Touchdown, Texans!
What a drive by the Texans!
Houston goes 99 yards in 13 plays to take the lead late in the first half. C.J. Stroud made some incredible throws, including one on 3rd-and-16 for 34 yards that came after a fumbled snap.
Nico Collins ended the drive with a 13-yard touchdown catch.
Despite a variety of struggles for most of the half, the Texans now lead 7-6.
Six plays later, another punt
The defenses are dominating this game right now.
The Chargers are punting for the third time. They did manage to convert a third down on their most recent drive, the game’s first third-down conversion.
The Texans take over on their own 1-yard line looking for their first points of the game.
Texans punt four plays after interception
Bad showing by the Texans offense so far.
Houston punted only four plays after the Kamari Lassiter interception. Khalil Mack sacked C.J. Stroud on a second down to set the drive back.
The Chargers now start on their own 25 with a 6-0 lead.
And now Justin Herbert is picked off!
Wow!
One play after C.J. Stroud was picked off, Justin Herbert returned the favor with an interception of his own. Herbert tried to throw across the field to Quentin Johnston but Kamari Lassiter came down with the ball instead.
The Texans have the ball back still trailing 6-0.
Interception, Chargers!
What is going on with the Texans offense today?
Houston just turned the ball over for the second time, as C.J. Stroud was picked off throwing toward John Metchie along the left sideline. Deane Leonard came away with the pick for the Chargers, tapping his feet in bounds to make the catch.
The Texans have two turnovers and two punts in their four possessions so far today. The Chargers take over on their own 40 with a 6-0 lead.
Chargers punt
We got a little bit of a puntfest breaking out. The Chargers just punted for the second time, the fourth straight possession to end in a punt.
Let’s see if the Texans can get something going from their own 12.
Texans decide to punt
The Texans decided against going for it on 4th-and-6 and instead punted to start the second quarter.
The Chargers now have the ball on their own eight with a 6-0 lead. Can Los Angeles finally get into the end zone?
End of first: Chargers 6, Texans 0
The Texans will have a 4th-and-6 in Chargers territory when the second quarter begins.
Houston is lucky to be this close. The Texans turned the ball over on their first play and Los Angeles has moved the ball well on offense. But the Chargers haven’t been able to capitalize with touchdowns.
Chargers punt after four plays
The Chargers punted after picking up one first down via penalty. The drive ended after two straight incompletions by Justin Herbert.
The Texans’ special teams got hands on the punt, but it still went 35 yards. Houston will take over on its own 28.
Texans go three-and-out
Well, at least they didn’t turn it over.
The Texans go three-and-out on their second drive, picking up only three yards. C.J. Stroud was nearly picked off on third down but was bailed out by a drop.
The Chargers will now take over with a 6-0 lead.