Oh man, that is a BRUTAL turn of events. Justin Herbert launched a 60-yard completion to Quentin Johnston on third-and-13, only for Oronde Gadsden II to drop a high pass over the middle and Azeez Al-Shaair to pick it off.

Houston moved past the Chargers in the AFC wild-card rankings with its win on Saturday. If the season were to end today, the Texans would travel to Jacksonville to take on their divisional rivals the Jaguars in the first round of the playoffs.

The Denver Broncos returned to the top of the AFC West on Saturday as the Los Angeles Chargers fell to the Houston Texans. The Kansas City Chiefs had been the champs since 2016.

Houston made big plays on offense and defense in first quarter and again down stretch to beat Los Angeles Chargers and clinch playoff spot.

The NFL’s slate of games across Week 17 is set to continue on Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles as the Chargers host the Texans at SoFi Stadium.

The Texans took a 17-10 lead into the fourth quarter. Herbert drove the Chargers 64 yards and injected some needed momentum into their offense with a 28-yard scramble to the Texans’ 16-yard line. He capped the drive with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Gadsden with 13 seconds left in the third.