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Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 9 · SoFi Stadium

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

Houston Texans—Away
Los Angeles Chargers—Home

Matchup preview

Houston Texans 0–4 · Road 0–1 · Streak L4 · Power Index No. 28 · 14 days of rest (off a bye)
Los Angeles Chargers 0–4 · Home 0–2 · Streak L4 · Power Index No. 30 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · HOU 4 games, LAC 4 games
MetricHOULAC
Points per game21.020th16.829th
Points allowed per game27.327th26.524th
Total yards per game343.814th306.821st
Passing yards per game285.36th204.023rd
Rushing yards per game79.030th121.59th
Turnovers per game0.53rd2.531st
Sacks allowed per game3.025th3.025th
Penalty yards per game73.326th72.325th

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

Houston Texans: recent results

  1. L 30–34 vs DAL Week 4
  2. L 17–19 @ IND Week 3
  3. L 6–20 vs CIN Week 2
  4. L 31–36 vs BUF Week 1

Los Angeles Chargers: recent results

  1. L 23–30 @ SEA Week 4
  2. L 16–24 @ BUF Week 3
  3. L 14–26 vs LV Week 2
  4. L 14–26 vs ARI Week 1

Houston Texans: season leaders

Passing
C.J. Stroud 1,141 yds
Rushing
David Montgomery 127 yds
Receiving
Dalton Schultz 214 yds

Los Angeles Chargers: season leaders

Passing
Justin Herbert 816 yds
Rushing
Omarion Hampton 238 yds
Receiving
Tre Harris 209 yds
Sacks
Khalil Mack 3.0

Houston Texans: injury report

  • Out Aiden Fisher WLB
  • Out Chris Braswell LDE
  • Out Collin Wright LCB
  • Out E.J. Speed SLB
  • Out Febechi Nwaiwu RG
  • Out Marlin Klein TE
  • Out Nate Thomas LT
  • Out Noah Whittington

2 more listed.

15 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Los Angeles Chargers: injury report

  • Out Brenen Thompson
  • Out Derwin James Jr. SS
  • Out Donte Jackson RCB
  • Out Isaiah World LT
  • Out Joe Alt RT
  • Out Kayode Awosika LG
  • Out Quentin Johnston WR
  • Questionable Branson Taylor LT

4 more listed.

8 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

HOU 5 · LAC 6 in 11 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2025 · Week 17 HOU 20, LAC 16
  2. 2024 · Wild Card LAC 12, HOU 32
  3. 2022 · Week 4 LAC 34, HOU 24
  4. 2021 · Week 16 LAC 29, HOU 41
  5. 2019 · Week 3 HOU 27, LAC 20

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

HOU 50.6% · LAC 49.0%

Matchup quality 52.0 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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