FINAL SCORE: Texans 28-41 Patriots

1st & 10 Incomplete pass... 2nd & 10 :17 remaining shotgun with time. Daniels makes the grab. And the game is OVER!

Schaub hits Johnson for first down. at the 44... 1st & 10 shotgun Casey with first down grab. 

The bad news is that this stops the clock... 1:04 remaining--- 

Texans will take over from the 29... 1:09 remaining Texans take over from OWN 28--- shotgun, BALL TIPPED!

1:14 remaining--- Texans to receive... We'll stay here in case the Texans score... 

FG Unit hits the field-- Gostkowski about to kick 38-yarder GOOD! 

Pats take a knee. You can say this one is over. 

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Last play before the 2-minute warning

1st & 10 Ridley runs it... loss of two... 2nd & 12 Vereen runs it up the middle

Texans burn last timeout 4:03 remaining--- shotgun COMPLETE!!! Lloyd gets up to celebrate! The Texans can't stop the clock!

2nd & 4 TIMEOUT Texans---- gain of a yard... maybe two... 

Holding call gives Pats first down! 4:13 remaining --- Pitch to Ridley. He stiffarms his own blocker. Goes for six yards

Texans stop the clock... TIMEOUT--- Brady drops back to pass, it's blocked... FLAG ON TEXANS!

2nd & 4 Gain gain of two... 3rd & 2 

Pats from Texans' 47... Ridley takes a couple of Texans with him

Pats to receive--- TEXANS HAD A CHANCE TO RECOVER THE ONSIDE KICK!

THey go for the 2-point conversion! JOHNSON GRABS THE JUMPBALL!!

They go for 4TH DOWN--  TOUCHDOWN! Foster with the TD slide and grab!

6:07 remaining in the game---- Ball at the one.. Andre Johnson gets the pass on the flat... Has blockers. THE PATS ARE TOO STRONG!! Johnson loses a yard

3rd & GOAL half a distance to the goal... 

3rd & GOAL Schaub rushes. STOPPED! But there's a flag... Pats offsides.

1st & GOAL now.. Foster takes it to the one 2nd & GOAL Schaub overthrows in the end zone again!

Daniels with the first down grab 

2nd & 1 Foster clobbered! 3rd & 2 FIRST DOWN GRAB!!! 

1st & 10 at Pats 48. Foster on the catch. Close to the first down

3rd &1 now... Schaube drops back. Walter POPPED! Flag on the Pats. Unnecessary roughness on defenseless receiver

Incomplete Pass.... Mesko punt goes all the way down to the 22

3rd & 5 Hernandez called for Pass Interference. Play comes back after a huge gain... 3rd & 15

2nd & 10 shotgun... Lloyd makes five-yard reception

1st & 10 Brady gets pressured. Knocked down and throws incomplete pass

PAT GOOD--- TOUCHBACK! 

Okay. So on the Super Mega Slow-Mo Posey had control just inches before getting out of bounds

NO! The Texans challenge... Doesn't kook like it'll be a TD

1st & 10 at Pats 25 INCOMPLETE PASS!! Posey can't haul it. Bobbles it and can't control while inbounds

Foster powers through and follows the blocker. 

1st & 10 .... Quickly 3rd & 3 short on first down run! Looks like he gets two yards. 4th & 1 

Manning returns it back to Pats' 37!

The Patriots putting on a hurting!

13:13 remaining in the game--- Brady goes deep!! TOUCHDOWN!!!! VEREEN THIRD TOUCHDOWN OF THE GAME!!!

1st & 10 NO! 4th & 1 Incomplete pass! Patriots take over on downs.

3rd & 9 shotgun. Schaub with time. Walter reaches out and the ball comes loose but goes out of bounds

2nd & 9 Schaub being chased. Throws it away

Call on the fireld stands. Schaub runs it up the middle. gain of a yard

After looking at it, Foster bounced off Talib's body and wasn't down. His elbow hit the ground as the ball crossed the first down marker

1st & 10 

THE PATRIOTS CHALLENGE

THEY GO FOR IT AND FOSTER IS SHORT!!!! Talib gets the stop! They give him the first down! 

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4th DOWN

3rd & 2 Measurement sticks come out. About a yard short! 

2nd & 2 FOster gets the handoff only goes for half a yard

1st & 10 Texans start at OWN 14 Schaub completes pass for eight yards

This is turning into another massacre! 1:21 remaining in the third--- 

1st & GOAL Lloyd takes it in! TOUCHDOWN!

Ridley gains the first and is INSIDE THE 10!!!  Down at the 5

1st & 10 Lloyd makes the grab and gains seven....

3rd & 7 BALL INTERCEPTED!!! Pats take over at around OWN 30-- GAIN OF 9... 2ND & 1 

1st & 10 5:10 remaining--- Foster gets another pass. Gain of two. Foster gets into it with Talib! 

2nd & 3 .... Pass to Casey for seven first down!

1st & 10 Foster runs gains seven on play to the left.

3rd & 16 FIRST DOWN!! Johnson with the diving grab! First down at midfield

1st & 10 gain of three.... 2nd & 7   Schaub fumbles!!! Nobody around him, bal just slipped out. Loss of about 7

1st & 15 Foster takes the pass for the first down! Down at the 33

3rd & 5 Incomplete pass!!! 4th down

Vereen with a four-yard gain... 2nd & 6 ... gain of five actually... shotgun Incomplete pass to Welker. 

9:47 remaining in the 3rd quarter 

Texans have a 4th & 5 and they PUNT--- Welker gets POPPED! Doesn't get to return the punt

11:30 to play--- Texans have the ball... might have fumbled!

Ridley scored a touchdown

WE're BACK!

TEXANS TO RECEIVE---- Play-by-play will return in a little while. 

Gostkowski with the FG kick GOOD! Gost good on 37-yarder

2nd & 25 screen to Vereen. Takes it for 12... 3rd & 13 Brady overthrows Hernandez!

FLAG... has been a pretty clean and smooth game so far... Unsportslike Conduct on Lloyd actions towards refs... Threw the ball right at the referee after he didn't make the cach.

1st & 10 11 minutes to play--- shotgun inside Red Zonw. Pass trapped. Lloyd couldn't haul it in

2nd & 2 shotgun Blitz picked up. Welker has pass broken up 3rd & 2 VEREEN IS HAVING ONE HELL OF A GAME!!!! Cuts it back against Barwin who was going to drop him for a loss. First down!

1st & 10 WOW! The way Vereen can find the holes! Goes eight yards up the gut

1st & 10 down to OWN 48... Vereen down to Texans' 31! Hurry up mode for Pats. 

3rd & 8 shotgun Welker open and he shows off his wheels! 

1st & 10 Ridley takes it for about two... 2nd & 8 incomplete pass

PUNT--- Fair catch at the 15... 14:07 on the clock--- 

3rd & 10 Schaube scrambles and throws. Incomplete! Off the fingertips of Daniels

FANS ARE LOUD!

2nd & 10 Overthrown. McCourty closest body to that pass... 

Foster doesn;t go anywhere. 

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2nd & 12 possibly last play of the quarter-- Foster with catch in the flat and takes it for the first down!

1st & 10 Foster in backfield. The Pats stuff the line! Mayo on the stuff. Loss of two yards.

1st & 10 Schaub shows gun. Throws bullet to Johnson FIRST DOWN! 16-yard gain

1:28 remaining in the first quarter- Texans will start possession from OWN 20 

Vereen goes in untouched

1st & GOAL The Pats don't waste any time VEREEN TOUCHDOWN!!

1st & 10 Pats from the Texans' 15 Hernandez joins the party! Hernandez takes it down to the 1!

1st & 10 from Texans' 40 shotgun Vereen goes up the sideline and HE SPINS BACK TO MIDFIELD FOR MORE!  Inside the 20!

2nd & 12 playaction goes to Ridley. He makes Daniel Manning miss! 

1st & 10 OH! Loss of two. James with the stop

Pats take the field... 1st & 10 Ridley takes it for 16!!!! Pats at midfield.

3rd & 8 incomplete pass. Ball dropped... Bad-bad bad PUNT! 29-yarder. 

2nd & 8 Talib bodies Johnson and almost intercepted it! 3rd DOWN!

1st & 10 i formation from 34 Foster makes two Patriots miss. Goes for two yards

1st & 10 first down grab again by Johnson

4th DOWN PUNT--- Fielded at the 8... Taken to the 20 by Martin

3rd & 7 Here comes the pressure. WELKER DROPS IT!!! would have been a first down. 

2nd & 18 Screen play goes for 11

1st & 10 from OWN 34 WATT WITH THE SACK!!!

3rd & 11 Brady squeezes it to Welker. Two Texans on coverage. FIRST DOWN!

2nd & 11 Gronk set up with mismatch, but ball thrown too far down the sideline.. Gronk can't stay in bounds after making catch.

1st & 10 loss of yard on run to the left. 

1st & 10 Pats get their first down of the game. Have ball on OWN 22

4th down Punt coming. Pats D holds--- Punt takes Texans bounce. Doesn't go into end zone, instead rolls back to 11

2nd & 11 incomplete pass. Johnson wants the flag. Gets nothing

1st & 10 Pats territory Foster runs it. Loses a yard

Three straight plays with first down! Foster goes for about 17 on screen.

1st & 10 Pass to Johnson good for first down. 

PUNT--- Martin back to receive... BOOMING PUNT! Martin receives. Slips. Takes it out close to OWN 20

Pats from the 20--- The Pats quickly stopped. 3 and out

Can't punch in the TD! 27-yard FG coming... 

1st & 10 gain of three. 2nd & 7 ... ball tipped. incomplete pass. 3rd & 7 Schaub tries too hard and over throws Andre Johnson

Here's the kick. MANNING BRINGS IT OUT WITH STEAM! He's at midfield running up the seams! He gets brought down just outside the 10!

Texans will receive. Last time these two met the Patriots murdered 42-14

I'm going to do pushups because J.J. Watt was in the end zone doing some. Kickoff just minutes away!

The Teams are hitting the field and the Patriots make their entrance!

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The New England Patriots take on the Houston Texas for the final NFL playoff game of the week as they hook up for the AFC Divisional game at 4:30 p.m. ET. We have the live blog with play-by-play and scoring updates just for you if you're unable to watch the game or want to mute CBS's commentating.

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For the Texans, their strength has been their running game headed by Arian Foster. He's played three career playoff games and rushed for 100 yards in all.

Although the Texans will depend on Foster's production, he might not be enough to compete against the Patriots' No. 1 offense.

Tom Brady is aging, we know, but he is still super effective as the Patriots' quarterback. Brady has held the spotlight in New England for more than 10 years now and in 2012 he had the best scoring offense with the most yards totaled on average per game.

Their passing attack is of course, ridiculous and their rushing game isn't bad at all as they are seventh in the league in rushing.

The Texans could take advantage of the struggling Patriots defense. They aren't anything in comparison to J.J. Watt and the Texans' line. The Texans have a tough secondary, which should give Brady a tough time if careless.

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