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The Jacksonville Jaguars have maintained their AFC South lead for a month now, but the race is far from finished.
Houston's win impacted the playoff status of multiple teams while L.A.'s loss further exposed a key weakness. Here's what we learned.
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The Day After the Day After: Revisiting the Houston Texans’ 20-16 playoff-clinching win over the LA Chargers
The Day After the Day After…when the raw, immediate emotions from the aftermath of a game diminish into the realm of clarity and the proverbial (or literal) hangover no longer haunts the mind. With that, a review of Week 17:
In just three plays, C.J. Stroud found second-round rookie Jayden Higgins for a 75-yard touchdown pass—the longest by a rookie in Texans franchise history—then followed that up with another touchdown on the very next drive within four plays, finding their other rookie receiver, Jaylin Noel, on a 43-yard pass.
Justin Herbert and the Chargers moved to the edge of a playoff berth after defeating the Dallas Cowboys for their seventh victory in eight games.
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Texans snap count notes from 20-16 Week 17 win over Chargers
Here's a look at how many snaps everyone played in Saturday's 20-16 win at SoFi Stadium against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 17
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Here are Chargers' 6 possible first-round opponents in playoffs
The Chargers' final seeding and first-round opponent depend on their game against the Broncos and Week 18 results across the conference.
Remember, this is a team that only a handful of outside pundits picked to make the playoffs. And most of them probably jumped off the bandwagon after season-ending injuries to All-Pro caliber tackles Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt, two of the Chargers best offensive players.
The Chargers' 34-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys has the team on a hot streak heading into their final two games of the regular season.
The Houston Texans became the fifth team since 1990 to reach the playoffs after opening the season 0-3 and the first team to do it twice with their win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday
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