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.

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

When Houston Texans coach DeMeco Ryans looks to improve, he won’t gaze too long at his defense. The unit he leads made strides in 2024, leaping to sixth in the NFL in yards allowed per game (315.0) from a middle-of-the-pack 14th in 2023 (330.

After falling in the divisional round of the playoffs for the second straight season, C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans believe they’re “really close” to taking the next step and making their first AFC championship game.

The Houston Texans will face off against the Los Angeles Chargers in the wild card round. The Texans will host the Chargers in a crunch AFC wild card round game on Saturday.

Houston Texans defensive end Denico Autry's thunderous sack of the Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert forces Chargers to punt. Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud's accuracy is 100 ...

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.

When DeMeco Ryans became coach of the Houston Texans before last season, the two-time Pro Bowl linebacker brought his swarm defense with him.

The Texans heard how the Chargers' improvement in seed gave them an easier opponent in Houston, but the home team's defense shut down L.A.'s playoff hopes.

NFL fans were furious about two calls that went against Houston on Saturday during the Texans’ 23-14 loss to the Chiefs in an AFC Divisional playoff game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Houston defensive end Will Anderson Jr. was called for roughing the passer in the first quarter for this hit on quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

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.

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