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National Football League
Houston 20, New England 9
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, August 10, 2023
Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Temperature: 74°
Head Official: Land Clark
Attendance: 64628

Davis Mills and Case Keenum each threw a touchdown pass while the Houston Texans held the New England Patriots to 180 total yards in a 20-9 preseason victory on Thursday night in Foxborough, Mass.

After Jalen Mills intercepted rookie C.J. Stroud's pass on the game's first possession, Nick Folk got the Patriots on the board first with a 44-yard field goal.

Houston took a 7-3 lead into halftime on Davis Mills' 6-yard TD toss to Nathaniel Dell, who finished with game highs of five catches and 65 yards.

Stroud, the No. 2 overall pick of the 2023 draft, finished 2-for-4 passing for 13 yards.

Dalton Keene gave the Texans a 14-3 lead in the third with a 1-yard TD plunge, capping an eight-play, 55-yard drive.

On a fourth-and-3 play in the fourth quarter, Keenum capped the Texans' scoring with a 5-yard touchdown toss to Alex Bachman to make it 20-3.

The Patriots scored their lone TD on rookie quarterback Malik Cunningham's 9-yard run late in the fourth. Cunningham, who led a 14-play, 75-yard drive en route to that touchdown, was 3-of-4 passing for 19 yards and rushed for a team-leading 34 yards on five carries.

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones didn't play, with Bailey Zappe completing 12 of 14 passes for 79 yards.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Houston   New England
Mike Boone Player Malik Cunningham
4 Attempts 5
25 Yards 34
6.2 Avg Yards 6.8
0 Touchdowns 1
12 Long 9
Receiving
Houston   New England
Tank Dell Player Tyquan Thornton
5 Receptions 2
65 Yards 31
13.0 Avg Yards 15.5
1 Touchdowns 0
24 Long 27
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Houston 265 89 176 3 0 0 3.0 0
New England 164 78 86 1 1 1 1.0 1
Upcoming Games
  • New England will play their next game on the road against Green Bay. The Patriots have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game at home against Miami. The Texans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.