Tom Brady is latest elite passer to expose fraudulent Texans pass defense

As has been his habit through the years, New England Patriots great Tom Brady punctuated a particularly satisfying play by punching his fist in the air. This bit of gesticulation came on the final play of the third quarter Monday night against the big, burly Houston Texans, a team that had cut a swath through the AFC to this point.
Tom Brady, who last week welcomed the birth of his third child, was more like Juan Manuel Marquez landing the perfect punch on Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night. In fact, the Patriots (10-3) landed punch after punch against Houston as they walked away with a 42-14 win.

 This is the kind of game that makes you wonder if Houston will be able to pick itself off the canvas. As impressive as Houston had generally been in piling up what is now an 11-2 record and control of the No. 1 seed in the AFC, there is an issue plaguing the Texans that's as open and obvious as Pacquiao's unguarded face at the moment Marquez struck.
The Texans can't defend the pass, especially when the passer is of  Tom Brady's ilk. In three games against Brady, Aaron Rodgers of Green Bay (another team that put up 42 on Houston) and Denver's Peyton Manning, the Texans have gotten lit up like a Christmas tree. They have allowed 12 touchdown passes and gotten zero interceptions in those three contests, two resulting in losses. In this game, Brady finished 21 of 35 for 296 yards and four TDs. Earlier this season, Rodgers was 24-of-37 for 338 yards and six TDs in a 42-24 win.

And now, Tom Brady is father again.