Overview
- Kickoff is 4:30 p.m. ET at SoFi Stadium with a national broadcast on NFL Network.
- Houston rides a seven-game surge powered by a top defense and won last season’s Wild Card meeting 32–12, intercepting Justin Herbert four times.
- Los Angeles has already secured a playoff berth and stays in the AFC West race with a victory, setting up a potential Week 18 decider against Denver.
- Sportsbooks list the Chargers as roughly 1.5-point favorites with a total near 39.5, signaling expectations for a lower-scoring game.
- The Texans ruled out OT Trent Brown; the Chargers will be without LB Denzel Perryman, and several other Houston players were limited or questionable on the latest report.