TEXANS (10-7) at PATRIOTS (14-2)
OPENING LINE - Patriots by 13 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Texans 7-9-1, Patriots 13-3
SERIES RECORD - Patriots lead 7-1
LAST WEEK - Texans beat Raiders 27-14; Patriots had bye, beat Miami 35-14 in season finale
AP PRO32 RANKING - Texans No. 12, Patriots No. 1
TEXANS OFFENSE - OVERALL (29), RUSH (8), PASS (29)
TEXANS DEFENSE - OVERALL (1), RUSH (12), PASS (2)
PATRIOTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (4), RUSH (7), PASS (4)
PATRIOTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (8), RUSH (3), PASS (12)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Second postseason meeting between teams after Patriots beat Texans 41-28 in divisional round Jan.