Houston vs. New England: Key Player Updates & Analysis

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00:00Doc, let's turn our attention to Foxboro, New England starts Drake May, but Nico Collins

00:08got hurt last week, but they still have a significantly higher six score, 87.7, then

00:15New England heading into this matchup.

00:17What are you seeing for Houston?

00:19Well, for Houston, obviously no Nico Collins.

00:22He's out for four weeks since he hit IR.

00:24We expect him back as soon as he can at that fifth game, he will be back, but Houston still

00:29has Stephon Diggs, obviously a number one receiver and Tank Dell and other weapons.

00:34But most importantly, Joe Mixon is back this week and even more importantly than that,

00:39so is Damian Pierce.

00:40They were rocking Cam Akers running back three as the only guy back there.

00:44Now they've got Mixon and Pierce back and the poor New England Patriots, O-line problems,

00:49defensive problems, safety problems, not even injury, but absence to real preppers problems

00:55and a brisker.

00:57They've just got a lot of injuries and of course they're now switching to Drake May,

01:01but he doesn't have a healthy offensive line.

01:03That's why Jacoby Brissette was getting beat up in lack of time.

01:07So that'll be an interesting matchup, but health wise, it clearly favors Houston.

01:12In regards to Mixon, I mean, full goal, you know, pass catching, he can cut.

01:18He's definitely a hundred percent in terms of, you know, a hundred percent goal in regards

01:23to the ankle sprain.

01:25Well, I don't know that he's a hundred percent, but he is going to be active in play and take

01:29a big role.

01:30You know, best guess, is it a Mixon 50-50 split with Damian Pierce?

01:35Maybe, but that's still a lot better than they had before.

01:38Just the combination of the two.

01:40No offense to Cam Akers with solo Cam Akers back there in the previous weeks.