The New England Patriots and Houston texans are playing live on the NBC Sunday night football schedule for Week 14 and the game from NRG Stadium starts at 8:30 pm ET. Tom Brady and the Pats will try and snap a losing streak, while the Texans have the chance to take control in the AFC South with the Colts losing.
The Patriots will have Rob Gronkowski in the lineup against the Texans after the tight end missed last week with a knee injury. Gronkowski will play along with Danny Amendola and Scott Chandler, who were both listed as questionable for the game Sunday night. Julian Edelman is out after being able to do some workouts in practice this week, while Dont'a Hightower also will be out for the Pats.
The Patriots have not had a three game losing streak for a decade and they will be trying to avoid that with a win on Sunday night. The Patriots are in position to get back into the top spot in the AFC with a win after the Broncos and Bengals lost and they could take control of things with a victory. Brady has been putting up strong numbers this season despite dealing with some major injuries on offense, including to Edelman and Dion Lewis. Gronkowski missed the game last week and Danny Amendola has also missed time this season.
Having Gronkowski back is big for Brady and the Patriots will be hoping that he can stay healthy for the rest of the season. Gronkowski was able to practice this season week and he likely will be a big part of the offense again for New England. JJ Watt broke his hand in practice this week, but he is going to play for the Texans and will be wearing protection on his hand for the game. Watt has double digit sacks again this season and has been a dominant force for Houston on defense.
Brady has been getting knocked around a bunch in recent weeks with the Patriots offensive line struggling and now they will have to go up against Watt. Even if Watt is not quite 100 percent with the hand injury, he should still be able to get in Brady's face tonight. Watt has four sacks in the last three games and has 13.5 this season and now Houston is in position to take control in the division after the Colts went down against the Jags. The Texans previously had won four straight games before losing to the Bills last week and now they will try and bounce back against Houston.
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