Here's a look at the time, TV channel and broadcast information for the NFL postseason game. The Chargers are the No. 5 seed in the AFC postseason. They went 11-6 in the NFL regular season and are in the playoffs as the first wild-card team.

Headlined by Justin Herbert, the Chargers are riding a three-game winning streak to close out 2024. After suffering a season-ending injury in 2024, Hebert rebounded, leading the NFL in touchdown-to-interception ratio (23:3) while bolstering a 101.7 passer rating.

First-year Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh isn’t one of those doubting Houston’s potential in a winner-take-all showdown. He understands that at their peak, the Texans can cause defensive fits for Justin Herbert and a surging Chargers offense.

The Los Angeles Chargers will be looking for the X-factor against the Houston Texans, and it won't be Justin Herbert.

For Houstonians with long memories, a playoff matchup against the Chargers brings back memories of the past when the Oilers, as a wildcard team, achieved a significant upset in the 1979 postseason by defeating Dan Fouts and his team with a score of 17-14.

C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans will host Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers at home this weekend for its 8th postseason game.

Los Angeles Chargers changed the team's physiognomy following the arrival of Jim Harbaugh as their head coach, and in his first season in charge of the team he already has them in

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