On the opening kick-off, Jacob Hester didn’t want the ball to stick in bounds and have the Texans somehow recover and take over inside the Chargers’ 10. So he caught the kickoff, his momentum carried him out of bounds and the Chargers began their first drive at the 4, but what he should have done was let it bounce in to the end zone for a touch-back.
After the Chargers' 3-and-out, the special team made another blunder by giving up another blocked punt which the Texans recovered on the 8 yard line. That led to an Adrian Foster touchdown which put the Charger's behind early yet again.
But thanks to Philip Rivers, even without some of his favorite receivers, he picked apart the Houston Texans' last ranked pass defense. Rivers was missing tight end Antonio Gates, wide receivers Malcom Floyd and Legedu Nanee to injuries. He completed his first 10 passes and finished with 295 yards and four touchdowns to guys like Seyi Ajirotutu (his first career touchdown) Randy McMichael (first as a Charger).
The Texans had a chance for the go-ahead score in the final minutes, but the usually sure-handed Andre Johnson made a costly mistake. On second down, Johnson couldn't handle Matt Schaub's pass, and the ball ricocheted off his knee and into the hands of safety Paul Oliver. Officials upheld the interception after a replay review, and Rivers kneeled down to run out the clock.
The Chargers held on to win the game 29-23 to head into their bye week on their first two-game winning streak of the season and the first road win of the season.
This bye week could not come at a better time, this will give their players a much needed time to recover from injuries before player the Broncos the following week.
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