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Texans beat Chargers 44-22 as C.J. Stroud throws five touchdowns
Houston beat the Los Angeles Chargers 44-22 on Sunday in an NFL game that was not close.
Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud threw for 384 yards and five touchdowns.
Houston started the season 0-4 but has now won three of its last four games and stands at 3-5.
The Chargers fell to 0-8 after being sacked eight times and held to 315 yards.
Justin Herbert injured the middle finger on his left hand in the fourth quarter, and coach Jim Harbaugh said he would have it tested for a possible fracture.
Herbert said he did not expect the injury to affect next week, when the Chargers play the Baltimore Ravens.
Los Angeles scored its first touchdown in three games, and Houston next faces the Browns, Colts and Ravens.
The Houston Texans beat the Los Angeles Chargers 44-22.
C.J. Stroud passed for 384 yards and five touchdowns.
Houston improved to 3-5 after winning three of its last four games.
The Chargers fell to 0-8.
Houston outgained Los Angeles 485 yards to 315 and sacked Justin Herbert eight times.
- Who
- The Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers.
- What
- Houston beat Los Angeles 44-22. C.J. Stroud threw five touchdowns.
- When
- November 8, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Texans beat the Chargers 44-22.
Justin Herbert injured the middle finger on his left hand on a sack by Logan Hall.
- Final score
- Texans 44, Chargers 22
- Stroud passing
- 384 yards, five touchdowns
- Houston record
- 3-5
- Los Angeles record
- 0-8
- Total yards
- Houston 485, Los Angeles 315
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Texans blow out Chargers 44-22 as C.J. Stroud throws five TDs
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NFL Highlights: Texans 44, Chargers 22