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| Brock Osweiler (17) scored the Houston Texans' only touchdown on a one-yard run in the second quarter. Photo by Darla Tamulitis, La Vita Loca Photography, Copyright 2016, All Rights Reserved. |
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HOUSTON, TEXAS (November 27, 2016) Quarterback Brock Osweiler threw three interceptions and the San Diego defense limited Houston to one touchdown and two field goals as Texans fell to the Chargers 21-13 in front of 71,897 fans at NRG Stadium in Houston on Sunday, November 27, 2016. The loss drops the Texans to 6-5 while the Chargers raised their record to 5-6.
After a uneventful first quarter, it took the Texans a
little under 20 minutes to finally get on the scoreboard with the first
touchdown of the game. Osweiler scored on a one-yard quarterback keeper to cap
the 72-yard, 10 play drive that lasted 5:16. Nick Novak added the obligatory extra
point to give Houston a 7-0 lead at the 11:11 mark in the second quarter. San
Diego responded four and one-half minutes later with their own touchdown; a
52-yard pass from Philip Rivers to Dontrelle Inman. Their scoring drive covered
74 yards in 4:27 and took six plays. Josh Lambo evened the score at seven with
the kicking extra point.
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| Dontrelle Inman (15) caught six passes for 119 yards and one touchdown against the Texans. Photo by Darla Tamulitis, La Vita Loca Photography Copyright 2016, All Rights Reserved |
The Chargers took the lead with 1:54 remaining in the first
half on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Rivers to Tyrell Williams. The San Diego
drive began when Osweiler was picked off by Casey Howard at the 4:47 mark in
the quarter. The pass was intended for DeAndre Hopkins gave the Chargers the
ball on their own 37-yard line. They covered the 63 yards for the score in five
plays and 2:53. Osweiler has thrown eight interception at home this season; all
of them intended for DeAndre Hopkins. Houston cut the Chargers’ lead to four points
with 55 seconds gone in the fourth quarter. Novak booted a 19-yard field goal
to cap a 36-yard, nine play drive. San Diego responded with a 12-yard pass from
Rivers to Hunter Henry to take the score to 21-10 in favor of the Chargers.
Houston added a 45-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter to close out the
scoring.
Osweiler completed 22-of-37 passes for 246 yards, while
Lamar Miller led the ground game with 57 yards in 19 carries. Hopkins
caught five passes for 70 yards. For the Chargers, Rivers was 22-of-30 for 242
yards and three touchdowns. Inman caught the ball six times for 119 yards and
one touchdown, while Melvin Gordon carried the ball 17 times for 70 yards and
one touchdown.
Houston falls to 2-5 overall against the Chargers and 1-3
against them at home. The loss to San Diego was the Texans first home loss of
the season and drops head coach Bill O’Brien career regular season record to
25-19. Next up for the Texans are two road games; a December 4 matchup against
the Green Bay Packers and a December 11 game against the Indianapolis Colts.
They will return to NRG Stadium on December 18 for a 12 noon CST matchup
against the Jacksonville Jaguars, followed by a Christmas Eve game against
the Cincinnati Bengals. They will close of the 2016 regular season on the road against
the Tennessee Titans on New Year’s Day.
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