Tom Brady continued to etch his name into the NFL record books as the New England Patriots routed the Houston Texans 42-27 Sunday in the Divisional Round of the AFC Playoffs.
The win earned the Patriots their second consecutive trip to the AFC Championship game and Brady's seventh trip overall. He is 5-1 in his six previous appearances in the penultimate game of the NFL season.
Brady completed 29 of 39 passes for 337 yards with four touchdowns and one interception against Houston. Wes Welker caught 10 passes for 94 yards and Stevan Ridley ran 16 times for 74 yards.
The Texans opened the playoff game with an 11-play scoring driving that ended in 41-yard Shayne Graham field goal to make the game 3-0.
On the drive, Texans' running back Arian Foster had runs of 25, and 21, but the Patriots defense stiffened up and stuffed the running back on a 3-and-1. Foster rushed for 108 yards on 18 carries, but the Texans were forced to pass for most of the second half.
Houston quarterback Matt Schaub was 22 of 44 for 256 yard with two touchdowns and four turnovers including three interceptions and a fumble.
Brady took the Patriots 80 yards down the field and into the endzone on their first possession of the game. He was perfect 5-for-5 on the drive, including a six-yard touchdown hook up with tight end Rob Gronkowski.
On the Texans ensuing drive, Chandler Jones hit Schaub as he tried to throw, and the ball floated into the hand of defensive back Patrick Chung, who intercepted the pass and ran it into the endzone to give New England a 14-3 lead.
Things continued to go bad for Houston as Schaub was again intercepted on the very next drive. The two teams when into the locker room for halftime with the Patriots up 35-17 on the Texans.
Do you think Madden NFL '13 got tonight's game right? In the regular season madden was 27-15 and for the Wildcard round of the playoffs 2-2.
Here is a list of Madden NFL 13's simulations for the year...
Week 1
Cowboys Vs. Giants
Week 2
Packers Vs. Bears
49ers Vs. Lions
Broncos Vs. Falcons
Week 3
Giants Vs. Panthers
Patriots Vs. Ravens
Packers Vs. Seahawks
Week 4
Browns Vs. Ravens
Giants Vs. Eagles
Bears Vs. Cowboys
Week 5
Cardinal Vs. Rams
Chargers Vs. Saints
Texans Vs. Jets
Week 6
Steelers Vs. Titans
Packers Vs. Texans
Broncos Vs. Chargers
Week 7
Seahawks Vs. 49ers
Steelers Vs. Bengals
Week 8
Buccaneers Vs. Vikings
49ers Vs. Cardinals
Week 9
Chiefs Vs. Chargers
Cowboys Vs. Falcons
Eagles Vs. Saints
Week 10
Colts Vs. Jaguars
Texans Vs Bears
Chiefs Vs Steelers
Week 11
Miami Vs. Buffalo
49ers Vs. Bears
Week 12
Redskins Vs. Cowboys
Patriots Vs. Jets
Packers Vs. Giants
Panthers Vs. Eagles
Week 13
Saints Vs. Falcons
Eagles Vs. Cowboys
Giants Vs. Redskins
Week 14
Broncos Vs. Raiders
Texans Vs. Patriots
Week 15
Bengals Vs. Eagles
49ers Vs. Patriots
Titans Vs. Jets
Week 16
N/A
Week 17
Cowboys Vs Redskins
Playoffs Wildcard Round
Bengals Vs. Texans
Vikings Vs. Packers
Colts Vs. Ravens
Seahawks Vs. Redskins
Playoffs Divisional Round
Ravens Vs. Broncos
Packers Vs. 49ers
Seahawks Vs. Falcons
Texans Vs. Patriots
