Story byJIMMY GOLENMon, January 19, 2026 at 1:59 AM UTC·5 min readFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — One interception after another, C. J. Stroud dug Houston into a deeper hole. And this time the Texans' defense couldn’t save them. A week after Stroud committed three turnovers in a wild-card victory over the Steelers, the Houston quarterback threw four interceptions in the first half on Sunday to hand New England a 28-16 victory and a spot in the AFC championship game. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“Ball security is everything, especially the way our defense has played all year, and it’s something that I’ve done a pretty good job of up to this point,” Stroud said.