Texans' Johnathan Joseph breaks Ronde Barber's NFL record

Houston Texans cornerback Johnathan Joseph (24) knocks a pass down on a two-point conversion attempt by the New England Patriots during the fourth quarter of an NFL game at NRG Stadium Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, in Houston. less Houston Texans cornerback Johnathan Joseph (24) knocks a pass down on a two-point conversion attempt by the New England Patriots during the fourth quarter of an NFL game at NRG Stadium Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, in ... more Photo: Godofredo A Vásquez/Staff Photographer Photo: Godofredo A Vásquez/Staff Photographer Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close Texans' Johnathan Joseph breaks Ronde Barber's NFL record 1 / 9 Back to Gallery

Texans veteran cornerback Johnathan Joseph reached a significant NFL milestone against the New England Patriots.

Joseph defended two Tom Brady passes during a 28-22 win, marking his 50th career game with multiple passes defended as he passed retired NFL cornerback Ronde Barber for first on the all-time record list.

"Just playing a lot of man-to-man coverage," Joseph said with a laugh. "Guys like Ronde Barber, Champ Bailey, those are guys I look up to. It means a lot to have this longevity. I can't take it in right now, but it's something I can tell my kids one day.

"I don't really get pumped up as much for things like that. At the end of the day, to be in that rare conversation, it means a lot to be because of the work I put in. At the end of the day, my resume speaks for itself."

Joseph, 35, leads the Texans with 11 passes defensed. He ranks sixth in league history with 192 passes defensed and leads all active players since his rookie season in 2006 with the Cincinnati Bengals. He holds the Texans' franchise record for passes defensed.

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“Johnathan Joseph, he’s just a good pro," Texans coach Bill O'Brien said. "He’s been the way since the day I walked in the door here. He’s been a captain every year. He’s very smart, he prepares, he helps the younger players, he’s good in the locker room. He practices every day, you try to give him a day off, he doesn’t want to take a day off.

"There's a lot of good examples that he sets for younger players.I think that those types of stats, I don’t think he probably even care about that. He just wants to win, and I think he does whatever it takes to help the team win.”