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The No. 5 seed Los Angeles Chargers travel to Texas to play the No. 5 seed Houston Texans in an AFC Wild Card game early in the NFL playoffs.

It is the first time the two teams will meet in the playoffs. The Chargers are in the playoffs for the first time since 2022, when the team lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the wild card round. The Texans lost to the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC divisional round.

Quarterback Justin Herbert leads the Chargers after completing 332 of 504 passes for 3,870 yards, 23 touchdowns and three interceptions. Rookie Ladd McConkey was Herbert’s top target with 82 receptions for 1,149 yards and seven touchdowns.

The Texans, meanwhile, are back in the playoffs for the second year in a row behind CJ Stroud. The second-year quarterback completed 336 of 532 pass attempts for 3,727 yards, 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 17 games played. Running back Joe Mixon rushed for 1,016 yards and 11 touchdowns on 245 carries.

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When is the Houston Texans vs. LA Chargers wild card game?

Start time: 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT)
Location: NRG Stadium (Houston)

The Houston Texans will face the Los Angeles Chargers when the NFL playoffs open with an AFC Wild Card game at NRG Stadium in Houston. The game begins at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Houston Texans vs. LA Chargers TV

CBS will broadcast the NFL Wild Card game between the Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers with Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Charles Davis (analyst) and Evan Washburn (sideline reporter) calling the action.

Houston Texans vs Los Angeles Chargers live stream

Live stream: Paramount+ or Fubo

The NFL Wild Card Playoff game between the Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers can be streamed on Paramount+ or you can turn to Fubo, which offers a free trial subscription. Fubo carries CBS as well as NBC, FOX, ABC, NFL Network and the ESPN family of networks, so you can catch NFL action throughout much of the playoffs.

Watch Texans vs. Chargers and more playoff action on Fubo

Texans vs Chargers Predictions, Tips

USA Today: The Chargers unanimously tackle the spread

Jarrett Bell: Chargers
Chris Bumbaca: Chargers
Nate Davis: Chargers
Tyler Dragon: Chargers
Mike Middlehurst Schwartz: Chargers
Lorenzo Reyes: Chargers

The Arizona Republic: Chargers 27, Texans 17

Jeremy Cluff writes: “The Chargers have won three straight and have given up an NFL-best 301 points this season. They will be able to outdo the Texans on the road, who interestingly scored 372 points this season but also gave up 372 points.”

CBS Sports: Chargers 27, Texans 20

Pete Prisco writes: “The Chargers enter this game with an offense led by Justin Herbert that has yet to win a playoff game. This is a big game for him. The Texans didn’t play as well as expected, especially CJ Stroud.” That makes it a big game for him too, which will make Stroud’s offense a challenge. So and find a way to win his first playoff game.

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Texans vs. Chargers: Wild Card Playoff Odds

According to BetMGM, the Los Angeles Chargers are the favorites to defeat the Houston Texans.

Odds as of Saturday, January 11th

Spread: Chargers (-2.5)
Moneyline: Chargers (-155); Texans (+130)
Over/under: 41.5

Which NFL team has the most Super Bowl wins?

The Steelers are tied with the New England Patriots for the most Super Bowl wins with six.

Pittsburgh and Dallas have the unique distinction of playing each other more times, with three matchups, than any other team combination in Super Bowl history.

NFL Draft 2025 order begins with wild card weekend

According to Tankathon.com, the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft looks like this:

Tennessee Titans: 3-14 record; .522 Strength of Schedule (SOS)
Cleveland Browns: 3-14; .536 SOS
New York Giants: 3-14; .554 S.O.S
New England Patriots: 4-13; .471 SOS
Jacksonville Jaguars: 4-13; .478 SOS
Las Vegas Raiders: 4-13; .540 S.O.S
New York Jets: 5-12; .495 S.O.S
Carolina Panthers: 5-12; .498 SOS
New Orleans Saints: 5-12; .505 SOS
Chicago Bears: 5-12; .554 S.O.S
San Francisco 49ers: 6-11; .564 SOS
Dallas Cowboys: 7-10; .522 SOS
Miami Dolphins: 8-9; .419 SOS
Indianapolis Colts: 8-9; .457 S.O.S
Atlanta Falcons: 8-9; .519 SOS
Arizona Cardinals: 8-9; .536 SOS
Cincinnati Bengals: 9-8; .478 SOS
Seattle Seahawks: 10-7; .498 SOS
Houston Texans: 10-7; .481 SOS
Denver Broncos: 10-7; .502 SOS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 10-7; .502 SOS
Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-7; .502 SOS
Los Angeles Rams: 10-7; .505 SOS
Green Bay Packers: 11-6; .533 SOS
Los Angeles Chargers: 11-6; .467 SOS
Washington Commanders: 12-5; .436 SOS
Baltimore Ravens: 12-5; .529 SOS
Minnesota Vikings: 14-3; .474 SOS
Buffalo Bills: 13-4; .467 S.O.S
Philadelphia Eagles: 14-3; .453 SOS
Kansas City Chiefs: 15-2; .488 SOS
Detroit Lions: 15-2; .519 S.O.S

Which teams made it to the NFL playoffs?

AFC

NFC

2024-25 NFL Playoffs Schedule

The wildcard round has been decided. Always east.

Wild Card (all times Eastern)

Always east

Saturday, January 11th

Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans, 4:30 p.m. ET, CBS
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens, 8 p.m. ET, Amazon Prime Video

Sunday, January 12th

Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:30 p.m. ET, Fox
Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8 p.m. ET, NBC

Monday, January 13th

Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC

Divisional round

All times will be announced later

Saturday, January 18th

TBD at the Kansas City Chiefs division game:TBD
TBD at the Detroit Lions division game:TBD

Sunday, January 19th

AFC divisional game:TBD
NFC division game:TBD

Conference Championships

Sunday, January 26th:

NFC Championship Game: 3 p.m
AFC Championship Game: 6:30 p.m

Super Bowl 59

Date: February 9, 2025
Location: Caesar’s Superdome (New Orleans)
Time: 6:30 p.m
TV: FOX

MORE:Everything you need to know about Super Bowl 59

NFL rankings

AFC

Kansas City Chiefs (15-2, AFC West winner, No. 1 seed)
Buffalo Bills (13-4, AFC East winner, No. 2 seed)
Baltimore Ravens (12-5, AFC North winner, No. 3 seed)
Houston Texans (10-7, AFC South winner, No. 4 seed)
Los Angeles Chargers (11-6, No. 1 wild card, No. 5 seed)
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7, No. 2 wild card, No. 6 seed)
Denver Broncos (10-7, No. 3 wild card, No. 7 seed)

NFC

Detroit Lions (15-2, NFC North winners, No. 1 seed)
Philadelphia Eagles (14-3, NFC East winners, No. 2 seed)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-7, NFC South winners, No. 3 seed)
Los Angeles Rams (10-7, NFC West winner, No. 4 seed)
Minnesota Vikings (14-3, Wild Card No. 1)
Washington Commanders (12-5, No. 2 wild card, No. 6 seed)
Green Bay Packers (11-6, No. 3 wild card, No. 7 seed)

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