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Houston Defeats Los Angeles 32-12 - Recap
Joe Mixon tore up the turf for 106 rushing yards on Saturday to lead the Texans to a 32-12 win over the Chargers at NRG Stadium.
Houston won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +2.5-point spread as underdogs. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go OVER the closing number of 42.0.
Joe Mixon rushed for 106 yards, while C.J. Stroud added 42 yards in the win. Nico Collins and Xavier Hutchinson added 122 and 34 receiving yards respectively.
J.K. Dobbins rushed for 26 yards for Los Angeles, while Gus Edwards added 22 yards. Justin Herbert threw for 242 yards for the Chargers, while receivers Ladd McConkey and Will Dissly had 197 and 16 yards respectively.
Los Angeles lost the offensive yardage battle to Houston 429-261 yards in Saturday's game. Houston had more first downs as that total ended up 20-15.
The time of possession battle favored Houston as their offense was on the field for 34:25, longer than the 25:35 of their opponents.