The Houston Texans take on the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday at Dignity Health Sports Park for a Week 3 encounter. We have the breakdown on how Texans coach Bill O’Brien has fared against the Chargers and the AFC West overall, along with some Philip Rivers stats.
Facts and Figures for Chargers, No. 1-25
PHILIP RIVERS facts
26. Rivers’ 65.7 completion percentage is the 15th-best in the NFL.
27. Rivers’ 626 passing yards are the sixth-most in the NFL.
28. Rivers’ two interceptions are tied for the fifth-most in the league.
29. Rivers’ yards per pass attempt is tied with Jimmy Garoppolo for the sixth-most in the league at 8.9.
30. Rivers is tied for the sixth-highest yards per completion in the NFL at 13.6.
31. Rivers is one of eight quarterbacks this season who has engineered a game-winning drive.
32. Rivers is 3-1 against the Texans with a 120.6 passer rating.
33. Rivers is one of eight quarterbacks to have chucked an interception in the red zone this season.
34. Rivers is one of six quarterbacks to have thrown a pick inside the 10-yard line this season.
35. Rivers has taken three sacks on third down, tied for the third-most in the NFL.
36. Rivers’ 120.6 passer rating is the second-highest he has attained against a single opponent in multiple meetings. The highest belongs to the Dallas Cowboys at 123.8.
37. Rivers was the fourth ever quarterback drafted out of North Carolina State, and he and Roman Gabriel are the only first-rounders to date.
38. While a senior at Athens High School in Alabama, Rivers was recruited by Georgia Tech, where Texans coach Bill O’Brien was the running backs coach.
bill o’brien facts
39. A win would give O’Brien his first 2-1 start since 2016, which was also achieved strangely on Sept. 22 in a 27-0 loss at the New England Patriots.
40. O’Brien is 0-1 against the Chargers. Here is how that compares to other Texans coaches:
Dom Capers: 0-2
Gary Kubiak: 1-2
41. O’Brien is 0-1 against the Chargers. Here is how that compares to other AFC West opponents, playoffs included:
Raiders: 2-1
Broncos: 1-1
Chiefs: 1-3
Chargers: 0-1
42. O’Brien is 3-5 against the AFC West.
43. O’Brien’s 2-2 record against the AFC West, which is his second-best record against any other non-AFC South division:
AFC North: 3-2
AFC West: 2-2
AFC East: 1-6
44. O’Brien is 16-26 on the road, including playoffs.
45. O’Brien is 4-5 in late afternoon games with a 3-2 record on the road.
46. O’Brien is 1-2 in the Pacific Time Zone.
47. O’Brien’s 1-2 record in the Pacific Time Zone is the second-best in franchise history:
Kubiak: 4-3
O’Brien: 1-2
Capers: 0-3
48. When coaching against playoff-winning coaches, O’Brien is 14-27 with a 3-17 record on the road.
49. O’Brien is 9-10 in September with a 3-7 record on the road.
50. O’Brien still has not challenged in 2019, and has a 14/32 overturn rate for his career.
