Chargers vs. Houston Texans: How to watch, predictions and betting odds
LA TimesFor three straight weeks, the Chargers have shared emphatic high fives in their celebratory post-game locker room. The Chargers feel as if they’re having too much fun for Saturday’s AFC wild-card playoff game to be the end. A lot of people probably don’t think we can do it, so we’re just ready to show the world.” The Chargers haven’t won a playoff game since 2018, but have completed the franchise’s best single-season turnaround in two decades. Justin Herbert set NFL records for protecting the ball this season, so neutralizing a defensive front that ranks fourth in sacks will be key for a Chargers offensive line that will get Rashawn Slater back and has been rotating players at right guard throughout the season. To finish the win, however, it’s necessary to control the pace with running back Joe Mixon, whose 1,016 yards rushing this season helped him join Ravens star Derrick Henry as the only active running backs to reach 1,000 yards in five or more seasons in their careers.