The Los Angeles Chargers (1-2, 2-1 ATS, 1-2 O/U) take on the Houston Texans (0-2-1, 2-0-1 ATS, 1-2 O/U) in an AFC battle on Sunday afternoon. The Chargers were dealt a surprising home loss by the Jaguars in their previous action. The Texans remain winless after a narrow road loss to the Bears last week. The Texans collected a 41-29 home win against the Chargers last season.
The Los Angeles Chargers are in need of a win. It’s only week four however they play in a tough decision and can’t afford a third straight loss. LA won the season opener against the Raiders and has since lost to the Chiefs by a 27-24 score and was tabbed 6.5 point favorites in an ugly 38-10 home loss to the Jaguars last week. The Chargers have covered in two of their three games.
Justin Herbert is posting big numbers. The 24-year-old QB had 334 yards against the Chiefs followed by 297 last week. He was playing with a rib injury and only connected on 55% of his passes in the loss to the Jags. Herbert now has 910 passing yards accompanied by a 7:2 TD to INT ratio.
Austin Ekeler has yet to find a groove. The 27-year-old had 900 rushing yards in 2021 and has only managed to collect 80 yards on an average of only 2.5 yards per carry. The running game will need to improve quickly as they rank last in yards per game. Mike Williams is one of the better WRs in the NFL but only had one catch last week. The 27-year-old WR has 138 receiving yards on the season. Keenan Allen is questionable with a hamstring injury. The LA offense was playing through injuries last week, but the 10-point output was a big surprise.
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The Chargers' defense was exploited last week. They had no answer for Trevor Lawrence or the Jaguars’ running game. They had zero sacks and gave up 413 total yards. The pass defense has been an issue, standing 20th while the rush defense is 12th. Los Angeles is scoring an average of 19.3 points, landing them 17th overall. The defense is conceding an average of 28 points, pegging them 29th.