Overview
- Houston officially ruled Nico Collins out Friday after he missed the week in concussion protocol and did not practice.
- Wide receiver Justin Watson was also ruled out with a concussion following his injury in the wild-card win.
- Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez cleared concussion protocol and received no game designation after full participation late in the week.
- New England listed Harold Landry III (knee) and Terrell Jennings (concussion, IR return window) as questionable, with Landry absent from the final practice.
- With Collins sidelined, Houston is expected to lean on Christian Kirk, rookie Jayden Higgins, Xavier Hutchinson and tight end Dalton Schultz; right tackle Trent Brown and lineman Denico Autry returned to practice.