The Houston Texans have beaten the Los Angeles Chargers 20-16 on the road, clinching a playoff berth. The Texans scored 14 of their 20 points in the opening 10 minutes of the game, as C.J. Stroud hit Jayden Higgins for a 75-yard touchdown and then Jaylin Noel for a 43-yard score.

Oh man, that is a BRUTAL turn of events. Justin Herbert launched a 60-yard completion to Quentin Johnston on third-and-13, only for Oronde Gadsden II to drop a high pass over the middle and Azeez Al-Shaair to pick it off.

Big Sarge delivers the pulse-pounding, live reaction from SoFi Stadium as Texans clinch playoffs with a gritty 20-16 victory over the Chargers.

A potentially exciting ending to Saturday's Texans-Chargers contest evaporated in a flash, thanks to a ticky-tack illegal contact foul that extended Houston's final drive, keeping L.A. from trying to mount a potential game-winning drive.

Speaking of Johnston, the third-year wideout had a great day. He was the Bolts' leading receiver, hauling in five catches for 98 yards and a touchdown. His biggest play mentioned above was a 60 yard bomb from Herbert in the first half. A solid showing for the former first rounder.

The offensive line has been a weak point for the Chargers all season, and the Houston Texans showed that it appears nowhere close to being playoff ready.

The Texans took a 17-10 lead into the fourth quarter. Herbert drove the Chargers 64 yards and injected some needed momentum into their offense with a 28-yard scramble to the Texans’ 16-yard line. He capped the drive with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Gadsden with 13 seconds left in the third.

The Los Angeles Chargers dug themselves a deep hole with the Houston Texans in town on Saturday, eventually losing, 20-16. Those Chargers coughed up two easy touchdowns to the C.J. Stroud-led Texans and were never able to scrape back close enough for the game to be interesting.