HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans’ defense thrived in Saturday’s playoff victory over the Oakland Raiders. But that was against Connor Cook, a rookie quarterback making his first NFL start.
In Saturday’s divisional-round matchup against the top-seeded New England Patriots, they will face a much tougher challenge in Tom Brady. Texans coach Bill O’Brien, who worked closely with him as a coach in New England, did not mince words when talking about Brady.
“To me, he’s the best quarterback to play the game,” O’Brien said. “He’s done it with different types of teams, different teammates.