New England is headed to its first AFC Championship game appearance since the 2018 season and will face the Broncos

In snowy conditions in Foxboro, the two teams combined for eight turnovers in New England's 28-16 win over Houston in the AFC Divisional Round. The game's two quarterbacks combined for seven of them, as C.J. Stroud threw four interceptions, while Drake Maye threw an interception and lost two fumbles.

Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud's deep pass is broken up by New England Patriots linebacker Robert Spillane to send the Patriots to the AFC Championship.

Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, Marcus Jones returned one of C.J. Stroud’s four interceptions for a TD and the New England Patriots defeated the Houston Texans 28-16 to advance to the AFC championship game for the first time in seven years.

Drake Maye and the New England Patriots will take on the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship game, but it won't be the quarterback matchup some hoped for.

FOXBOROUGH — The Patriots defense turned a picturesque snowy playoff game into a nightmare for C.J. Stroud.

The New England Patriots beat the Houston Texans on Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium to wrap up the AFC side of things in the divisional round. That officially set up a matchup with the Denver Broncos next weekend to determine who from the conference will be heading to Super Bowl LX.

Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud threw four interceptions in the first half of Sunday's divisional game against the Patriots.