By Tim Peterson
(Inglewood) – Houston struck first when on the third play of the game C.J. Stroud hit Jayden Higgins on a 75-yard touchdown pass. Higgins was wide open after getting behind the Chargers secondary.
After the Chargers punt the Texans strike gold again. They need just four plays to go 72 yards. Stroud hit Jaylin Noel in the corner of the endzone for a 43-yard score to put Houston up 14-0 with 9:17 left in the first quarter.
Derwin James intercepted Stroud and returned it to the Houston 37-yard line with 8:48 left in the second quarter. That set up a 27-yard field goal by Cameron Dicker for the first Chargers points of the game to make it 14-3.
Justin Herbet connected with Quentin Johnston on a 60-yard pass down inside the Houston 15-yard line, but on the next play Azeez Al-Shaair picked off a Herbert pass at the one-yard line.
On the next series Elijah Molden intercepted Stroud with a diving catch at the Houston 32-yard line and the Chargers were in business again.
The Chargers were stopped at the 15-yard line and Dicker came on but missed a 32-yard field goal attempt.
The Texans took a 14-3 lead into halftime.
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