Drake Maye can't make stupid playoff rookie mistakes like fumbling twice. He was good in the second half and ultimately won the Patriots the game, but the Chargers defense - which is very good, was essentially a scrimmage for what the Pats will see against the Texans. The Texans defense is elite. They don't do any fancy disguises or schemes, it's literally just an insanely fast four man rush, and lockdown corners, and linebackers that will light your receivers and TEs the fuck up in the middle of the field. If Drake Maye is as good as I and other Pats fans believe he is, he has to play big boy football and score a couple touchdowns on that defense. Luckily for the Pats, CJ Stroud and the Texans offense isn't great, especially if Nico Collins is out. The game will decided on whether or not the Pats offense can beat Houston's defense.
The Charger game aged me like 10 years, by the end of the Houston game I expect to be going gray.