflexblue]

I hope Stevenson can return.

Was he hurt?

 

[Ian]

 

[LightSkinSmurf]

Our best chance to score is just giving the ball to Stroud and let him give it back to us either as pick 6 or at great field position

Not sure if you meant this as a joke or not but.......You're not wrong regardless.

 

[Zoomnbyu]

Why is Ryan Clark screaming and acting like a Stroud cheerleader?

He bet on Texans. IAS, I'd like to see the announcers have to publicly list their bets.

 

[Pape]

Espn is so in the tank for Houston its disgusting

 

[Vindicate]

POC QB

Eh. I thinks it's because he hates the Patriots and loves a defensive team.

 

[stcjones]

Not surprising. They need to give him help.

Agreed

 

[VJCPatriot]

This was gonna happen. Anyone who thought our offense would move every drive was fooling themselves.

We are 100% in control. The game wasn't gonna be won by the offense. The game plan was always: beat Stroud with defense. The rest falls into place.

It's how the Texans have lost every single game they've lost. It's because teams realized you need to beat Stroud, you don't really "beat" their defense.

Hey if Stroud continues to play shell shocked in the second half I think we win this game for sure. But we shall see.

The Patriots and Texans both have a chance to make halftime adjustments. That will spell the difference in this game.

 

[NFL Mystique]

Considering the turnovers offensively the outcome is pretty good. Not sure Stroud and the Texans will be able to adjust… but this Pat’s D is nasty.

The offense needs to go conservative and just let the defense go to work. Or, McDaniels uses a trick play that has a low percentage chance of getting picked.

Regardless, Maye has to improve his pocket awareness. Now, are all of these turnovers in one game due to weather/Maye freaked out. Or, does he have a consistent TO problem? In this instance, I lean towards the former.

I don't know how you practice playing in bad weather until it happens.

 

[upstater1]

Maye hasn’t done the one thing he needs to, which is protect the ball. But I take way bigger issue with the play calling at this point. Also, need Rham back

I love the playcalling.

I think we need to keep taking our shots downfield.

Williams was wide open when Maye missed him.

Boutte has been very close.

Also, we're going to get a PI call at some point.

Let's see if Houston's CBs back off.

I hope McDaniels keeps going long.

 

[UrbanCowboy]

They got to replace Stroud right?

Mills arguably played better when Stroud was out

 

[sambam94]

If you can get out of this first Texans possession of the 3rd with no points, you have to really consider just pulling it all in and running 3 times and punting for the rest of the game.

as adsurd as this sounds, might be the best strategy..lol

 

[turkeyneck]

Nope, two score game, he has the ability.

As long as the Patriots fail to commit to the run, this game is up for grabs.

McD never commits to the run.

 

[TheRainMaker]

We should be running a Bo Nix style offense in the 2nd half, everything quick and short trying to crawl down the field.

Anything to avoid giving them a short field.

They may be trying to do that, but Maye has been double clutching throws.

 

[dliverey44]

On That pass to Diggs at end of half there was Defensive holding against Pop in the short middle of the field.

 

[Delicate Genius]

And he did it in only six quarters. Generational.

 

[Toofy]

4 turnovers, 1 defense td and rest 3 are punta or turnovers.. very poor play from the offense. Donno if it's maye or Josh..

Rham not being there is impacting us a lot. Henderson is practically useless .

 

[Ring 6]

Man, our offense hasn’t been doing much.

2 Touchdiwn drives in a half is good. Against a team people said is the 85 Bears it’s very good

 

[italian pat patriot]

Was he hurt?

Eye problem