National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Houston 41,
L.A. Chargers 29
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 26, 2021
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Clay Martin
Attendance: 65674
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Clay Martin
Attendance: 65674
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| L.A. Chargers | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| Houston | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 41 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 10:55 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | FG |
Houston 0 - L.A. Chargers 3 Dustin Hopkins 50 yd. field goal |
| 1st Quarter - 6:25 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Houston 7 - L.A. Chargers 3 Rex Burkhead 25 yd. run (Dominik Eberle kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 1:57 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | FG |
Houston 7 - L.A. Chargers 6 Dustin Hopkins 46 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 11:15 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | TD |
Houston 7 - L.A. Chargers 12 Justin Jackson 17 yd. run (run failed) |
| 2nd Quarter - 5:11 | ||
| Houston | FG |
Houston 10 - L.A. Chargers 12 Dominik Eberle 51 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:27 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Houston 17 - L.A. Chargers 12 Chris Conley 41 yd. pass from Davis Mills (Dominik Eberle kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 5:42 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | FG |
Houston 17 - L.A. Chargers 15 Dustin Hopkins 35 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 13:37 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Houston 24 - L.A. Chargers 15 Rex Burkhead 1 yd. run (Dominik Eberle kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 8:54 | ||
| Houston | FG |
Houston 27 - L.A. Chargers 15 Dominik Eberle 25 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 5:50 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | TD |
Houston 27 - L.A. Chargers 23 Justin Jackson 9 yd. run (Jared Cook pass from Justin Herbert) |
| 4th Quarter - 2:32 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Houston 34 - L.A. Chargers 23 Nico Collins 13 yd. pass from Davis Mills (Dominik Eberle kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 1:49 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Houston 41 - L.A. Chargers 23 Tavierre Thomas 48 yd. interception return (Dominik Eberle kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 0:34 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | TD |
Houston 41 - L.A. Chargers 29 Joshua Palmer 3 yd. pass from Justin Herbert (pass failed) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| L.A. Chargers | Houston | |
| 1st Downs | 25 | 26 |
| Rushing | 3 | 9 |
| Passing | 19 | 14 |
| Penalty | 3 | 3 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 6-9 | 9-13 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 0-0.0 | 1-53.0 |
| Return Yards | 105 | 55 |
| Punts-Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 5-105 | 1-0 |
| Int - Returns | 0-0 | 2-55 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-49 | 10-70 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Time of Possession | 25:08 | 34:52 |
| Total Net Yards | 417 | 437 |
| Total Plays | 57 | 64 |
| Average Gain | 7.3 | 6.8 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 89 | 189 |
| Rushes | 21 | 36 |
| Average/Rush | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| Net Yards Passing | 328 | 248 |
| Comp-Att | 27-35 | 21-27 |
| Yards/Pass | 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-8 | 1-6 |
| Had Intercepted | 2 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 5 |
| Rushing | 2 | 2 |
| Passing | 1 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
| Extra Points | 1-3 | 5-5 |
| Field Goals | 3-3 | 2-3 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 3-4-75% | 3-4-75% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 1-1-100% | 1-1-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Los Angeles Chargers
(8-7)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| J. Herbert | 27/35 | 336 | 1 | 2 |
Houston Texans
(4-11)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| D. Mills | 21/27 | 254 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Jackson | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 2 | 17 |
| J. Herbert | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Kelley | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 5 |
| M. Ffrench | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Burkhead | 22 | 149 | 6.8 | 2 | 36 |
| R. Freeman | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 0 | 13 |
| T. Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| D. Mills | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Jackson | 9 | 8 | 98 | 12.2 | 0 | 25 |
| J. Moore | 4 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 24 |
| J. Cook | 5 | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 18 |
| J. Palmer | 6 | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 1 | 12 |
| K. Allen | 6 | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 15 |
| S. Anderson | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 27 |
| J. Kelley | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| T. McKitty | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Conley | 3 | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 1 | 41 |
| B. Jordan | 4 | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 27 |
| P. Dorsett II | 6 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 36 |
| C. Moore | 4 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 23 |
| N. Collins | 4 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 1 | 13 |
| P. Brown | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Akins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Burkhead | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| J. Tillery | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| C. Smith | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| M. Dwumfour | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| A. Gilman | 6 | 0 |
| K. White | 6 | 5 |
| D. Tranquill | 5 | 0 |
| A. Ogbongbemiga | 4 | 0 |
| D. Harris | 4 | 1 |
| U. Nwosu | 3 | 0 |
| A. Samuel Jr. | 3 | 0 |
| C. Covington | 3 | 7 |
| N. Adderley | 2 | 1 |
| J. Tillery | 2 | 2 |
| B. Fehoko | 2 | 3 |
| E. Egbule | 1 | 0 |
| E. Bassey | 1 | 0 |
| L. Joseph | 1 | 2 |
| F. Merrill | 0 | 1 |
| K. Murray Jr. | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| N. Hewitt | 8 | 3 |
| D. King II | 7 | 0 |
| T. Thomas | 6 | 2 |
| T. Smith | 3 | 1 |
| J. Reid | 3 | 4 |
| C. Kirksey | 2 | 1 |
| M. Dwumfour | 2 | 1 |
| G. Wallow | 2 | 2 |
| C. Smith | 1 | 1 |
| D. Walker | 1 | 1 |
| J. Owens | 1 | 3 |
| J. Martin | 0 | 1 |
| X. Williams | 0 | 1 |
| C. Strachan | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| J. Tillery | 1.0 |
| D. Tranquill | 1.0 |
| N. Adderley | 1.0 |
| A. Ogbongbemiga | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| M. Dwumfour | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| J. Jackson | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |