HOUSTON -- The Texans ' offense finally woke up as quarterback C.J. Stroud hit wideout Nico Collins for a touchdown to put the team up 7-6 over the Los Angeles Chargers in the second quarter Saturday in the wild-card opener of the playoffs.

After a slow start, Texans receiver Nico Collins made the big catches to spark Houston to a 32-12 win and set team record for playoffs.

Don’t let the Houston Texans get hot. Oh wait, too late. Behind a four-interception game by Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, including one returned for a touchdown by Eric

Eric Murray returned one of Justin Herbert’s career-high ... Stroud threw for 282 yards with the touchdown pass to Nico Collins and an interception. Stroud joined Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger, Baltimore's Joe Flacco, the New York Jets' Mark Sanchez ...

C.J. Stroud passed for 282 yards and a touchdown, Joe Mixon rushed for 106 yards and a score, and Eric Murray returned an interception for a touchdown as

Follow live reaction as the Houston Texans beat the Los Angeles Chargers to move on in the 2025 NFL playoffs The Houston Texans have beaten the Los Angeles Chargers 32-12 in the opening game of the NFL 's wild-card weekend to advance to the divisional round.

Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins catches a slant pass for a 13-yard touchdown strike from quarterback C.J. Stroud.

There's a few other names who are guaranteed to be back next season for the Houston Texans, but at least 25 players are set to hit the market come March. With the Texans falling short in the AFC Divisional Round to Kansas City,

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It would seem that the Houston Texans hit a couple of home runs in 2023 when they hired head coach DeMeco Ryans and drafted quarterback C.J. Stroud.

Houston's 10-7 record was as much a function of playing in a toothless AFC South as anything else. The Texans offense took a step backward after 2023's emergence. C.J. Stroud backslid, a robust receiving corps was waylaid by injuries and the team had exactly one regular season win over a fellow playoff team (in Week 5 over the Buffalo Bills).

The Houston Texans, led by quarterback C.J. Stroud, meet the Kansas City Chiefs, led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, in an AFC Divisional Round game on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (1/18/25) at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City,