Chargers at Texans
In the kickoff game of Wildcard Weekend, the L.A. Chargers take on the Texans in Houston.
Both teams bring stronger than average defenses and somewhat modest offenses. Of the two,
the Texans struggle more to move the ball with a yards per pass average of just 5.65, rank 25th,
and well below league average.
Since we count QB Sacks as incomplete passes, high sack figures knock down the yards per pass
average. And the Texans get sacked way too often. Each sack is worth about 3 points in the winning
margin--a few sacks make it hard to win the game.
Their performance is pictured in the graph below. Note 8 games with 4 or more sacks leading to 6 losses.
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2024 through Week 17
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