"For most of the last week, most of the discourse surrounding New England's divisional-round matchup against the Texans revolved around how the Patriots were going to counter an elite and aggressive Houston defense. As daunting as Houston's defense has been all season, Boutte pushed back against the assertion that New England's offense - ranked second in the NFL in points scored per game (28.8) - wasn't going to be able to land punches against the Texans on Sunday at Gillette Stadium."
""At the end of the day, we know we're going to get man coverage. We've gotta beat it. It's that simple. "We're going to do the same things we've been doing. At the end of the day, we want to make them try to adjust to how we play. They're not too complicated on defense. Not too many different looks. We get a good tell at what they're doing. But just being us.""
"On Sunday, Boutte let his play do the talking against Houston's vaunted defense. Yes, Drake Maye and the Patriots had plenty of tough sledding against Houston - with the Texans strip-sacking the New England QB four times in the game. It was far from the best showing from Maye against a suffocating defense. But when the signal-caller needed to make a play in a five-point game, he turned to his best deep-ball threat in the fourth quarter."
Kayshon Boutte pushed back on claims that Houston's defense would shut down New England, saying the Patriots would face man coverage and must beat it. New England's offense ranked second in points per game (28.8) entering the matchup. Drake Maye struggled against Houston, including four strip-sacks, but relied on Boutte late in the fourth quarter. On 3rd-and-4 from the Texans' 32, Maye threw down the sideline after Boutte had drawn defensive pass interference on Derek Stingley Jr. Boutte secured a one-armed catch in the end zone, providing New England critical breathing room.
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