NFL Sunday Week 17 – Watch New England Patriots vs Houston Texans Live on CBS

New England Patriots vs Houston Texans
When: Sunday, January 3, 2010 1:00 PM ET
Venue: Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX

New England Patriots (10-5) vs Houston Texans (8-7) Preview

The Houston Texans need a win and help to earn the first playoff berth in franchise history, but they’re happy to at least have something to play for in Week 17 for the first time in their eight seasons.

The New England Patriots, meanwhile, are happy their regular-season finale is relatively meaningless, and some of their banged-up starters will likely get some rest as they tune up for the playoffs Sunday at Houston.

The odds are still against the Texans completing their push to make the postseason, hampered by four straight losses by a combined 19 points from Nov. 8-Dec. 6. But Houston has at least given itself a chance by winning its last three games, including last Sunday’s 27-20 victory at Miami.

To advance, the Texans (8-7) need to beat New England and get losses from two of three teams—Baltimore, Denver and the New York Jets. The Ravens face Oakland and the Broncos host Kansas City, matchups that seemingly put a damper on Houston’s prospects.

New England (10-5) missed the playoffs last year, but it locked up the team’s seventh AFC East title this decade with a 35-7 blowout of Jacksonville last Sunday.

The two teams last met in Week 15 of the 2006 season wherein the Patriots picked off David Carr four times in a 40-7 victory. Last week in NFL Week 16, Jacksonville was run out of Gillette Stadium as New England won 35-7 while Houston kept its slim postseason hopes alive with a 27-20 win at Miami.

So, let’s all wait and watch Patriots vs Texans live Sunday Afternoon.

You can watch NFL Sunday Week 17 Game New England Patriots vs Houston Texans Live at CBS.

UPDATE: Texans beat Patriots 34-27 to stay alive

1 2 3 4 Total New England 7 6 7 7 27 Final Houston 7 6 0 21 34

Game Recap

The Houston Texans did their part. Now they wait. Rookie Arian Foster scored two touchdowns and Bernard Pollard recovered a fumble for a touchdown and had a key interception as the Texans rallied to beat the New England Patriots 34-27 on Sunday.

The victory gives Houston (9-7) its first winning record and keeps its slim playoff hopes alive. The Texans are primarily competing with Denver, Baltimore and the New York Jets for a wild-card spot.

They need two of those teams to lose to make the first postseason appearance in the eight-year history of the franchise.

Foster scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 3-yard run with about two minutes remaining.

That score was set up by Pollard’s interception and 15-yard return four plays earlier. Tom Brady was hit by Mario Williams as he released the ball. (Source: Yahoo! Sports)