NFL play-offs: Houston Texans beat Los Angeles Chargers on Wildcard Weekend

This season Herbert grew to become simply the second participant in NFL historical past with at the least 500 go makes an attempt and three or fewer interceptions.

He completed strongly, with the Chargers successful their final three video games to finish with a 11-6 file, which was higher than Houston’s (10-7).

After kicking subject objectives on their first two possessions, Los Angeles led 6-0 till a exceptional play simply over two minutes earlier than half-time.

Houston quarterback CJ Stroud fumbled a snap proper in entrance of his personal finish zone however recovered it earlier than scrambling to the precise and selecting out Xavier Hutchinson on midway.

Stroud adopted that up with a 37-yard go to Nico Collins and the pair linked once more for the opening landing for Houston, who had house benefit after successful their division.

The Chargers bought the ball again with 58 seconds left within the half but the Texans’ defence compelled them to go three-and-out and Stroud bought Houston into field-goal vary for Ka’imi Fairbairn to transform.

Fairbairn kicked one other subject aim after half-time earlier than Herbert’s go in direction of Ladd McConkey was a little bit excessive, permitting security Eric Murray to run it again for a 38-yard rating.

After Fairbairn’s third subject aim, Herbert discovered McConkey on midway and he streaked clear for an 86-yard landing, however Los Angeles’ try at an additional level summed up their evening.

Cameron Dicker’s kick was blocked and Houston’s D’Angelo Ross recovered the free ball to run it into the Chargers’ endzone and make it 25-12.

Mixon ran in a 17-yard landing to complete with 106 dashing yards whereas Collins had 122 receiving yards and Derek Stingley Jr claimed two interceptions.