Texans OT Trent Brown inactive vs. Patriots

Field Level Media|published: Sun 18th January, 14:47 2026

Nov 20, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans offensive tackle Trent Brown (77) is introduced before playing against the Buffalo Bills at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images

Houston Texans offensive tackle Trent Brown is unable to play against his former team on Sunday afternoon.

Despite testing out his ailing ankle prior to kickoff, Brown was listed as inactive for the Texans in their AFC divisional round game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass.

Brown, who played for the Patriots from 2021-23, was listed as questionable to play while nursing the injury. He sat out practice on Wednesday and Thursday before turning in what amounted to a limited session during a walkthrough on Friday.

Tytus Howard is expected to slide over from left guard to replace Brown at right tackle for Houston, while Jarrett Patterson is expected to play left guard.

In addition to Brown, the Texans listed the following players as inactive: wide receivers Nico Collins and Justin Watson, running back Jawhar Jordan, cornerback Alijah Huzzie and quarterback Graham Mertz.

New England cornerback Christian Gonzalez (concussion) and linebacker Harold Landry III (knee) were good to go for Sunday's game. Both players had been questionable.

Edge rusher Bradyn Swinson, tight end C.J. Dippre, offensive linemen Marcus Bryant and Caedan Wallace, defensive lineman Eric Gregory, cornerback Kobee Minor and quarterback Tommy DeVito are inactive for the Patriots.

--Field Level Media