The Houston Texans scored two rare points after an impressive series of events in their wild card playoff game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday.
First, the Chargers scored a touchdown on 3rd-and-26 from their own 14-yard line after an 86-yard touchdown connection between Justin Herbert and Ladd McConkey. On the two plays leading up to the score, Herbert was sacked on consecutive plays.
Then, on the ensuing extra point attempt, Los Angeles’ kick was blocked by Denico Autry behind the line of scrimmage.
Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker, perhaps not understanding the rules in the heat of the moment, attempted to knock down the ball to end the play. But the ball was still live and was recovered by D’Angelo Ross, who then ran back for a Texans goal.
So instead of Los Angeles losing 23-13 and needing only a touchdown and a field goal to tie the game, they fell 25-12.
Texans running back Joe Mixon added another score with 3:42 left to make the score 32-12.
The comfortable victory capped a surprising turnaround for the Texans, who were shut out until less than a minute before halftime. They scored a quick 10 points to take the lead after the second quarter and never looked back.
