Texans 41, Patriots 21

Houston 14 0 13 14 — 41 New England 0 7 7 7 — 21

First quarter

HOU — Dell 2 pass from Stroud (Fairbairn kick), 9:13.

HOU — Mixon 10 pass from Stroud (Fairbairn kick), 3:13.

Second quarter

NE — Boutte 40 pass from Maye (Slye kick), :11.

Third quarter

HOU — Diggs 10 pass from Stroud (Fairbairn kick), 13:28.

HOU — FG Fairbairn 39, 6:56.

HOU — FG Fairbairn 46, 5:22.

NE — Henry 6 pass from Maye (Slye kick), 1:00.

Fourth quarter

HOU — Mixon 20 run (Fairbairn kick), 13:14.

NE — Douglas 35 pass from Maye (Slye kick), 9:24.

HOU — Pierce 54 run (Fairbairn kick), 7:47.

HOU NE

First downs 20 17

Total net yards 368 291

Rushes-yards 28-192 26-82

Passing 176 209

Punt returns 4-30 2-16

Kickoff returns 1-25 6-139

Interceptions ret 2-28 1-35

Comp-att-int 20-32-1 20-33-2

Sacked-Yards Lost 2-16 4-34

Punts 4-46.25 6-49.833

Fumbles-lost 1-0 3-2

Penalties-yards 4-38 9-50

Time of poss 30:47 29:13

INDIVIDUAL Stats

Rushing — Houston, Mixon 13-102, Pierce 8-76, Ogunbowale 2-8, Stroud 3-7, Akers 2-(minus 1). New England, Maye 5-38, Gibson 13-19, T.Jennings 5-13, Hasty 3-12.

Passing — Houston, Stroud 20-31-1-192, Mills 0-1-0-0. New England, Maye 20-33-2-243.

Receiving — Houston, Dell 7-57, Diggs 6-77, Schultz 4-27, Mixon 2-30, Pierce 1-1. New England, Douglas 6-92, Boutte 3-59, Henry 3-41, Gibson 3-24, Bourne 2-9, Hasty 1-9, Hooper 1-5, Polk 1-4.

Missed field goals — Houston, Fairbairn 40.