You'd better believe Tom Brady just entered the MVP debate.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) December 11, 2012

Belichick waves to the New England fans as the Patriots hold on to win it. Lots of talk earlier about this being a potential playoff matchup. We'll see if these teams meet again in a few weeks.

Touchdown, Texans. TJ Yates scores on a 1-yard run with 2:00 left to play. The Texans now trail 42-14 #TexansGameday

— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) December 11, 2012

Houston gets ball back as Ryan Mallet is picked off by Shiloh Keo.

Stevan Ridley's Rush TD gives Patriots a 10-TD runner in each of last 3 seasons. Had no such players in previous 3 seasons (2007-09).

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 11, 2012

With Brady out of this game, this record will stand tonight.

Ryan Mallett enters the game for the Patriots. 5:09 remaining. Patriots lead 42-7.

— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) December 11, 2012

Tonight's starting QB comparison.

T.J. Yates now in at QB for the Texans. 

Entering tonight, #Patriots ranked 2nd in opponent Total QBR in the 2nd half of the season since 2010, 30th in the 1st half of the season.

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 11, 2012

Stevan Ridley kicks open the door after his TD run. 

This makes the #Patriots that much more lethal. With a big lead, they can just run all over you. Stevan Ridley makes it 42-7.

— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) December 11, 2012

A blowout in Foxboro. Stevan Ridley with the 14-yard TD.

A poor defensive night for the Texans.

At 35-7, let's get Wes Welker off the punt return team. As I'm typing this, ESPN is running a commercial about Welker being doubtful. Irony.

— Elliot Harrison (@Harrison_NFL) December 11, 2012

A pretty sad set of drives for Houston tonight. 

Another punt for the Texans. 

#Texans would be wise to remember last year and pull Foster, Duane Brown and Matt Schaub right now.

— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) December 11, 2012

The Texans force a fumble and the Patriots recover in the end zone for a TD. Just that type of night for Houston.

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 11, 2012

Danny Woodhead has the ball knocked out... only to have it picked up by Brandon Lloyd in the endzone. Some nights, everything just goes your way.

Tom Brady is fired up after picking up a 1st down with his legs. 

After three, the Patriots still have a 21-point lead and are driving. 

The Texans pursuit on the stretch play has been used against them to great reward by the Patriots tonight. #PatriotsTalk #LoftyTweet

— Tom E. Curran (@tomecurran) December 11, 2012

Texans D vs Brady, Rodgers and P.Manning: 12 TD passes allowed, 0 interceptions

— Jason Cole (@JasonColeYahoo) December 11, 2012

Yet another record held by Tom Brady and Bill Belichick.