Patriots vs Texans predictions. See our picks for today's NFL playoff game

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The No. 2 seed New England Patriots face the No. 5 seed Houston Texans in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs.

The Patriots put on a defensive clinic in a 16-3 victory over the No. 7 seed Los Angeles Chargers in the Wild Card round.

The Texans defense was the storyline as the unit scored twice and sacked future Hall of Fame QB Aaron Rodgers four times in potentially the finally game in his career in a 30-6 win over the Steelers on Monday night.

Either the Patriots or Texans will play the winner of the No. 1 seed Denver Broncos or No. 6 seed Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game.

Our prognosticators throughout the 2025 season are: Art Stapleton (Giants/NFL writer, NorthJersey.com), Bert Bainbridge (sports trending reporter/columnist, NorthJersey.com), Brian Marron (digital producer, NorthJersey.com), Chris Iseman (Rutgers writer, NorthJersey.com), Mike Dougherty (sports writer, lohud.com), Stephen Haynes (sports writer, lohud.com), Bob Jordan (sports editor, Asbury Park Press/APP.com) and Dave Rivera (sports editor, USA TODAY Northeast/NorthJersey.com).

Here are our staff standings in the playoffs and our predictions for Patriots vs. Texans in the Divisional Round:

NFL Divisional Round predictions, staff standings​

Chris Iseman: 6-0

Bob Jordan: 5-1

Art Stapleton: 5-1

Dave Rivera: 5-1

Bert Bainbridge: 4-2

Brian Marron: 4-2

Bert Bainbridge​

Texans at Patriots: Patriots 27, Texans 21

Dave Rivera​

Texans at Patriots: Patriots 23, Texans 20

Art Stapleton​

Texans at Patriots: Patriots 23, Texans 17

Brian Marron​

Texans at Patriots: Texans 23, Patriots 16

Bob Jordan​

Texans at Patriots: Texans 20, Patriots 10

Chris Iseman​

Texans at Patriots: Patriots 21, Texans 17

Mike Dougherty​

Texans at Patriots: Texans 21, Patriots 20

Stephen Haynes​

Texans at Patriots: Patriots 20, Texans 17

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: New England Patriots vs Houston Texans predictions for NFL playoff game today

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