⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Texans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Chargers.
Every score
- Q1 10:16
TDC.Stroud to X.Hutchinson, 17 yards0-7 - Q1 6:14
FGC.Dicker from 52 yards3-7 - Q1 3:12FGK.Fairbairn from 56 yards3-10
- Q2 8:13FGC.Dicker from 33 yards6-10
- Q2 5:11FGC.Dicker from 43 yards9-10
- Q2 4:28TDC.Stroud to T.Dell, 63 yards9-17
- Q2 0:31TDC.Stroud to K.Boutte, 12 yards9-24
- Q3 8:16TDC.Stroud to N.Collins, 13 yards9-31
- Q4 14:12TDC.Stroud to K.Boutte, 63 yards9-38
- Q4 12:47TDJ.Herbert to Q.Johnston, 58 yards15-38
- Q4 8:50FGK.Fairbairn from 31 yards15-41
- Q4 4:19TDD.Uiagalelei to D.Davis, 15 yards22-41
- Q4 2:20FGK.Fairbairn from 41 yards22-44
⚖️What decided it
Why the Texans won, and why the Chargers did not.
From the game
- Got to the quarterback eight times
- Out-gained them by 170 yards, 485 to 315
- Kept drives alive, eight of fourteen on third down to five of seventeen
Key battles
🏈Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Chargers
Good plays
- TOUCHDOWN
J.Herbert to Q.Johnston, 58 yards
Q4 12:47 · LAC 15-38 HOU
- INTERCEPTION
D.Henley picked off C.Stroud at the HOU 38
Q2 7:32 · LAC 6-10 HOU
- 4TH DOWN
J.Herbert to K.Lambert-Smith for 50 yards on 4th & 1
Q3 2:41 · LAC 9-31 HOU
Bad plays
- SACK
J.Herbert sacked on 4th & 2
Q3 6:32 · LAC 9-31 HOU
- FUMBLE
Lost a fumble at the HOU 11
Q3 1:21 · LAC 9-31 HOU
- 4TH DOWN
Turned it over on 4th & 10 at the LAC 35
Q4 1:15 · LAC 22-44 HOU
Texans
Good plays
- TOUCHDOWN
C.Stroud to K.Boutte, 63 yards
Q4 14:12 · LAC 9-38 HOU
- TOUCHDOWN
C.Stroud to T.Dell, 63 yards
Q2 4:28 · LAC 9-17 HOU
- SACK
Sacked J.Herbert on 4th & 2
Q3 6:32 · LAC 9-31 HOU
Bad plays
- INTERCEPTION
C.Stroud picked off by D.Henley at the HOU 38
Q2 7:32 · LAC 6-10 HOU
- SACK
C.Stroud sacked on 2nd & 10
Q3 6:21 · LAC 9-31 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 315 | Total yards | 485 |
| 4.6 | Yards per play | 7.3 |
| -0.18 | Points added per play | +0.24 |
| 177 | Passing yards | 381 |
| 138 | Rushing yards | 104 |
| 14 | First downs | 22 |
| 29% | Third downs converted | 57% |
| 50% | Red zone trips scored | 75% |
| 5 | Big plays | 9 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Sacks taken | 1 |
| 79 | Penalty yards | 36 |
| 31:27 | Time with the ball | 28:33 |
