Key Highlights
- He understands that, so I trust him implicitly to do the right thing for our football team.”DeMeco Ryans’ top-ranked defense is one of the NFL’s best units at creating big plays.
- The Texans garnered the third-most takeaways (29) during the regular season before converting two Aaron Rodgers turnovers into touchdowns in a first-round win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Maye threw just eight interceptions this season without losing a single fumble, but he didn’t demonstrate the same ball security in his playoff debut.
- The 23-year-old surrendered a goal-line interception and lost one of two fumbles during a 16-3 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. While the Chargers didn’t capitalize on either takeaway, the Patriots can’t count on that same result against a Texans squad averaging 26.6 points per game over an active 10-game winning streak.
- Turnovers could cost New England a spot in the AFC Championship Game in a potentially low-scoring matchup with the weekend’s lowest over/under line (40.5). The Patriots and Texans kick off Sunday at 3 p. m.
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