The Texans are 15-point underdogs to the Patriots Saturday. What would need to happen for the Texans to pull off the upset?
Since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, only four playoff games have had spreads of at least 15 points. None of the underdogs team wound up winning, and only one managed to cover the spread.
They enter Saturday's game against the New England Patriots as 15-point underdogs with the victor advancing to the conference championship. The Texans got a win last week to advance, but facing a Derek Carr-less Oakland Raiders team is a whole different ballgame than going toe-to-toe with Tom Brady in the playoffs.