• L.A. went for it on 4th-and-2 from the Texans’ 34-yard line. But Justin Herbert’s pass to Quentin Johnston goes for only one yard, and the Chargers turn it over.
• Gus Edwards gained eight yards on the first two plays of the possession. Yet he was stopped for no gain on 3rd-and-2. The Chargers opted not to give him the ball one more time.
• Justin Herbert connects with Ladd McConkey for a 17-yard pass on 1st-and-10, and 15 more yards are tacked on due to a facemask penalty on Derek Stingley.
• Following that 41-yard gain, Joe Mixon fumbles. The Texans appeared to be attempting a halfback pass. Tony Jefferson ripped the ball out for the turnover.
• The Chargers recover the ball at their own 26.
• The C.J. Stroud to Nico Collins connection is staying hot as the second half begins. Stroud hits Collins for a 41-yard gain on 3rd-and-5.
• That moves Houston to the Chargers’ 24-yard line.
• The Texans won the opening coin toss and deferred, so they begin the second half on offense.
• The “NFL Today” studio crew overlooked Jim Harbaugh being overtaken by the Dirty Bubble early in the second quarter. Thankfully, the Nickelodeon broadcast was all over it.
• Total offense: 123 yardsJustin Herbert: 8/20, 97 yardsJ.K. Dobbins: 8 rushes, 26 yards
• Ladd McConkey: 4 catches, 56 yards

Texans

• Total offense: 214 yardsC.J. Stroud: 14/23, 180 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 1 rush, 27 yardsJoe Mixon: 6 rushes, 15 yards
• Nico Collins: 4 catches, 68 yards, 1 TD
• The Texans do indeed get a field goal before halftime.
• A five-yard run from Dare Ogunbowale followed by a nine-yard catch by Robert Woods moves the ball to the Chargers’ 23-yard line. With three seconds left, Houston sends Ka’imi Fairbairn out there for a 41-yard kick and he hits it.
• A field goal definitely looks in play for the Texans after C.J. Stroud gains 27 yards on a scramble.
• That advances the ball to the Chargers’ 37-yard line and probably within Ka’imi Fairbairn’s range.
• The Chargers can’t get a first down before halftime with Justin Herbert throwing three incompletions.
• JK Scott kicks a 48-yard punt and Robert Woods returns it 10 yards to the Houston 32-yard line.
• The Texans might have a chance to add more points here before halftime.
• The Texans finish off a 99-yard drive in 13 plays with C.J. Stroud hitting Nico Collins for a 13-yard touchdown pass.
• Houston has the lead, 7–6, with 58 seconds remaining before halftime.
• After Dalton Schultz dropped a pass over the middle that was ruled incomplete, not a fumble, C.J. Stroud connects on a deep ball with Nico Collins for a 37-yard gain.
• Houston is at the Chargers’ 12-yard line with 1:09 remaining in the first half. They still have all three timeouts.
• On 3rd-and-16 from the Houston 17, C.J. Stroud fumbles the snap. But he recovers the ball, scrambles to his right and finds a wide-open Xavier Hutchinson for a 34-yard gain.
• At the 2-minute warning, the Texans have a 1st-and-10 from the Chargers’ 49-yard
• C.J. Stroud arguably committed an intentional grounding penalty on 2nd-and-3. That would’ve resulted in a safety, but the officials didn’t make that call.
• The Texans get a first down on the next play with Stroud hitting Nico Collins for a five-yard gain.
• L.A. can’t get another first down after that Ladd McConkey catch. But the Chargers get an outstanding punt from JK Scott. The kick goes 55 yards and Deane Leonard downs it at the Houston 1-yard line.
• The Chargers faced a 3rd-and-12 at their 23, but Justin Herbert finds Ladd McConkey over the middle for a 19-yard gain.
• McConkey has four catches for 56 yards thus far.
• After the turnover, the Texans begin with a 13-yard pass to Nico Collins. But following an incompletion, Stroud is sacked by Khalil Mack for an eight-yard loss.
• Stroud hit John Metchie for a 10-yard gain on 3rd-and-18, but the Texans have to punt. Tommy Townsend kicks it 50 yards and the Chargers are back at it from their 25-yard line.
• The Chargers and Texans trade interceptions.
• Justin Herbert made an ill-advised throw, going across the field after rolling out to his right. His pass to Quentin Johnston gets picked off by Kamari Lassiter.