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Final decisions made on Nico Collins, Christian Gonzalez for Sunday’s Patriots-Texans playoff game
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- Final decisions made on Nico Collins, Christian Gonzalez for Sunday’s Patriots-Texans playoff game
The Houston Texans won't have their star wide receiver in Foxborough on Sunday.
Nico Collins has been ruled out with a concussion for the divisional round matchup. The wideout suffered the head injury in Pittsburgh on Monday and was unable to clear the NFL's concussion protocol on a short week.
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Not having Collins is a massive loss for the Houston offense.
A back-to-back Pro Bowler, the veteran caught 71 passes for 1,117 yards and six touchdowns in the regular season. Collins had almost twice as many targets (120) as Jayden Higgins (68), Stroud's second-most targeted receiver this season.
"He's probably their best player on offense," Patriots cornerback Carlton Davis said. "Obviously he's an impactful player."
The Patriots received good news on their injury report, as Christian Gonzalez , who suffered a head injury of his own, was able to clear the concussion protocol on Friday afternoon. He's good to go for Sunday's game.
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The only players New England listed as questionable were Terrell Jennings , who is still on injured reserve, and Harold Landry , who has been managing a knee injury. Landry missed Friday's practice.
"We're just trying to do everything we can to give him enough time to see how it feels for Sunday," Mike Vrabel said.
Here's the full injury report for both teams:
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
OUT
No Players Listed.
DOUBTFUL
No Players Listed.
QUESTIONABLE
LB Harold Landry - Knee (DNP)
RB Terrell Jennings - Concussion Protocol (FP)
HOUSTON TEXANS
OUT
WR Nico Collins - Concussion (DNP)
WR Justin Watson - Concussion (DNP)
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DOUBTFUL
No Players Listed.
QUESTIONABLE
T Trent Brown - Ankle (LP)
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