The Patriots have gotten on the board first in Sunday’s divisional round matchup with the Texans.
Quarterback Drake Maye threw a fourth-down touchdown to receiver DeMario Douglas to put New England up 7-0 with 9:35 left in the first quarter.
After the two teams traded punts to open the game, the Patriots started to get going with Rhamondre Stevenson’s 20-yard run to put the club in Houston territory at the 37.
New England then had third-and-14, but made it fourth-and-1 with Maye’s 13-yard completion to Stefon Diggs.
With head coach Mike Vrabel taking an aggressive mindset fourth down from the Houston 28, Maye connected with DeMario Douglas over the middle on a short pass, with Douglas taking it all the way to the end zone for the score.
Maye has started the game against this vaunted Houston defense 5-of-6 for 54 yards with a touchdown.
