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Winless Chargers host Texans in NFL Week 9
The Los Angeles Chargers host the Houston Texans on Sunday in NFL Week 9.
Los Angeles is the league’s only winless team, and pressure is mounting on head coach Jim Harbaugh.
The Chargers are averaging 14.1 points per game, the lowest figure in the NFL, and have scored fewer than 10 points in each of their last two games.
Houston is favored, with one prediction model giving the Texans a 73% chance to win.
The matchup also involves defensive concerns: Houston’s defense has allowed more yards than it did last season, while Chargers safety Derwin James Jr. is out and Texans safety Reed Blankenship is in doubt.
The game is scheduled for Sunday, and the predictions do not establish its result.
The winless Los Angeles Chargers are set to host the Houston Texans in NFL Week 9 on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026.
Los Angeles is the only team in the league without a win, and pressure is mounting on head coach Jim Harbaugh.
The Chargers are averaging 14.1 points per game, the lowest average in the NFL, and scored fewer than 10 points in each of their previous two games.
The Texans are favored by prediction-market estimates, with a 69% chance of winning in the figures reported by CBS Sports.
The SportsLine Projection Model gave Houston a 73% chance to win.
- Who
- The Los Angeles Chargers and Houston Texans.
- What
- The winless Chargers are scheduled to host the Texans in an NFL Week 9 game.
- When
- Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The Chargers played the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Yahoo Sports published a story about predictions for the Chargers-Texans final score.
CBS Sports reported the Chargers were scheduled to host the Texans in NFL Week 9.
- Chargers record
- Winless; the only winless team in the league
- Chargers scoring
- 14.1 points per game, the NFL's lowest average
- Polymarket estimate
- Chargers 31% to win; Texans 69% to win
- Houston model projection
- SportsLine Projection Model gave the Texans a 73% win rate
- Line
- Texans favored by more than 5.5 points in 52% of Polymarket estimates