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Texans vs. Chargers final score, results: Houston punches ticket to playoffs, Los Angeles doomed by unforced errors
The Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights for Texans vs. Chargers on Saturday afternoon. Here are the complete results from the NFL Week 17 game.
The Houston Texans have beaten the Los Angeles Chargers 20-16 on the road, clinching a playoff berth. The Texans scored 14 of their 20 points in the opening 10 minutes of the game, as C.J. Stroud hit Jayden Higgins for a 75-yard touchdown and then Jaylin Noel for a 43-yard score.
This article originally published at How Thursday's NFL results impacted the Houston Texans' playoff standing in AFC.
Justin Herbert and the Chargers struggle to find rhythm on offense and the defense commits costly mistakes early in a 20-16 loss to the Houston Texans.
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There were games with playoff implications. Highlighting the slate was in Detroit as an offensive pass interference call on Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown negated a touchdown by quarterbackJared Goff to give the Steelers a 29-24 win. The Lions' loss clinched playoff spots for the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers.
The Houston Texans capitalized on turnovers and dominated the second half against the Los Angeles Chargers to reach the divisional round of the playoffs.