Tom Brady, Patriots Ovecome Turnovers to Beat the Texans

By Vincent Frank on Sunday, January 15th 2017
Tom Brady, Patriots Ovecome Turnovers to Beat the Texans

For the sixth consecutive season, the New England Patriots will be playing in the AFC Championship game. This comes after the team defeated the Houston Texans 34-16 in a game that saw Dion Lewis score three total touchdowns. 

It wasn't without some drama. Houston pulled the game to within one score in the fourth quarter after Tom Brady's second interceptions, the same amount of picks he threw during the entire regular season. 

Brady completed just 18-of-38 passes for 287 yards with two touchdowns and those two aforementioned picks. Julian Edelman added eight receptions fro 137 yards on 13 targets while Chris Hogan put up four receptions for 95 yards. 

Meanwhile, Lewis, who also lost a fumble on a kick return, added 64 total yards and two scores on offense while putting up a 98-yard kickoff return for a score. From a fantasy perspective, Lewis finished as the second-best running back from Saturday's two-game slate, behind Atlanta Falcons ball carrier Devonta Freeman

As it relates to the Texans, they were a complete mess offensively. The struggling Brock Osweiler threw three interceptions, all in the second half, to finish as the worst fantasy quarterback from Saturday's slate. Though, Lamar Miller did add 89 total yards on 23 touches with DeAndre Hopkins putting up a 6-65-0 stat line. 

New England will now host the winner of the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship game next Sunday. 

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