The Houston Texans continue their quest to post a winning record for the first time in 2019, and the Los Angeles Chargers stand in their way. We have all the facts you could want on the encounter, so we start with some series facts and also a few tidbits on quarterback Deshaun Watson.
series facts
1. The Texans are 1-1 for the fifth time in team history. None of those previous four teams made the playoffs with the 2017 team being the most recent.
2. The Chargers are 1-1 for the 30th time in franchise history. 9/29 of those teams made the playoffs with the 2018 team being the most recent.
3. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last tinkered with, teams that started 1-1 made the playoffs only 174/418 times.
4. The Texans are 1-5 against the Chargers with a 1-2 record on the road and all of those encounters in San Diego.
5. The Texans’ 1-5 record against the Chargers is their absolute worst against an AFC West opponent, including playoffs:
Raiders: 7-4
Broncos: 3-4
Chiefs: 4-6
Chargers: 1-5
6. The Texans are 15-19 against the AFC West with an 8-8 record on the road. Here is how that compares to the other three AFC divisions:
AFC West: 8-8
AFC East: 7-13
AFC North: 7-11
7. The Texans are 1-2 against the Chargers in the month of September with a 1-1 record on the road.
8. The Texans are 26-33 in September with a 12-19 record on the road.
9. The Chargers 104-95-2 in September with a 61-39-2 record at home.
10. The Texans are 0-1 in the city of Los Angeles. On Nov. 12, 2017, they lost 33-7 to the Los Angeles Rams.
11. The Texans are 5-8 in the Pacific Time Zone with a 2-1 record in September and a 4-6 record in late afternoon games.
12. The Texans are 14-17 in late afternoon games with a 10-15 record on the road.
13. The Chargers are 228-239-4 in late afternoon games with a 168-141-2 record at home.
14. The Texans are about to play in Dignity Health Sports Park for the first time. The Texans are 11-27 in the first encounter in a new venue.
deshaun watson facts
15. With a minimum of 14 pass attempts, Watson has the 10th-lowest completion percentage in the NFL at 61.0%.
16. Watson is leading the NFL with 10 sacks through two games.
17. Watson has taken the fourth-most yards lost through sacks with 56.
18. Watson is sacked on 14.5% of his drop-backs, the fourth-most in the NFL. Next closest is Marcus Mariota at 13.3%.
19. Watson is tied with Josh Allen for the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with two.
20. Watson is tied with Mariota, Kirk Cousins, and Jared Goff for the seventh-most rushing attempts by a quarterback this season with eight.
21. Watson has the sixth-most rushing yards by a quarterback with 45.
22. Watson is tied for the 10th-most red zone passing touchdowns in the NFL with two.
23. According to Next Gen Stats, Watson has the eighth-highest “time to throw” in the NFL at 2.87.
24. According to Next Gen Stats, Watson has the second-highest “average intended air yards” in the NFL at 11.8.
25. According to Next Gen Stats, Watson is tied with Matt Stafford for the second-highest “air yards to the sticks” in the NFL at 2.0. In other words, Watson throws two yards beyond the line to gain on average.
