So given that backdrop, both in length and breadth of sports coverage, it's pretty wild to learn that Sunday's NFL divisional round playoff game between the Texans and New England Patriots became the ...

The Patriots’ 28-16 victory over the Texans last Sunday afternoon in the AFC divisional playoff round was the most-watched event in ESPN history, per Nielsen viewership data.

Stidham, who was selected by the Patriots in the fourth round of the 2019 draft to back up Brady, is making his fifth career start.