The coaching staff on all three phases.
The offense got Gronk involved early but did not overuse him. Good play calling throughout the game (with some exceptions). And the scheme to limit or really take away Watt was run to perfection.
On defense, that Hopkins was so bottled up was classic BB/Patricia, and reading the quotes from Hopkins that his team was "outcoached and outplayed" underscored the point and was a nice cherry on the win.
And while the Martin fumble was alarming and could have been a turning a point, it was good to see them immediately go to Amendola as a replacement punt returner and otherwise not suffer any negative plays.
All in all, the Pats were ready to play and as Bill O'Brien and Hopkins said, outcoached the Texans' staff.
The offense got Gronk involved early but did not overuse him. Good play calling throughout the game (with some exceptions). And the scheme to limit or really take away Watt was run to perfection.
On defense, that Hopkins was so bottled up was classic BB/Patricia, and reading the quotes from Hopkins that his team was "outcoached and outplayed" underscored the point and was a nice cherry on the win.
And while the Martin fumble was alarming and could have been a turning a point, it was good to see them immediately go to Amendola as a replacement punt returner and otherwise not suffer any negative plays.
All in all, the Pats were ready to play and as Bill O'Brien and Hopkins said, outcoached the Texans' staff.