Patriots’ Gronkowski active against Texans

He did return to practice this week, along with injured wide receiver Julian Edelman.

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is reportedly expected to play Sunday night against the Houston Texans.

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“We’ll see what happens next week”, Carroll said. “He really toughed it out so I’m proud of him”. In the receiving end, Cecil Shorts had 91 yards in six receptions while DeAndre Hopkins added 88 yards and one touchdown in five catches. With the win, the Patriots clinch a playoff spot and due to losses by Cincinnati and Denver, retake first place in the AFC.

Benefit of the doubt or not, former Pats coaches and execs have not come close to reaching the success they had in New England under Belichick and owner Robert Kraft.

“It’s always good to make a play, get a touchdown”, Gronkowski said. “The icing on that cake is the win”.

“I said, ‘Yeah, we’re trying to upgrade to first class'”. Tom Brady and the Pats will try and snap a losing streak, while the Texans have the chance to take control in the AFC South with the Colts losing.

The Texans got a scare on Wednesday when J.J. Watt broke his hand in practice.

National Football League fans across the country were held on the edge of their seats as the Vikings pulled back from 10 points down in the final quarter and when Bridgewater moved the Vikings to the 31 yard line with what should have been the final drive in the fourth it looked like the game would be heading to a mouthwatering overtime showdown. Sheard forced a fumble on both of his sacks of Texans QB Brian Hoyer.

The Texans would be forced to punt, but Keshawn Martin would fumble the ball leading to a Texans recovery. “And it was just a good pass overall”. The Texans drive would end in a field goal making it 7-3.

The Patriots took advantage of exceptional field position as the half closed, covering just 41 yards in eight plays to extend their lead to 17-6 with 14 seconds remaining in the half. The second was a 37-yard run by Jonathan Grimes.