FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- At an initial glance, and without the benefit of film review, a look at which New England Patriots were "up" and "down" in the team's 27-0 victory over the Houston Texans:
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Ryan Allen -- When can a punter be a weapon for a team? When he performs like Allen did, as six of his seven attempts were placed inside the 20 and he finished with both a 47.6 average and net. Here's a key statistic in what was a field-position type game: Houston's average drive start was its own 16-yard line, while the Patriots' average drive start was their own 40-yard line.