It only took one game for the NFL’s Super Wild Card Weekend to deliver its first upset.
The Texans (11-7) defeated the Chargers (11-7), 32-12, after entering Saturday’s wild-card game as a 2.5-point home underdog.
Here are three takeaways from Houston’s surprising win.
Knee-jerk reaction: Jim Harbaugh gets the full Chargers Experience™
Welcome to the Los Angeles Chargers experience, Jim Harbaugh. Please keep your arms and legs inside the ride vehicle at all times.
Harbaugh gained first-hand experience in the Chargers’ ability to melt down in the most excruciating ways.
After taking an early 6-0 lead, the game turned on a wacky second-quarter play when Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud muffed the snap on 3rd-and-16 inside Houston’s 20-yard line, recovered the ball and completed a 34-yard pass to wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson.
The Texans entered halftime with a 10-6 lead, and the wheels completely fell off for the Chargers after halftime.
Quarterback Justin Herbert threw three interceptions in the regular season but had four against Houston, including a pick-six late in the third quarter of a 13-6 game.
