Rex Ryan said the Chargers have a “bye week” facing the Texans. Joe Mixon is celebrating that now: pic.x.com/YsTPkjB1ev

Catches tonight: #Texans CB Derek Stingley Jr. (2) #Charger WR Quentin Johnston (0) 🤯🤯🤯 pic.x.com/FfMdrMhDu6

Texans in the three years before DeMeco Ryans and C.J. Stroud: ♦️ 11-38-1 record ♦️ 0 playoff appearances Texans in the two years with DeMeco Ryans and C.J. Stroud: ♦️ Back-to-back AFC South champs ♦️ Back-to-back Divisional Round appearances pic.x.com/vV3ooLUG9Z

Yikes: #Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair has gone viral for “punching” Ladd McConkey in the head. Dirtiest player in the league? pic.x.com/a86v4Mlc5o

Texans should keep running Danielle Hunter and Will Anderson on stunts until #Chargers prove they can handle. Stunts have been a weakness for the interior OL all season.

1-on-1 with #Texans DE Will Anderson: On ESPN's Rex Ryan saying their wildcard game was going to be a bye week for the #Chargers: “It's just outside noise. It's rat poison that you can't listen to. We hear it of course. You'd be a fool to say, ‘oh you don't hear anything,' but we most definitely heard it. We took it on the chin and we're like, ‘we got y'all.' If that's what y'all want to say, that's what we're going to do.” Full Interview below.

First snap of 11 personnel for the #Chargers, and Myles Bryant was at nickel for the Texans.

RT: The @HoustonTexans take it right back! Kamari Lassiter with the pick. 📺: #LACvsHOU on CBS/Paramount+ 📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/Up3GcnjfrY

RT: Nico Collins: WR1️⃣ pic.x.com/43ORE0de9Q

RT: Denico Autry with the sack! Houston forces the 3 and out. 📺: #LACvsHOU on CBS/Paramount+ 📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/c5UACkH0F6

Herbert overthrew McConkey and S Eric Murray INT and a 38-yard pick-six to give Texans a 20-6 lead with 13 seconds left in third quarter.

RT: John Metchie getting snaps over Diontae Johnson sure is something.

RT: That's the fourth interception returned for a touchdown in playoff history for the Texans. J.J. Watt Steven Nelson Christian Harris And now Eric Murray

Mixon runs for 15 and 14 for what would have been a first down at the 5. Tytus Howard called for holding. On first down, Stroud throws to Schultz in end zone and James intercepts. Then Mixon called for personal foul on the INT return.

The 2024 NFL playoffs are about to start, with the Chargers and Texans opening up the wild-card round.

Los Angeles enters this game on a three-game winning streak. The Texans struggled down the stretch and are looking to pick up their second consecutive wild-card win, picking up from last year.

Here are the latest odds for Saturday’s game and our final score prediction.

The Chargers are playing fantastic football right now, winning their last three games. Los Angeles’ offense has found its stride, while the defense continues to dominate, giving up an NFL-low 301 points this season. Meanwhile, the Texans enter this game without two key offensive players in Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell. C.J. Stroud was the second-most sacked quarterback during the regular season. This spells disaster for an injury-depleted offense. Despite Houston’s decent defense, the variety of the Chargers offense should make it challenging to keep pace. Oh yeah, and then there’s Jim Harbaugh, who has been in many of these types of games

The Houston Texans are relatively healthy heading into Saturday’s wild-card round against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Among starters, offensive lineman Shaw Mason is the only player out for Houston’s offense. Defensively, the Texans will be without linebacker Devin White, defensive tackle Kurt Hinish and defensive end Jerry Hughes.

Los Angeles will be down two offensive starters for Saturday’s 3:30 p.m. showdown. Wide receiver Joshua Palmer and guard Trey Pipkins are inactive with foot and oblique injuries