The full edition of The Christian Arcand Show for Friday, January 16th, 2026.

On the final show before Sunday's divisional round matchup, eyes continue to be locked on Houston's defense. Why a lot about the NFL landscape could be on the line?

Then, the worry also goes to Drake Maye who wasn't sensational against the Chargers and if he can find the magic he's had all season long.

And, the defensive line of the Texans is their strongest part so Maye staying in the pocket and playing it safe could be the key to success for the Pats.

We continue previewing the AFC Divisional matchup at Gillette and go more into how Drake Maye can beat this Texans' defense. What is Josh McDaniels going to have to dial up to get the ball moving?

Then, Mike D'Abate from Sports Illustrated joins the show to further the conversation and explain why the team that wins Sunday will be the most aggressive at the line of scrimmage.

And, CJ Stroud and the Houston offense isn't that far off from what New England faced in the Chargers so the defense can provide the same game plan.

The final hour starts with the Headlines featuring two impressive wins from the Celtics and Bruins while Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette get their big contracts in MLB free agency.

Then, especially without Nico Collins, the Texans' offense doesn't seem impressive enough that the Patriots' defense has t do anything different from what they did against the Chargers.

And, in making a prediction, Arcand can't shake the bad feelings he's had all week and picks Houston to beat New England on the road.

Christian is not impressed with CJ Stroud and the Texans' offense and now without their top target Nico Collins, all the Patriots need to do to survive is don't turn the ball over.

Two very impressive wins from the Celtics and Bruins while Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette got some big time contracts in tonight's Headlines.

Patriots' wirter for Sports Illustrated Mike D'Abate joins the show to talk more about the Patriots' matchup with the Texans including how important getting their playoff debuts out of the way will be for New England and the defensive game plan against CJ Stroud and Houston's offense.

Its already a tough task for the Patriots' offense to move the ball against Houston so Josh McDaniels might have to go deep into his playbook to find the gaps in the Texans' defense

Even though Drake Maye can be affective running, numbers support staying in the pocket and making short throws against the physical Texans' defensive line.

The NFL landscape could be on the line this Sunday at Gillette when the Patriots face the Texans and from the New England perspective, there's a pantheon game on deck for Drake Maye.