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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Houston Texans
7-9 285.74
276.64
 
VS
proj
Los Angeles Chargers
260.1 11-5
294.06

Los Angeles Chargers fall short of projections, succumb to Houston Texans, 285.74-260.10

There's no easy way to say it, Los Angeles Chargers didn't do their job, at least compared to projections, as Houston Texans earned a 285.74-260.10 win. Houston Texans jumped out to a 79.94-point lead on Saturday behind 68.54 points from CeeDee Lamb (10 Rec, 120 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Dak Prescott (347 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 41 Rush Yds) and never looked back. D'Onta Foreman (38.5 points) and Austin Ekeler (26.9) were the top scorers for Los Angeles Chargers in the loss. This marks the first time this season Houston Texans have taken down Los Angeles Chargers, after falling 264.76-234.9 in their last matchup. Houston Texans improve to 7-9 for the season, while Los Angeles Chargers fall to 11-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Houston Texans   Los Angeles Chargers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 2 passes for 7 yards against the Titans, Burkhead registered 9.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 4.18-point projection and was much higher than his 5.2-point season scoring average. Burkhead will face the Jaguars next week.
Rex Burkhead

Top Player Comparison

Houston Texans
Points
% of total points 285.74
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
38
19.67
13.3%
2
Tyler Higbee
TE
31.9
6.33
11.2%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
30.54
30.14
10.7%
4
Jalen Pitre
DB
20
16.67
7%
Los Angeles Chargers
Points
% of total points 260.1
1
D'Onta Foreman
RB
38.5
16.21
14.8%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
26.9
21.42
10.3%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
25.9
17.2
10%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
22.7
13.62
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with big-time plays Saturday, but it was Houston Texans who grabbed the lead, 240.94-161.00. Dak Prescott hit CeeDee Lamb for a 36-yard touchdown pass for Houston Texans. Prescott also lit up the scoreboard with a 52-yard pass. Terry McLaurin made the highlight reel for Los Angeles Chargers with a 51-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Houston Texans   Los Angeles Chargers

What If

Houston Texans would have beaten five other teams besides Los Angeles Chargers this week.
Los Angeles Chargers would have lost to just three other teams besides Houston Texans this week.
If they played Los Angeles Chargers every week, Houston Texans would be 8-8 this season.
Houston Texans would be 11-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Los Angeles Chargers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Houston Texans, Los Angeles Chargers would be 6-8.
If Houston Texans had played every team in the league each week, they would be 136-96.
If they played every team every week, Los Angeles Chargers would be 139-92-1.

Coach Talk

Houston Texans
Putting together a starting crew that produced 285.74 points this past week... we consider that to be a job done right.
Los Angeles Chargers
The problem this week isn't exactly rocket science, Los Angeles Chargers. Choosing to start Gerald Everett and Dante Fowler Jr. in a tough fantasy matchup... let's all just put this in the rear-view mirror and assume that something like this won't happen again.