There was lots of talk after the Houston Texans beat the Oakland Raiders on Saturday of wanting Houston to face the Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round. The main point of logic for that seemed to be “Houston can beat the Chiefs, but not the Patriots”.
While that’s a theory you can’t easily punch holes in, it is short-sighted. If Houston wants to be the best, which means lifting the Lombardi trophy at NRG when the last seconds of the Super Bowl click away, they need to beat the best.
And make no mistake, right now the Patriots are playing like the best team in the league.