Saturday night didn’t go quite the way they hoped it would, but despite a multitude of miscues on their part along with some good moments by Houston, the Patriots find themselves heading to a record sixth-straight AFC Championship next Sunday at Gillette Stadium.
It was far from perfect, with interceptions, fumbles, and mental mistakes plaguing what could have been a much bigger victory for a Patriots team who had an uncharacteristic night in a game that against better competition could have most definitely gone the other way.
Meanwhile, the Texans came into Saturday night’s game as huge underdogs but you never would have known that watching how they played.