Announcers Revealed For Texans-patriots Divisional Matchup

The announcers for nan Houston Texans' upcoming divisional matchup versus nan New England Patriots person been revealed starring up to kickoff.

The Texans and Patriots, who will beryllium nan 3rd crippled connected nan NFL's four-game play slate of playoff games, and nan first matchup taking spot connected Sunday, will beryllium hosted by nan ESPN/ABC unit consisting of Troy Aikman and Joe Buck connected nan telephone successful nan booth, while Lisa Salters and Laura Rutledge will beryllium nan sideline reporters.

With nary Monday Night Football group to return spot this weekend, nan ESPN unit has shifted to nan Sunday slate, and for a second-straight week, will support a watch connected nan Texans.

The Texans will beryllium eyeing their second-ever roadworthy playoff win, coming caller disconnected a ascendant 30-6 triumph complete nan Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Acrisure Stadium, but will now person their hands afloat successful New England against nan ascendant unit that's been Mike Vrabel's 14-3 unit, led by premier MVP campaigner Drake Maye.

Texans Looking to Make First-Ever Conference Championship

Historically, nan Patriots person performed rather good against nan Texans–– having an 11-4 all-time grounds against Houston, while besides taking attraction of business successful some of their playoff meetings, their past clip linking successful nan postseason coming during nan Patriots' 2017 Super Bowl run, arsenic New England rallied to a connection 34-16 triumph successful nan Divisional Round.

This time, nan Texans will beryllium looking to rewrite nan script, gathering for conscionable nan 2nd clip since DeMeco Ryans has been connected committee arsenic caput coach.

The past clip those 2 faced nan Patriots, it came pinch a commanding 21-41 triumph successful New England, acknowledgment to a three-touchdown capacity from C.J. Stroud.

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Now, nan Texans rotation into this 1 pinch immoderate superior momentum, presently successful nan midst of a ten-game triumph streak, nan existent longest successful nan league, and 1 that's persisted making love backmost to their Week 10 triumph against nan Jacksonville Jaguars aft a resilient 19-point comeback.

That provides immoderate existent assurance earlier their biggest crippled of nan twelvemonth frankincense far, but against different squad pinch nan basking manus for illustration nan Patriots––who person won 14 of their past 15 games––nothing's coming easy this weekend, particularly connected nan roadworthy successful Foxborough.

Time will show if Stroud and Ryans tin support nan momentum flowing into different playoff test, which could make for nan franchise's first-ever divisional information win, and inevitably, a first-ever convention title quality if things autumn their way.

They mightiness not beryllium entering arsenic favorites, but arsenic proven passim this season, nary task has been excessively gangly to flooded for this Houston group that's battled fiercely connected some sides of nan ball.

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