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The New England Patriots will be taking on the Houston Texans under the lights in Week 14.

The NFL officially announced Monday that the game had been "flexed" into the "Sunday Night Football" game. Kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m.

The Texans have won four games in a row and five of six to move themselves into the current AFC playoff standings. They're presently sitting in sixth place, as they own the tiebreaker over the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Additionally, the game has added intrigue for Patriots fans with several New England ties in the Houston organization. Texans head coach Bill O'Brien previously served as an offensive coach with New England from 2007-2011, defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel held the same position with the Patriots during their three Super Bowl victories from 2001-2004, linebackers coach Mike Vrabel and defensive tackle Vince Wilfork are former Patriots captains, and tight ends coach John Perry is an Andover native and former coach of the Merrimack College football team.

The Patriots-Texans game originally was scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13. The Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens, previously slated to play in primetime that night, move into the 1 p.m. slot for Week 14 instead.

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