2021 · Week 16
Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans
Dec 26, 2021 · Reliant Stadium · closed · astroturf
Recap
Houston Texans topped Los Angeles Chargers 41–29. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Texans had just a 32% chance going in. Texans improve to 4-11; Chargers fall to 8-7. Davis Mills was the story of the game with 254 passing yards and 2 TDs. Chargers turned it over 3 times to Texans's 0.
Team stats
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 23 |
| 425 | Total yards | 443 |
| 336 | Passing yards | 254 |
| 89 | Rushing yards | 189 |
| 27/35 | Comp / Att | 21/27 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(11:00) 6-D.Hopkins 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-54-M.Overton, Holder-1-T.Long.
- Q1(6:40) 26-R.Freeman up the middle for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on HOU-79-J.Morrissey, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at LAC 15.
- Q1(6:32) (Shotgun) 28-R.Burkhead left tackle for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q116-D.Eberle extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q1(2:01) 6-D.Hopkins 46 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-54-M.Overton, Holder-1-T.Long.
- Q2(11:20) 22-J.Jackson left end for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q2(5:15) 16-D.Eberle 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q2(:33) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 10-D.Mills pass deep right to 18-C.Conley for 41 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q216-D.Eberle extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q3(11:12) 16-D.Eberle 52 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q3(5:46) 6-D.Hopkins 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-54-M.Overton, Holder-1-T.Long.
- Q4(13:40) 28-R.Burkhead right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q416-D.Eberle extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q4(8:57) 16-D.Eberle 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q4(5:54) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 22-J.Jackson right guard for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(2:36) 10-D.Mills pass short right to 12-N.Collins for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q416-D.Eberle extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q4(1:59) (Shotgun) 10-J.Herbert pass short right intended for 87-J.Cook INTERCEPTED by 37-T.Thomas at LAC 48. 37-T.Thomas for 48 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q416-D.Eberle extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q4(:38) (Shotgun) 10-J.Herbert pass short middle to 5-J.Palmer for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert | 27/35 | 336 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Justin Jackson | 11 | 64 | 2 |
| Joshua Kelley | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Maurice Ffrench | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jackson | 8 | 9 | 98 | 0 |
| Jason Moore | 3 | 4 | 56 | 0 |
| Jared Cook | 3 | 5 | 44 | 0 |
| Josh Palmer | 5 | 6 | 43 | 1 |
| Keenan Allen | 4 | 6 | 35 | 0 |
| Stephen Anderson | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| Joshua Kelley | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Tre' McKitty | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Mills | 21/27 | 254 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Mills | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Rex Burkhead | 22 | 149 | 2 |
| Royce Freeman | 12 | 34 | 0 |
| Tremon Smith | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Burkhead | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Conley | 3 | 3 | 60 | 1 |
| Brevin Jordan | 4 | 4 | 56 | 0 |
| Phillip Dorsett | 3 | 6 | 55 | 0 |
| Chris Moore | 4 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Nico Collins | 3 | 4 | 33 | 1 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Jordan Akins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |