By KRISTIE RIEKEN
HOUSTON — Eric Murray returned one in all Justin Herbert’s career-high 4 interceptions for a landing, C.J. Stroud threw a TD move and the Houston Texans rolled previous the Los Angeles Chargers 32-12 in a wild-card playoff recreation Saturday.
It’s the second straight yr Stroud and the Texans (11-7) received within the first spherical after they beat Cleveland final season.
Herbert threw simply three interceptions within the common season and had by no means thrown greater than two in a recreation earlier than going through a Texans secondary led by AP All-Professional cornerback Derek Stingley, who had two INTs. Kamari Lassiter had the opposite choose.
The Chargers (11-7), who returned to the playoffs beneath first-year coach Jim Harbaugh, misplaced within the wild-card spherical for a second straight time after additionally shedding within the 2022 season to stay with no postseason win since 2018.
Stroud threw for 282 yards with the landing move to Nico Collins and an interception. Collins completed with seven catches for 122 yards. Joe Mixon ran for 106 yards and a rating.
Herbert was 14 of 32 for 242 yards with a 40.9 passer score.
