The Houston Texans’ veteran defensive tackle stepped up on third down to record his first sack in the postseason on Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Hebert in the third quarter of the wild-card round. The Bolts’ offense was driving, but the sack led to a punt.

Houston Texans defensive end Denico Autry's thunderous sack of the Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert forces Chargers to punt.

Yes, the Chargers need more offensive weapons, but it's also clear they need to upgrade their interior offensive line.

Powered by a stifling defense that intercepted Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert a career-high four times and an offense that came to life at the end of the first half, the Houston Texans’ wild-card victory sees them advance to the divisional round of the playoffs.

Texans veteran defensive lineman Denico Autry had a sack and a blocked extra point against the Chargers in a playoff win.

The Texans intercepted four passes by Justin Hebert of the Chargers and C.J. Stroud sparked the offense to advance.

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert had one of the worst games of his career in a 20-point playoff loss. Despite being one of the most accomplished quarterbacks in NFL history through five seasons,

The Houston Texans face the Los Angeles Chargers at 3:30 on Saturday in the NFL wild-card game. Five things to watch and a prediction.

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert threw four interceptions in his team's 32-12 playoff loss to the Houston Texans Saturday

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Autry (knee) is active for Saturday's wild-card matchup against the Chargers. Autry missed Houston's regular-season finale due to a knee injury and began this week by sitting out practice. However, he upgraded to a limited session Wednesday before logging a full practice Friday and is good to go for the wild-card game against Los Angeles.

Houston’s D’Angelo Ross returned a blocked extra point for two points in the fourth quarter of the Texans wild-card playoff game against the Los Angeles Chargers.