Brock Osweiler,Chris Long

Houston Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler (17) looks to pass against New England Patriots defensive end Chris Long (95) during the first half of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

The 2016-17 NFL playoffs continue on Saturday, January 14, as the New England Patriots host the Houston Texans in an AFC divisional playoff game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

CBS will broadcast the game at 7:15 p.m. Central (8:15 p.m. Eastern). Live streaming is available via CBS Sports Live Video.

The Texans beat the Oakland Raiders 27-14 in a wild-card game last week. The Patriots had a first-round bye.

The Patriots are a 16-point favorite to win the game, according to Vegas Insider.

Preview

Before this weekend, just five NFL playoff games since 1966 have featured a team favored by at least 15 points. Just one of those underdogs won the game (Google "Joe Namath" if you need more information on that).

Oddsmakers don't think Brock Osweiler should guarantee the 16-point underdog Houston Texans can beat Tom Brady and the Patriots in New England. In fact, even if Brady were not playing, the Patriots would be favored by nearly two touchdowns.

"Normally, he is worth six to seven points to the spread, depending on the opponent," said Scott Cooley, spokesman for BookMaker, an offshore book and casino. "But in this situation it changes a bit because the Patriots have a very capable backup in Jimmy Garappolo, who we've seen perform well in meaningful games. If Brady wasn't playing this weekend, we would make the Patriots 12- to 13-point favorites."

The Patriots (14-2) beat the Texans 27-0 in Week 3 with third-string quarterback Jacoby Brissett leading the way.

Brady, of course, will be under center against the Texans and he's playing some of his best football. He's taking nothing for granted because coach Bill Belichick wouldn't have it another way.

"There is nothing easy about this game for our offense," Brady said on WEEI radio in Boston.

Osweiler is 1-0 against Brady. Peyton Manning's former backup rallied Denver from a 21-7 deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Patriots 30-24 in overtime last season.

But this isn't the same Osweiler -- he was benched last month -- and the Texans (10-7) are not last year's Super Bowl champion Broncos.

The Patriots are used to double-digit point spreads in the playoffs. They've been involved in the five largest spreads since 2000, according to Pro Football Reference. They're only 1-3 covering the spread as favorites, but 3-1 in the won/loss column.

New England was a 14-point underdog when it upset the Rams in the 2002 Super Bowl. After going 16-0 in 2007, the Patriots failed to cover three times as favorites of 12 1/2 or more in the playoffs. They defeated the Jaguars and Chargers before losing to the Giants in the Super Bowl.

In 2012, they whipped Tim Tebow and the Broncos 45-10 in the divisional round to cover a 13 1/2-point spread.

Pro Football Reference lists 59 double-digit favorites in playoff games since the Super Bowl began in January 1967. The favorites are 33-25-1 against the spread and 47-12 straight up.

The five biggest point spreads in the playoffs since 1966:

19 points: 49ers vs. Chargers in 1995 Super Bowl. Steve Young threw six touchdown passes, including three to Jerry Rice, to lead San Francisco to a 49-26 victory and its fifth Vince Lombardi Trophy.

18 points: Colts vs. Jets in 1969 Super Bowl. Namath guaranteed a win for the underdog Jets and delivered. Broadway Joe threw for 206 yards, Matt Snell had 121 yards rushing and a TD and Jim Turner kicked three field goals in New York's 16-7 victory over Baltimore.

16 1/2 points: Vikings vs. Cardinals in 1999 NFC divisional round. Randall Cunningham tossed three TD passes, including one to rookie Randy Moss, to lead the Vikings to a 41-21 win.

15 1/2 points: 49ers vs. Bears in 1995 NFC divisional round. William Floyd ran for three TDs and San Francisco routed Chicago 44-15.

15 points: Cowboys vs. Falcons in 1978 NFC divisional round. Danny White replaced Roger Staubach after he sustained a concussion and led the Cowboys to a 27-20 win, but not a cover.

RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Texans 7-9-1, Patriots 13-3

SERIES RECORD -- Patriots lead 7-1

LAST MEETING -- Patriots beat Texans 27-0 on Sept. 23, 2016

LAST WEEK -- Texans beat Raiders 27-14; Patriots had bye, beat Miami 35-14 in season finale

AP PRO32 RANKING -- Texans No. 12, Patriots No. 1

TEXANS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (29), RUSH (8), PASS (29)

TEXANS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (1), RUSH (12), PASS (2)

PATRIOTS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (4), RUSH (7), PASS (4)

PATRIOTS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (8), RUSH (3), PASS (12)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Second postseason meeting between teams after Patriots beat Texans 41-28 in divisional round Jan. 13, 2013. ... Patriots are 4-0 against Texans at Gillette Stadium. New England has won past five meetings between teams. . Texans coach Bill O'Brien, Patriots assistant from 2007-2011, is 0-2 against mentor Bill Belichick. . Houston's defense is allowing 301.3 total yards and 17 first downs per game, fewest in NFL in both categories. ... DE Jadeveon Clowney had interception in his first career playoff game last week. Including playoffs, he has four tackles for loss, three sacks, interception and forced fumble in his past four games. ... LB Whitney Mercilus had two sacks and three tackles for loss in last week's win over Raiders. He has five sacks and six tackles for loss in his past two playoff games. . RB Lamar Miller rushed for touchdown last week. He is looking for fourth straight game with rushing TD. . In regular season Miler ranked sixth in AFC with 1,073 rush yards, seventh-most rush yards in single season in franchise history. . CB A.J. Bouye had INT and four pass defenses last week. .Belichick will coach his 14th divisional playoff game and tie Don Shula for most in NFL history. He has 23 career postseason wins, most for any coach. . QB Tom Brady will play in his 13th divisional playoff game, tying Jerry Rice for most in league history. . Brady has 22 career playoff wins, most for quarterback in NFL history. He is also NFL postseason leader in career completions (738), attempts (1,183), passing yards (7,957) and touchdown passes (56). . RB LeGarrette Blount led NFL with franchise-record 18 rushing TDs during regular season. He has seven rushing TDs in five career postseason games and is looking for sixth game in row with rushing TD. . CB Malcolm Butler has INT, six pass defenses in his past three playoff games. ... Fantasy Tip: Patriots' offense put up big numbers without Brady in Week 3 shutout. With him, there is good chance it will surpass that production.

Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.