2025 · Week 17
Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers
Dec 27, 2025 · SoFi Stadium · dome · matrixturf
Recap
Houston Texans beat Los Angeles Chargers 20–16. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Texans had just a 48% chance going in. Texans improve to 11-5; Chargers fall to 11-5. C.J. Stroud led the way with 244 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 13 |
| 362 | Total yards | 310 |
| 244 | Passing yards | 236 |
| 118 | Rushing yards | 74 |
| 16/28 | Comp / Att | 21/32 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(13:30) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass deep middle to 81-J.Higgins for 75 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q115-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q1(9:24) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass deep left to 14-J.Noel for 43 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q115-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q2(6:13) 11-C.Dicker 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-16-J.Scott.
- Q2(:14) 11-C.Dicker 32 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-16-J.Scott.
- Q3(6:07) 15-K.Fairbairn 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q3(:17) 64-T.Penning reported in as eligible. 10-J.Herbert pass short right to 86-O.Gadsden for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN [55-D.Hunter].
- Q311-C.Dicker extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-16-J.Scott.
- Q4(6:33) 15-K.Fairbairn 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q4(3:40) (Shotgun) 8-O.Hampton up the middle for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q411-C.Dicker extra point is No Good, Wide Left, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-16-J.Scott. Penalty on LAC-66-B.Hart, Offensive Offside, declined.
Box score
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 16/28 | 244 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Woody Marks | 19 | 71 | 0 |
| Jaylin Noel | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jawhar Jordan | 8 | 36 | 0 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Nick Chubb | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Higgins | 2 | 4 | 88 | 1 |
| Woody Marks | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Nico Collins | 3 | 4 | 57 | 0 |
| Jaylin Noel | 3 | 4 | 54 | 1 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Dalton Schultz | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Christian Kirk | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert | 21/32 | 236 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert | 6 | 37 | 0 |
| Omarion Hampton | 14 | 29 | 1 |
| Tre Harris | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Jaret Patterson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Johnston | 5 | 8 | 98 | 0 |
| Oronde Gadsden II | 3 | 6 | 32 | 1 |
| Ladd McConkey | 1 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Omarion Hampton | 8 | 8 | 31 | 0 |
| Will Dissly | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Keenan Allen | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Tre Harris | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| KeAndre Lambert-Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |