Eric Murray returned one of Justin Herbert’s career-high four interceptions for a touchdown, C.J. Stroud threw a TD pass and the Houston Texans rolled past the Los Angeles Chargers 32-12 in a wild-card playoff game.
The Texans have taken control of their wild card matchup against the Chargers late in the third quarter with a defensive score.
Justin Herbert throws four interceptions as the Chargers struggle to find rhythm on offense in a 32-12 loss to the Texans in the AFC wild-card playoffs.
The first three quarters of Saturday's wild-card game between the Chargers and Texans were not exactly a clinic in great quarterback play or offensive football.
Justin Herbert threw an errant pass in the final minute of the third quarter on Saturday. It wound up in the hands of the Houston Texans’ Eric Murry and the home team was up 14 after the pick-six and PAT. The Chargers scored the first six points of the wild-card game but Houston responded with the next 20.
Safety Eric Murray intercepted a Justin Herbert pass in the third quarter and returned it for a score in the Wild Card Playoff versus Los Angeles.
Former Gophers defensive back Eric Murray intercepted Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert and returned it 38 yards for a Houston Texans touchdown during the third quarter of Saturday's AFC wild-card game in Houston. Murray's pick-6 gave the Texans a 20-6 lead after three quarters.
Eric Murray is taking the Houston Texans to the next round. On an overthrown ball from Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, Murray picked off the pass for a 38-yard touchdown return, extending the Texans lead by 14. Here’s a look at the play below.
Between stout defensive work and C.J. Stroud’s good-as-ever play under center, the Texans took home a 32-12 AFC wild-card win over the Chargers.
Texans defense put on a show with two interceptions, including pick-six against normally careful Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert
The former Oregon Ducks star and fifth-year quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers threw four interceptions in a 32-12 loss to the Houston Texans on Saturday, including a pick-six to Texans safety Eric Murray late in the third quarter of the Wild Card playoff matchup.
The Chargers lost to the Houston Texans 32-12 on Saturday at NRG Stadium. A dramatic turnaround engineered by coach Jim Harbaugh ended with a whimper in the wild-card round. Herbert threw four interceptions. He had never turned the ball over more than twice in any game in his professional career.