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Texans Shock Patriots On Both Sides Of Ball

SOCIAL DISTANCING AT HOME — Whomever told you things like the Houston Texans having the worst run defense in the league, see how much holiday punch they were drinking.

And if someone told you that the Patriots have the best secondary in the league, they too are perhaps under the impression that Thanksgiving was last week and not this week.

The Texans, who used to routinely suffer embarrassing losses to the Patriots, especially in the postseason, have suddenly become a thorn in the side of the Patriots. For the second year in a row, the Patriots have come to NRG Stadium in Houston, a building where they have won two Super Bowls, and have Deshaun Watson and the Texans draw and quarter them.