Sunday’s divisional-round playoff game between the Patriots and Texans is evidence that change is constant in the NFL. Consider this: There is only one common starter between the Patriots’ projected starting defense this week and the unit that was trotted out in Week 6 of the 2024 season, the last time they played the Texans in a 41-21 loss. The Texans scored five touchdowns in that game. None of those touchdown-scorers will play Sunday against the Patriots. One, Stefon Diggs, will be playing on the Patriots. And no one would have guessed, watching that game last season — QB Drake Maye’s first career start — that the Patriots would be hosting the Texans in a playoff game just 15 months...
