Overview
- Alex Austin was activated from injured reserve after a wrist injury and a 21-day practice window that opened on New Year’s Eve.
- D’Ernest Johnson and Leonard Taylor III were elevated from the practice squad for the game against Houston.
- The Patriots will carry a full 53-man roster into the divisional-round matchup at Gillette Stadium.
- Terrell Jennings remains on injured reserve, while Harold Landry III is the team’s lone questionable player.
- Johnson rejoined the practice squad after being waived earlier in the week, and Taylor played 22 snaps in his playoff debut last weekend.