There are days when everything comes together. Sometimes it is just because all of your plans came to fruition. Sometimes it is because the team on the other sideline is beleaguered with injuries and ineffectiveness. Sometimes it is a glorious combination of those things. That all came together on Sunday as the Texans dominated the Chargers for most of the game as the Texans would come out on top 44-22. It could have been worse, but the Texans obviously called off the dogs in the fourth quarter when the issue
was no longer in doubt.
The first three quarters saw the Texans dominate the Chargers on both sides of the ball as the defensive line registered a season high eight sacks and the defense also turned the Chargers over two times. The Chargers did snap their touchdown drought streak, but that didn’t happen until the fourth quarter when the Texans were already up 38-9. They added a second touchdown in garbage time with their backup quarterback. The final score obviously doesn’t indicate how much the Texans dominated this game.
On the offensive side of the ball, the Texans finally jettisoned their running game until the second half when the game had already been decided. Stroud responded with arguably his best game as a Texan. He came an eyelash away from six touchdown passes, but settled for JUST five and one interception. Tank Dell and Keshon Boutte had over 100 yards receiving on the day as both had 60+ yard touchdowns. Nico Collins added a circus catch for another touchdown.
It was the most complete domination the Texans had since they beat the Baltimore Ravens 44-10 in October of 2025. Ironically, that result was said to have kickstarted the Texans comeback last season. Perhaps this result does something similar for this Texans team this year. Only time will tell whether this result means anything over the long-term. What do you think? Is this the start of something special or is this a blip on the radar?
