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The New England Patriots will continue their two-game home stretch when they return to Gillette Stadium this week to face the AFC North-leading Houston Texans. The Patriots are undefeated at Gillette Stadium against Houston with a 5-0 regular season record and a 2-0 postseason record. The last three meetings between the two teams have been played in Houston. This week's game will be the first game played at Gillette Stadium since the Patriots opened the 2018 season with a 27-20 victory over the Texans on Sept. 9, 2018.
The Patriots will wear throwback uniforms this week for the first time this season. The uniforms are based on the ones worn from 1984-1992 and then sporadically from 1994-2012 as an alternate uniform. The Patriots will wear red jerseys with white pants and a white helmet featuring the "Pat Patriot" logo with white facemasks. The Patriots are 7-3 when wearing throwback uniforms at home. New England has worn uniforms featuring the old "Pat Patriot" logo at home 10 times since switching to the current logo in 1993.
SERIES HISTORY
The Patriots and Texans will meet in the regular season for the first time since the 2021 season, a 25-22 New England win at Houston on Oct. 10, 2021. The last three regular season meetings have been played in Houston. This Sunday's game will be the first meeting between the two teams in New England since a 27-20 Patriots win in the 2018 season-opener on Sept. 9, 2018.The Patriots are 7-0 all-time at home against Houston with a 5-0 regular season record and 2-0 postseason record.
The Patriots lead the overall series with an 11-3 advantage, including a 9-3 regular season record and a 2-0 mark in the postseason. The Patriots and Texans played two divisional round playoff games with New England taking a 41-28 win on Jan. 13, 2013 and a 34-16 win on Jan. 14, 2017. Both games were played at Gillette Stadium.
In 2016, the Patriots and Texans played two times with New England taking a 27-0 victory on Sept. 22 and a 34-16 win in the Divisional Playoffs. Both of those games were played at Gillette Stadium.
Before the Texans joined the league, the Patriots and the Houston Oilers were foes dating back to the days of the American Football League, playing twice a year from 1960-69 and 33 times overall before the Oilers moved to Tennessee following the 1996 season
TELEVISION: This week's game will be broadcast by CBS and can be seen locally on WBZ-TV Channel 4. Kevin Harlan will handle play-by-play duties with Trent Green as the color analyst. Melanie Collins will provide updates from the sidelines. The game will be produced by Bill Thayer and directed by Jim Cornell.
LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. A complete listing of the network's 33 stations can be found here. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. The games are produced by Marc Cappello.
