Texans Defense Has Chance To Expose Drake Maye

The Houston Texans are facing disconnected against Drake Maye and nan New England Patriots for a chance to get to nan AFC Championship game.

Maye has been unthinkable for nan Patriots each play long, and nan Texans defense will decidedly person their hands afloat against him. NFL.com writer Eric Edholm believes Maye will person a challenge arsenic good facing disconnected against a stout Texans defense that makes opponents gain each yard.

"The Texans are judge to return statement of Maye's struggles erstwhile nan Chargers went man coverage, completing only 1 of 7 passes for 7 yards while taking 3 sacks, per Next Gen Stats. Houston played man somewhat little than nan convention mean successful nan regular play astatine 25.2% of nan time. But erstwhile nan Texans went man against nan Steelers connected Monday, Aaron Rodgers was only 1 for 6 passing for 4 yards and a sack," Edholm wrote.

"The Patriots' violative line, pinch 2 rookies starting, will person its hands afloat pinch an elite unreserved portion led by Will Anderson Jr., Danielle Hunter and Sheldon Rankins. Maye has an flight hatch pinch his moving ability, and nan Texans person occasionally struggled pinch moving quarterbacks, moreover while keeping Josh Allen and others successful check."

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Texans Defense Performance vs. Maye Will Prove How Dominant They Are

This is nan eventual trial for nan Texans. They whitethorn not look a backmost arsenic bully arsenic Maye this year, truthful really they execute against nan Patriots will show really bully they genuinely are.

The Texans' defense flexed their muscles successful their chaotic paper triumph against nan Pittsburgh Steelers. But they were nan squad pinch nan worst grounds going into nan playoffs. That was child's play compared to nan Patriots, who person nan champion grounds of immoderate squad successful nan NFL this season.

The Patriots vanished 14-3 connected nan year, and that came aft a 1-2 start. They won 13 of their past 14 games earlier beating nan Los Angeles Chargers successful nan chaotic paper round. They only gave up 3 points, truthful nan Texans' defense will person different beardown portion connected nan different broadside of nan field.

This crippled should beryllium a conflict betwixt which defense reigns supreme. With nan chance of snowy upwind successful nan forecast, that will only thief nan defenses execute their goals.

However, that besides makes nan separator of correction that overmuch slimmer. Whichever squad tin make nan astir plays connected either broadside of nan shot will apt triumph nan crippled and beforehand 1 measurement person to winning nan Super Bowl.

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