Wild Card · 2024 NFL Season

Los Angeles Chargers vs Houston Texans

Sat, Jan 11, 2025, 4:30 PM EST

AFC Wild Card Playoffs

Los Angeles Chargers

Away · 11-6

Houston Texans

Home · 10-7

Final — Houston Texans win

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	6	0	0	6	12
HOU	0	10	10	12	32

Los Angeles Chargers visit the Houston Texans in Wild Card of the 2024 NFL season. Final: Los Angeles Chargers 12, Houston Texans 32.

Recap: Texans intercept Herbert a career-high 4 times in a 32-12 win over Chargers in wild-card playoff →

Prediction & pick

Odds pick

Los Angeles Chargers

62% implied ·Lean

Against the spread

Pick'em / no spread

Crowd pick

Los Angeles Chargers 100%

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Betting lines

Moneyline

Los Angeles Chargers: 1.62

Houston Texans: 2.36

Spread

Los Angeles Chargers: —

Houston Texans: —

Over / Under

—

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Team stats

LAC HOU

15 1st Downs 20

261 Total Yards 429

211 Passing 261

50 Rushing 168

3-11 3rd down efficiency 5-14

2-10 Penalties 8-86

4 Turnovers 3

25:35 Possession 34:25

Leaders

LAC

Passing Yards

Justin Herbert (QB) — 14/32, 242 YDS, 1 TD, 4 INT
Rushing Yards

J.K. Dobbins (RB) — 9 CAR, 26 YDS
Receiving Yards

Ladd McConkey (WR) — 9 REC, 197 YDS, 1 TD

HOU

Passing Yards

C.J. Stroud (QB) — 22/33, 282 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Yards

Joe Mixon (RB) — 25 CAR, 106 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving Yards

Nico Collins (WR) — 7 REC, 122 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Q1 9:37 LAC Cameron Dicker 35 Yd Field Goal 3–0
Q1 6:35 LAC Cameron Dicker 39 Yd Field Goal 6–0
Q2 0:58 HOU Nico Collins 13 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick) 6–7
Q2 0:03 HOU Ka'imi Fairbairn 41 Yd Field Goal 6–10
Q3 4:48 HOU Ka'imi Fairbairn 37 Yd Field Goal 6–13
Q3 0:13 HOU Eric Murray 38 Yd Interception Return (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick) 6–20
Q4 12:00 HOU Ka'imi Fairbairn 30 Yd Field Goal 6–23
Q4 10:38 LAC Ladd McConkey 86 Yd pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker PAT blocked) 12–23
Q4 10:38 HOU D'Angelo Ross Defensive PAT Conversion 12–25
Q4 3:42 HOU Joe Mixon 17 Yd Rush (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick) 12–32

Standings

2025 AFC West Standings

Team	W-L	PF	PA
Denver	14-3	401	311
Los Angeles	11-6	368	340
Kansas City	6-11	362	328
Las Vegas	3-14	241	432

2025 AFC South Standings

Team	W-L	PF	PA
Jacksonville	13-4	474	336
Houston	12-5	404	295
Indianapolis	8-9	466	412
Tennessee	3-14	284	478

Referee Land Clark

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