Texans starting quarterback C.J. Stroud is struggling in a second straight playoff game. Who is his backup vs the Patriots in the NFL playoffs?

With the Houston Texans' season over after their playoff loss to the New England Patriots, let's take a look at the team's NFL draft picks, free agents, and cap space heading into the offseason.

The SportsLine Projection Model has revealed its Houston vs. New England picks for NFL divisional round matchup on Sunday

In snowy conditions in Foxboro, the two teams combined for eight turnovers in New England's 28-16 win over Houston in the AFC Divisional Round. The game's two quarterbacks combined for seven of them, as C.J. Stroud threw four interceptions, while Drake Maye threw an interception and lost two fumbles.

An offensive coordinator change didn’t immediately fix the offensive line issues and the offense sputtered. After an 18-15 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 9, the Texans were 3-5. They didn’t lose a regular-season game after that.

Marshall has crushed his NFL picks, going 56-37-2 (+1494) in his last 95 NFL against the spread picks. Now, Marshall has set his sights on Texans vs. Patriots and just locked in his picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are several NFL odds and betting lines for Patriots vs. Texans:

Despite another strong performance from Houston’s valiant defense—forcing three turnovers and sacking Drake Maye five times—the Texans' defense was unable to overcome their own offense’s turnover woes. Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud threw four interceptions while running back Woody Marks fumbled.

Al-Shaair, who wore eye black with the message 'Stop the Genocide' in Monday's wild-card win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, was reportedly fined $11,593 this week, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. The fine was issued for a "violation of the NFL uniform and equipment rules."