Los Angeles Chargers @ Houston Texans — Aug 14, 2026

NFL Preseason NRG Stadium, Houston·August 14, 2026
Los Angeles Chargers LAC 1-0, 1-0 Away
27
Final
7
Houston Texans HOU 0-1, 0-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
LAC 3 7 3 14 27
HOU 7 0 0 0 7
Top Performers
Passing Yards
T.
T.Lance QB LAC
164 PASS
D.
D.Mills QB HOU
82 PASS
Rushing Yards
T.
T.Lance QB LAC
27 RUSH
N.
N. Whittington RB HOU
40 RUSH
Receiving Yards
A.
A.Johnson RB LAC
68 REC
M.
M. Klein TE HOU
31 REC
Passing
Chargers
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
T.Lance 12/20 164 0 1 2 65.4
D.Uiagalelei 6/9 120 1 0 0 146.8
Texans
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
D.Mills 9/15 82 1 0 2 97.1
G.Mertz 4/7 23 0 0 0 63.4
Rushing
Chargers
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
K.Vidal 5 8 1.6 0 5
T.Lance 3 27 9.0 0 15
J.Patterson 5 25 5.0 0 9
A.Johnson 6 17 2.8 2 7
G. Desrosiers 10 27 2.7 0 9
Texans
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
X.Hutchinson 1 8 8.0 0 8
N. Whittington 13 40 3.1 0 11
J. Pitsenberger 9 33 3.7 0 16
G.Mertz 3 15 5.0 0 9
T. Saunders 1 9 9.0 0 9
O.Wright 1 6 6.0 0 6
Receiving
Chargers
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
K.Lambert-Smith 4 6 58 14.5 0 16 0
K.Vidal 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
O.Gadsden 2 3 21 10.5 0 14 0
J.Patterson 1 1 15 15.0 0 15 0
B. Thompson 2 6 30 15.0 0 16 0
A.Johnson 2 2 68 34.0 0 55 0
L.Grimm 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
J. Pascuzzi 3 3 39 13.0 0 19 0
D. Ross 2 2 14 7.0 1 11 0
J.Jackson 0 3 0 - 0 0 0
D.Campbell 1 1 32 32.0 0 32 0
Texans
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C.Stover 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
J.Watson 2 2 11 5.5 0 7 0
X.Hutchinson 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
N. Whittington 1 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 0
M. Klein 1 1 31 31.0 0 31 0
J.Wayne 3 5 17 5.7 1 9 0
L. Bond 2 4 16 8.0 0 11 0
J. Pitsenberger 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
T. Saunders 1 2 6 6.0 0 6 0
J.Kelly 3 3 28 9.3 0 17 0
Defense
Chargers
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
D.Leonard 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N.Reed 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R.Mickens 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
D.Phillips 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Smith 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
N. Tucker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G.Randolph 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Carter 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
K.Kennard 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Colson 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
M.Wax 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
A. Smith 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
T. Webb 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K.Williamson 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
T.Edwards 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
E.Johnson 6 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Guillory 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A.Carter 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
N. Avinger 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Shelley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Grant 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M.Purchase 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
I.Waxter 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E.Rogers 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Texans
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
W. Woodaz 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S.Byrd 5 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
K. McDonald 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Hummel 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
M.Mapu 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Smith 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Smith 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
A.Huzzie 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
A. Fisher 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
C. Wright 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Robinson 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
J.Reed 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
S. Hall 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K.Hamilton 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
K.Merriweather 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A.Gaye 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J.Ingram 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Hill 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
N.Jones 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
B.Codrington 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
D.Horton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K.Ossai 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Chargers
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C.Dicker 2/2 1/2 7 0
Texans
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Freeman 0/1 1/1 1 0
Returns
Chargers
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
K.Lambert-Smith 1 28 28.0 0 28 0
J.Patterson 1 15 15.0 0 15 0
Texans
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
X.Hutchinson 1 26 26.0 0 26 0
N. Whittington 2 47 23.5 0 24 0
T. Saunders 2 62 31.0 0 34 0
J. Jackson 1 27 27.0 0 27 0
J.Jordan 1 26 26.0 0 26 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Chargers
Texans
379 Total Yards 209
23 First Downs 10
12 Passing 5
8 Rushing 4
1 Penalty 3
6/12 3rd Down Eff. 4/13
275 Passing Yards 98
104 Rushing Yards 111
2 Turnovers 1
6-49 Penalties 10-71
32:15 Possession 27:45
3/4 Red Zone 1/2
Play-by-Play
Q4 14 - 0 27 - 7
TD D. Ross
27 - 7 10:14
2PC A.Johnson
21 - 7 13:43
TD A.Johnson
19 - 7 13:43
Q3 3 - 0 13 - 7
FG C.Dicker
13 - 7 5:16
Q2 7 - 0 10 - 7
XP C.Dicker
10 - 7 10:32
TD A.Johnson
9 - 7 10:32
Q1 3 - 7 3 - 7
3 - 7 3:51
C. Freeman XP
3 - 6 3:51
J.Wayne TD
FG C.Dicker
3 - 0 9:37
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 2 Biggest Lead: LAC +20 Times Tied: 0
NRG Stadium
Houston, US · 72,220 capacity
League
NFL Preseason
Season
NFL Preseason 2026
Date
August 14, 2026
Time
12:00 am
Duration
1h 0m