This article originally published at Texans report card: Grading Houston's performance in Week 17 win over Los Angeles Chargers.

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.

With Los Angeles' loss, Denver claimed the AFC West title -- its first since 2015. The Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes dominated the division until this season, with the 13-3 Broncos in position to claim the AFC's No. 1 seed as well. Whether that translates to a Super Bowl berth -- and win -- is a different story.

The Los Angeles Chargers dug themselves a deep hole with the Houston Texans in town on Saturday, eventually losing, 20-16. Those Chargers coughed up two easy touchdowns to the C.J. Stroud-led Texans and were never able to scrape back close enough for the game to be interesting.

This is definitely an intriguing matchup, but the line movement speaks volumes. The lookahead line had the Texans as 3.5-point underdogs. However, at some sportsbooks, that line is down to 1.5-points. That means sharp action is favoring the Texans.

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert and company saw the AFC West title slip away in a 20-16 loss on Saturday to the Houston Texans, and Herbert is fully aware of what that means beyond the field.

Follow along with Texans Wire from the first whistle until last snap from SoFi Stadium as the Texans look to clinch a playoff spot over the Chargers

The Texans are back in the playoffs, Philip Rivers and the Colts are out and the Broncos are AFC West champions. Houston (11-5) secured its third straight playoff berth under coach DeMeco Ryans with a 20-16 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday.