Overview
- New England beat Houston 28-16 in the divisional round, advancing to face the Broncos in Denver on Jan. 25 at 3 p.m. ET.
- Drake Maye went 16-of-27 for 179 yards with three touchdowns and one interception, absorbing five sacks and fumbling four times with two lost.
- Kayshon Boutte sealed the win with a one-handed 32-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter on Maye’s downfield throw.
- With the victory, Maye became the fourth Patriots quarterback to record multiple playoff wins, joining Tom Brady, Drew Bledsoe and Tony Eason.
- Team owner Robert Kraft praised Maye’s humility and likened him to Brady, noting the quarterback married his seventh-grade sweetheart.