C.J. Stroud threw for two long touchdowns on Houston Texans’ first two drives of the game, and the Texans went on to beat the Los Angeles Chargers 20-16 on Saturday to clinch a third consecutive playoff berth for the first time in franchise history.
“It’s what you fight for during the season, for an opportunity to be in the playoffs and go win it all,” Houston coach DeMeco Ryans said. “We earned that. It wasn’t given to us. Our guys went out and earned it.”
The Chargers (11-5) had their four-game winning streak snapped and handed the AFC West title to idle Denver Broncos. They beat the first-place Broncos in Week 3, but blew a chance to set up a winner-take-all showdown in Denver in Week 18.