Chargers vs. Houston Texans matchups, start time and how to watch
LA TimesBreaking down how the Chargers and the Houston Texans match up heading into their game at 10 a.m. PST on Sunday at NRG Stadium. When Chargers have the ball: They have the AFC’s starting Pro Bowl quarterback and a Pro Bowl wide receiver, the Chargers a top-five passing team for most of this season. Even with starting running back Austin Ekeler and Pro Bowl center Corey Linsley on the COVID-19 reserve list heading into the weekend, the Chargers could look to muscle up again and be a bit of a run-first offense against a Houston team that ranks last in the league in rushing defense. Chargers Justin Herbert set to make more Chargers history vs. Texans Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, a Pro Bowler in his second season, on Sunday could set the franchise record for touchdown passes in a season. Taylor opened last season as the Chargers’ starting quarterback before he was sidelined in Week 2 by a pregame medical mishap that resulted in him suffering a punctured lung.