Houston Texans 16, New England Patriots 28 - NFL Box Score for January 18th 2026

Season:

Week:

Wild Card Weekend Divisional Playoff Conference Championship Super Bowl

Final

Game Summary

Final	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	Score
New England PatriotsPatriots	7	14	0	7	28
Houston TexansTexans	3	7	6	0	16

Scoring Summary

1^st Quarter
09:35	New England	TD Demario Douglas 28 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Andy Borregales kick)
05:26	Houston	FG Ka'imi Fairbairn 25 yd.

2^nd Quarter
12:51	Houston	TD Christian Kirk 10 yd. pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick)
10:31	New England	TD Marcus Jones 26 yd. (Andy Borregales kick)
03:12	New England	TD Stefon Diggs 7 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Andy Borregales kick)

3^rd Quarter
09:45	Houston	FG Ka'imi Fairbairn 25 yd.
01:32	Houston	FG Ka'imi Fairbairn 51 yd.

4^th Quarter
12:58	New England	TD Kayshon Boutte 32 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Andy Borregales kick)

Team Statistics

Statistics	New England	Houston
Points	28	16
Touchdowns	4	1
Field Goals	0/0	3/3
First Downs	13	16
Passing	16/27 (179 yd.)	20/47 (212 yd.)
Rushing	32 CAR (114 yd.)	22 CAR (54 yd.)
Possession	32:09	27:51
Red Zone	1/1	1/4
Fumbles	4	1
Safeties	0	0

New England Patriots

Passing	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Int	Sck	Rate
Drake Maye, QB	16	27	59.3	179	11.2	32	3	1	5	100.7

Receiving	Rec	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Kayshon Boutte, WR	3	5	60.0	75	25.0	32	1
Stefon Diggs, WR	4	6	66.7	40	10.0	14	1
Demario Douglas, WR	2	2	100.0	36	18.0	28	1
Hunter Henry, TE	1	2	50.0	5	5.0	5	0
Austin Hooper, TE	1	2	50.0	14	14.0	14	0
Rhamondre Stevenson, RB	4	4	100.0	11	2.8	9	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
TreVeyon Henderson, RB	12	25	2.1	6	0
Drake Maye, QB	4	10	2.5	8	0
Rhamondre Stevenson, RB	16	70	4.4	20	0

Kicking	FGM	FG Att	Pct	Lng	XPM	XP Att	Pct
Andy Borregales, K	0	0	0.0	0	4	4	100.0

Punting	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20	TB
Bryce Baringer, P	8	333	41.6	55	3	0

Kickoff Returns	Returns	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Efton Chism III, WR	1	20	0.0	20	0
D'Ernest Johnson, RB	2	47	0.0	25	0
Kyle Williams, WR	1	22	0.0	22	0

Punt Returns	Returns	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Marcus Jones, CB	4	53	0.0	24	0

Defense	Comb	Total	Ast	Sck	Int	Yds	FF	Rec
Christian Barmore, DT	2	1	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
K'Lavon Chaisson, LB	3	1	2	1.0	0	0	0	0
Carlton Davis III, CB	4	4	0	0.0	2	0	0	0
Christian Elliss, LB	4	3	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
Jack Gibbens, LB	2	1	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
Christian Gonzalez, CB	9	6	3	0.0	0	0	1	0
Jaylinn Hawkins, S	4	2	2	0.0	0	0	0	0
Anfernee Jennings, LB	5	2	3	1.0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Jones, CB	2	1	1	0.0	1	26	0	0
Harold Landry III, LB	2	2	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Dell Pettus, S	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
Elijah Ponder, LB	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
Robert Spillane, LB	6	2	4	0.0	0	0	0	0
Jahlani Tavai, LB	2	1	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
Khyiris Tonga, DL	3	2	1	1.0	0	0	0	0
Milton Williams, DT	2	1	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
Craig Woodson, S	5	3	2	0.0	1	0	0	1

Houston Texans

Passing	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Int	Sck	Rate
C.J. Stroud, QB	20	47	42.6	212	10.6	42	1	4	3	28.0

Receiving	Rec	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Harrison Bryant, TE	3	6	50.0	21	7.0	9	0
Jayden Higgins, WR	6	10	60.0	59	9.8	16	0
Xavier Hutchinson, WR	4	13	30.8	44	11.0	23	0
Christian Kirk, WR	2	6	33.3	20	10.0	10	1
Woody Marks, RB	2	3	66.7	19	9.5	13	0
Dalton Schultz, TE	2	2	100.0	47	23.5	42	0
Cade Stover, TE	1	3	33.3	2	2.0	2	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Nick Chubb, RB	4	14	3.5	7	0
Woody Marks, RB	14	17	1.2	8	0
Cade Stover, TE	2	6	3.0	4	0
C.J. Stroud, QB	2	11	5.5	10	0

Kicking	FGM	FG Att	Pct	Lng	XPM	XP Att	Pct
Ka'imi Fairbairn, K	3	3	100.0	51	1	1	100.0

Punting	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20	TB
Tommy Townsend, P	5	294	58.8	72	1	0

Kickoff Returns	Returns	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Braxton Berrios, WR	1	19	0.0	19	0
Jaylin Noel, WR	3	69	0.0	26	0

Punt Returns	Returns	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Jaylin Noel, WR	3	29	0.0	11	0

Defense	Comb	Total	Ast	Sck	Int	Yds	FF	Rec
Azeez Al-Shaair, LB	9	4	5	0.0	0	0	0	2
Will Anderson Jr., DE	3	3	0	3.0	0	0	2	0
Derek Barnett, DE	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
Calen Bullock, S	5	1	4	0.0	0	0	0	0
Leki Fotu, DT	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
Dylan Horton, DE	2	1	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
Danielle Hunter, DE	4	4	0	2.0	0	0	1	0
Naquan Jones, DT	3	1	2	0.0	0	0	0	0
Kamari Lassiter, CB	5	4	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Pitre, S	5	4	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sheldon Rankins, DT	4	2	2	0.0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Reed, S	2	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0
E.J. Speed, LB	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Derek Stingley Jr., CB	2	2	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Togiai, DT	8	3	5	0.0	0	0	1	0
Henry To'oto'o, LB	8	4	4	0.0	0	0	0	0

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