The 8-6 Los Angeles Chargers come to NRG this Sunday to take on the 3-11 Texans in an early game. The Texans are coming off a 30-16 road win over the Jags while the Chargers are coming off a tough 34-28 OT loss to the Chiefs at home.
Chargers QB Justin Herbert is having a pretty good year - 66% completions for 4,058 yards, 7.5 avg, 32 TDs, 12 INTs, 99.1 rating. RB Austin Ekeler leads the team in rushes with 789 yards, 4.6 avg. Top 2 receivers are Keenan Allen - 92 receptions, 1,007 yards, 10.9 avg, 5 TDs and Mike Williams - 64 receptions, 964 yards, 15.1 avg., 7 TDs. The Chargers defense is rated 10th against the pass and 28th against the run (yds/game). Unfortunately, the Texans don't have a run game.
I don't think there's any way the Texans can win this. Fake positives from the fake covid tests have sidelined many of the good players and they are coming off a win where they haven't shown any ability to win two in a row. They are scrambling to field a team. Chargers in a romp.
Chargers 38, Texans 10
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TV = CBS (channel 11 local), noon CST, Sunday, 12/26/2021
Announcers = Andrew Catalon, James Lofton
The line = Chargers by 10 to 11½
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Saturday:
FOX/NFLN (3:30 pm CST) = Cleveland @ Green Bay, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman
NFLN (7:15 pm CST) = Indianapolis @ Arizona, Joe Davis, Kurt Warner
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Other Sunday viewing in the Houston area:
CBS (late) = Pittsburgh @ Kansas City, Jim Nantz, Tony Romo
FOX (late) = Chicago @ Seattle, Gus Johnson, Aqib Talib
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Prime time:
TNF = San Francisco @ Tennessee (NFLN; Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen)
SNF = Washington @ Dallas (NBC)
MNF = Miami @ New Orleans (ESPN)