The Patriots will try to avoid their first three-game losing streak in 13 years tonight when they meet the Texans at NRG Stadium, and they’ll have to take down a plethora of old friends in the process. But this game has more to it than the meeting between the Pats and Bill O’Brien, Vince Wilfork, Brian Hoyer and plenty others.
Here are the five most important things to watch:
1 Supercharged Watt
Defensive lineman J.J. Watt leads the NFL with 13.5 sacks and is a souped-up version of Fletcher Cox, who dominated the Patriots offensive line last week.