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Rested and ready to roll? Hot on the heels of the epic trouncing of the Tennessee Titans to end the season, the Houston Texans face actual competition today. The 11-6 Los Angeles Chargers are coming to town for the 1st post season game of the 2024 NFL campaign. Can the Texans take em? Well, a lot of H-Town fans sure think so. Based on this weeks poll, 64% of Houstons fans are anticipating a win second year quarterback C.J. Stroud and all-star defender Danielle Hunter are poised to make history today as well. Bet Texans-Chargers NOW!The Texans are back in the playoffs and home underdogs. Its time for an upset special!Bet your no-sweat SGP at FanDuel SportsbookNFL CommunicationsC.J. STROUDHouston quarterback C.J. Stroud passed for a total of 449 yards and three touchdowns with a 109.3 passer rating in his first two playoffs starts last year https://www.texansfanapparel.com/collections/dylan-deatherage-jersey, including a Wild Card win in which he recorded the highest passer ratingby a rookie in his postseason debut a win against the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday& 10+ rush TDsthis season, 5th-career season with 1, 000+ rush yards. Is only player in NFL with 1, 250+ scrimmage yards in each of past 4 seasons. Has rush TD in 2 of 3 career games vs. LAC. Has 582 scrimmage yardsin 7 career playoff games. Selected to 2nd-career Pro Bowl in the other side of the ball, Houston has the seventh stingiest passing D in the league, surrendering only 3, 753 air yards this season. Los Angeles, however, is right behind them in eighth place with 3, 762 passing yards. If the air attacks are a wash, then that leaves it up to the ground game. Houstons run defense is the 11th stoutest shield wall in the NFL right now, having given up only 1, 938 ground yards. LA is 14th with 1, 997 yards against. With the strength of these two defenses, its hard to buy in on the over 42.5. And, most Texans fans this game was outside in bad weather, you could expect a good old fashioned, slobber-knocker, won or lost in the trenches. However, its happening inside in the Texans 1.9 million sq ft barn, where the bulls may very well be on parade. Homefield advantage gives the homer a 2.5 point gain, but the Chargers are favored in this Wildcard bout by 3. The HomerForce is strong with this one, though, as the majority of Texans fans are expecting a win, even over the often seen in post-season games, this opening battle of the 2024 NFL Playoffs will likely come down to which team makes the most mistakes. The Texans are second in the league in interceptions, with 19 this season, while LA has forced 15. Overall, Houston is sitting at a +10 turnover differential, while the Chargers are +12. Someone has to blink. The 1st to do so today is likely the 1st eliminated from the 2024 postseason. If you want to bet on the over/under or the win/loss outcome https://www.texansfanapparel.com/collections/jakob-johnson-jersey, head over to FanDuel Sportsbook.
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