Spokesman-Review
National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
L.A. Chargers 34, Houston 24
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 2, 2022
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Alex Kemp
Attendance: 69071
Final Scoring Summary
 
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L.A. Chargers 7200734
Houston 0771024
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 12:00
L.A. Chargers TD Houston 0 - L.A. Chargers 7
Gerald Everett 18 yd. pass from Justin Herbert (Dustin Hopkins kick)
2nd Quarter - 12:57
L.A. Chargers TD Houston 0 - L.A. Chargers 14
Austin Ekeler 10 yd. run (Dustin Hopkins kick)
2nd Quarter - 10:00
L.A. Chargers TD Houston 0 - L.A. Chargers 21
Austin Ekeler 20 yd. run (Dustin Hopkins kick)
2nd Quarter - 9:48
Houston TD Houston 7 - L.A. Chargers 21
Dameon Pierce 75 yd. run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick)
2nd Quarter - 4:35
L.A. Chargers FG Houston 7 - L.A. Chargers 24
Dustin Hopkins 23 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 0:00
L.A. Chargers FG Houston 7 - L.A. Chargers 27
Dustin Hopkins 37 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 1:12
Houston TD Houston 14 - L.A. Chargers 27
Rex Burkhead 8 yd. pass from Davis Mills (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick)
4th Quarter - 10:02
Houston TD Houston 21 - L.A. Chargers 27
Brandin Cooks 18 yd. pass from Davis Mills (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick)
4th Quarter - 8:30
Houston FG Houston 24 - L.A. Chargers 27
Ka'imi Fairbairn 40 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 2:28
L.A. Chargers TD Houston 24 - L.A. Chargers 34
Austin Ekeler 14 yd. pass from Justin Herbert (Dustin Hopkins kick)
TEAMS
Team Stats
  L.A. Chargers Houston
1st Downs 22 16
Rushing 5 2
Passing 15 11
Penalty 2 3
3rd Down Conversions 8-16 4-12
4th Down Conversions 1-2 0-2
Punts-Average 4-46.3 3-52.0
Return Yards 131 32
Punts-Returns 2-24 2-8
Kickoffs-Returns 4-68 1-24
Int - Returns 2-39 0-0
Penalties-Yards 6-61 9-67
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0
Time of Possession 31:39 28:21
Total Net Yards 419 346
Total Plays 67 53
Average Gain 6.3 6.5
Net Yards Rushing 81 131
Rushes 27 14
Average/Rush 3.0 9.4
Net Yards Passing 338 215
Comp-Att 27-39 26-35
Yards/Pass 8.4 5.5
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-2 4-31
Had Intercepted 0 2
Touchdowns 4 3
Rushing 2 1
Passing 2 2
Other 0 0
Extra Points 4-4 3-3
Field Goals 2-2 1-2
Red Zone Efficiency 3-5-60% 2-3-67%
Goal To Go Efficiency 0-1-0% 1-1-100%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Los Angeles Chargers (2-2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
J. Herbert 27/39 340 2 0
Houston Texans (0-3-1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Mills 26/35 246 2 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
A. Ekeler 13 60 4.6 2 20
J. Kelley 4 15 3.8 0 6
S. Michel 6 11 1.8 0 4
J. Herbert 4 -5 -1.2 0 -1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
D. Pierce 14 131 9.4 1 75
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
M. Williams 11 7 120 17.1 0 50
G. Everett 6 5 61 12.2 1 18
M. Bandy 2 2 49 24.5 0 25
A. Ekeler 7 6 49 8.2 1 21
J. Palmer 1 1 25 25.0 0 25
S. Michel 3 3 16 5.3 0 9
D. Carter 3 2 16 8.0 0 14
T. McKitty 1 1 4 4.0 0 4
J. Kelley 2 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Horvath 1 0 0 0 0 0
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
N. Collins 5 3 82 27.3 0 58
B. Cooks 7 7 57 8.1 1 20
R. Burkhead 5 5 39 7.8 1 13
J. Akins 2 2 33 16.5 0 30
O. Howard 5 2 27 13.5 0 22
D. Pierce 6 6 8 1.3 0 8
C. Moore 2 0 0 0 0 0
P. Dorsett 2 0 0 0 0 0
M. Schreck 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
N. Adderley 1 30 0
B. Callahan 1 9 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
M. Fox 1.0 10.0
K. Mack 1.0 8.0
J. Tillery 1.0 7.0
S. Joseph-Day 1.0 6.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
R. Green 0.5 1.0
T. Booker IV 0.5 1.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
A. Samuel Jr. 5 0
D. Tranquill 5 6
A. Johnson 3 0
B. Callahan 3 0
N. Adderley 3 1
K. Van Noy 3 1
K. Murray Jr. 3 2
D. James Jr. 3 4
S. Joseph-Day 2 2
M. Fox 1 0
J. Jackson 1 0
J. Tillery 1 0
K. Mack 1 1
A. Gilman 0 1
C. Covington 0 2
Tackles
  Tk Ast
K. Grugier-Hill 6 1
S. Nelson 6 1
J. Owens 5 1
D. Stingley Jr. 4 1
C. Kirksey 4 2
D. King II 3 0
J. Pitre 3 4
J. Greenard 2 0
R. Green 2 1
R. Lopez 2 1
O. Okoronkwo 1 0
B. Cashman 1 0
J. Hughes 1 2
J. Reeves-Maybin 0 1
K. Hinish 0 2
T. Booker IV 0 2
M. Collins 0 2
G. Wallow 0 3
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
S. Joseph-Day 2.0
K. Mack 1.0
M. Fox 1.0
A. Samuel Jr. 1.0
K. Murray Jr. 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
J. Greenard 1.0
R. Green 1.0
D. King II 1.0
J. Pitre 1.0
R. Lopez 1.0
B. Cashman 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
D. Carter 1
A. Ekeler 1
Fumbles
  NO.
D. Mills 1