If you skipped Sunday night's matchup between the New England Patriots and Houston Texans and only looked at the boxscore, you could be fooled into believing that the home team just got the better of a fellow playoff-caliber squad in a tight contest.
The reality, of course, is that the Texans dominated New England when it mattered in a 28-22 victory that looked like a blowout until the Pats generated several dignity-saving touchdowns in what was essentially garbage time.
Prior to that, the Patriots couldn't establish any offensive chemistry against a defense that entered Week 13 ranked 26th in DVOA (defense-adjusted value over average) at Football Outsiders.