Top AFC teams meet in Monday night matchup

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- There's a good matchup of AFC teams this evening in the Monday Night game. Visiting Houston tops the South Division with 11 wins and 1 defeat while New England leads the East with 9 wins and 3 setbacks. The Patriots have wrapped up their division while the Texans have clinched a spot in the playoffs. Entering the game they top the 9-4 Colts by three games in the loss column.

Coming into play, both the Texans and Patriots have won six straight.

This is the fourth meeting of the teams with New England holding a 2-1 advantage. The last time they met was in January of 2010 with the Texans coming out on top, 34-27.

Should the Patriots win, they will have their 10th straight season of 10 or more wins.