Texans blow out Chargers 44-22 as C.J. Stroud throws five TDs
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Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud led his team to a decisive 44-22 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, completing a performance that included 384 passing yards and five touchdown passes.
Stroud connected with Kayshon Boutte twice for scores of 12 and 63 yards, while also finding Tank Dell for a 63-yard strike, Nico Collins for 13 yards, and Xavier Hutchinson for 17 yards. Boutte finished the contest with four receptions totaling 125 yards, and Dell added four catches for 105 yards, marking his first touchdown since December 2024.
The Texans dominated total offensive production, outgaining the Chargers 485 yards to 315, while their defensive line recorded eight sacks on Los Angeles quarterback Justin Herbert. Will Anderson, Sheldon Rankins, and Jadeveon Clowney each contributed two of those sacks, and Herbert suffered an injury to the middle finger of his left hand during a fourth-quarter stop by Logan Hall.
Despite the hand injury, Herbert remained in the game and threw a 58-yard touchdown pass to Quentin Johnston, breaking a 38-possession drought for the Chargers. The Los Angeles offense had previously failed to score for a significant stretch, with their last touchdown before this game coming from Kimani Vidal's 42-yard run against the Denver Broncos on October 11.
Herbert finished the match 13-of-23 for 193 yards with one touchdown and one interception, while running back Keaton Mitchell lost a fumble. The loss drops the Chargers to a 0-8 record, keeping them in position for the No.
1 overall draft pick, whereas Houston improves to 3-5 after winning three of its last four games. Ladd McConkey did not play due to back spasms sustained during pregame warmups.
