Texans vs Chargers

Final · Week 17 · Sat Dec 27 · 4:30 PM ET · SoFi Stadium

Houston TexansTexans11-5

FinalDec 27, 2025

Los Angeles ChargersChargers11-5

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Closing line

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Moneyline

HOU−102

LAC−118

Spread

HOU +1.5−115

LAC −1.5−105

Total O/U

Over 40.5−115

Under 40.5−105

Spread: Texans +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 40.5 (36 points).

Recap

The Houston Texans beat the Los Angeles Chargers 20-16 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Dec 27, 2025 to move to 11-5.

The Texans have won 6 straight. They scored 14 unanswered points in the first quarter.

Score by quarter

Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	14	0	3	3	20
LAC	0	3	7	6	16

Scoring plays

First Quarter

HOUTouchdown · 13:20Jayden Higgins 75 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)7-0
HOUTouchdown · 9:17Jaylin Noel 43 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)14-0

Second Quarter

LACField Goal · 6:10Cameron Dicker 27 Yd Field Goal14-3

Third Quarter

HOUField Goal · 6:04Ka'imi Fairbairn 41 Yd Field Goal17-3
LACTouchdown · 0:13Oronde Gadsden 1 Yd pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker Kick)17-10

Fourth Quarter

HOUField Goal · 6:29Ka'imi Fairbairn 44 Yd Field Goal20-10
LACTouchdown · 3:37Omarion Hampton 5 Yd Rush (Cameron Dicker PAT Failed)20-16

Team stats

HOULAC

1st Downs: 16; 16
Total Yards: 362; 275
Passing: 244; 201
Rushing: 118; 74
3rd down efficiency: 3-11; 6-15
Turnovers: 2; 1
Possession: 30:21; 29:39

Top performers

Houston TexansLos Angeles Chargers

Passing

C.J. Stroud16/28, 244 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT

Justin Herbert21/32, 236 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Woody Marks19 CAR, 71 YDS

Justin Herbert6 CAR, 37 YDS

Receiving

Jayden Higgins2 REC, 88 YDS, 1 TD

Quentin Johnston5 REC, 98 YDS

Tackles

Henry To'oTo'o12

Daiyan Henley11

Sacks

Derek Barnett2

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Player stats

Texans · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
C.J. Stroud	16/28	244	8.7	2	2	0-0	50.7	80.1

Texans · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Woody Marks	19	71	3.7	19
Jawhar Jordan	8	36	4.5	10
Xavier Hutchinson	1	8	8.0	8
Jaylin Noel	1	2	2.0	2
Nick Chubb	1	1	1.0	1
C.J. Stroud	4	0	0.0	2

Texans · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Jayden Higgins	2	88	44.0	1	75	4
Nico Collins	3	57	19.0	0	23	4
Jaylin Noel	3	54	18.0	1	43	4
Xavier Hutchinson	2	21	10.5	0	11	3
Dalton Schultz	3	19	6.3	0	11	4
Woody Marks	1	4	4.0	0	4	2
Christian Kirk	2	1	0.5	0	5	5

Texans · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Dalton Schultz	1	0	0

Texans · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Henry To'oTo'o	12	5	0	1	0	0
Kamari Lassiter	6	5	0	0	1	0
Azeez Al-Shaair	6	2	0	0	1	0
Jalen Pitre	5	4	0	0	1	0
K'Von Wallace	5	3	0	1	0	0
Danielle Hunter	4	2	1	1	0	2
Tremon Smith	4	2	0	0	0	0
Tommy Togiai	4	1	0	0	0	0

Texans · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Azeez Al-Shaair	1	0	0

Texans · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jaylin Noel	2	41	20.5	23	0
Tremon Smith	2	37	18.5	25	0

Texans · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jaylin Noel	1	4	4.0	4	0

Texans · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ka'imi Fairbairn	2/2	100.0	44	2/2	8

Texans · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tommy Townsend	5	252	50.4	0	4	56

Chargers · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Justin Herbert	21/32	236	7.4	1	1	5-35	47.6	84.9

Chargers · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Justin Herbert	6	37	6.2	0	28
Omarion Hampton	14	29	2.1	1	5
Tre' Harris	1	7	7.0	0	7
Jaret Patterson	1	1	1.0	0	1

Chargers · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Quentin Johnston	5	98	19.6	0	60	8
Oronde Gadsden	3	32	10.7	1	25	6
Ladd McConkey	1	31	31.0	0	31	2
Omarion Hampton	8	31	3.9	0	17	8
Will Dissly	2	19	9.5	0	18	2
Keenan Allen	1	17	17.0	0	17	3
Tre' Harris	1	8	8.0	0	8	1
KeAndre Lambert-Smith	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Chargers · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Justin Herbert	2	0	2

Chargers · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Daiyan Henley	11	2	0	0	0
Derwin James Jr.	8	4	0	1	0
Tarheeb Still	6	5	1	0	0
Del'Shawn Phillips	6	1	0	0	0
Tony Jefferson	4	2	1	0	1
Khalil Mack	4	2	1	0	0
Marcus Williams	3	3	0	0	0
Elijah Molden	3	2	0	1	0

Chargers · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Derwin James Jr.	1	7	0
Elijah Molden	1	0	0

Chargers · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jaret Patterson	2	58	29.0	34	0
KeAndre Lambert-Smith	1	25	25.0	25	0

Chargers · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ladd McConkey	2	13	6.5	7	0

Chargers · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Cameron Dicker	1/2	50.0	27	1/2	4

Chargers · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
JK Scott	7	273	39.0	0	1	49

Game info

VenueSoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA

Attendance73,066

OfficialsSide Judge: Frank Steratore · Referee: Craig Wrolstad · Back Judge: Rich Martinez · Down Judge: Danny Short

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