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The Aftermath: Patriots' DEFENSIVE SHUTDOWN vs. Texans proof-positive of Vrabel's plan for this team

Tom Curran and Phil Perry react to the Patriots' 28-16 win over the Houston Texans to advance to their first AFC Championship Game since the 2018 season.

0:00- Patriots beat Texans 28-16 to advance to the AFC Championship Game against the Broncos

1:00- Were you surprised at all about the way this game played out?

4:45- Patriots come up with another masterstroke defensive gameplan to slow down C.J. Stroud and Houston's offense

11:50- Texans defense was "as advertised" against New England's offense

17:30- Drake Maye's sloppy play cause for concern, or were winning plays when it mattered what we…

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