Conference Semifinals, 2029

played in Houston, TX

40 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	0	3	13	-	16
Houston Texans	6	0	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:50 HOU - John Ross 41 pass from Mitch Trubisky (Emmanuel Mueller extra point failed)
3Q: 06:02 SDO - Younghoe Koo 42 field goal
4Q: 15:00 SDO - Melvin Benton 3 pass from Amare Peterson (Younghoe Koo extra point)
4Q: 08:11 SDO - Younghoe Koo 37 field goal
4Q: 01:52 SDO - Younghoe Koo 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:50 HOU - John Ross 41 pass from Mitch Trubisky (Emmanuel Mueller extra point failed)
3Q: 06:02 SDO - Younghoe Koo 42 field goal
4Q: 15:00 SDO - Melvin Benton 3 pass from Amare Peterson (Younghoe Koo extra point)
4Q: 08:11 SDO - Younghoe Koo 37 field goal
4Q: 01:52 SDO - Younghoe Koo 47 field goal

Team Statistics SDO HOU
Record 12-6 12-5
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 340 254
- Offensive Plays 68 60
- Yards per Play 5.00 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 153 99
- Rushing Attempts 24 29
- Yards per Rush 6.38 3.41
Net Passing Yards 187 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 23 - 1 31 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 198 155
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.25 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/50 6/54
Punt Returns/Yards 4/14 5/44
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 2/35 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:20 29:40

Team Statistics	SDO	HOU
Record	12-6	12-5
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	340	254
- Offensive Plays	68	60
- Yards per Play	5.00	4.23
Net Rushing Yards	153	99
- Rushing Attempts	24	29
- Yards per Rush	6.38	3.41
Net Passing Yards	187	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 23 - 1	31 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	198	155
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.25	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/50	6/54
Punt Returns/Yards	4/14	5/44
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	2/35	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:20	29:40

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:41	OWN 26	8	28	Punt
1	6:32	2:10	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
1	0:57	1:18	OWN 13	3	0	Punt
2	13:08	1:17	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
2	9:52	2:20	OWN 7	4	26	Punt
2	4:10	2:44	OWN 5	6	27	Punt
2	0:14	0:09	OPP 24	1	0	Interception
3	10:34	1:15	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
3	8:40	2:43	OWN 39	7	36	Field Goal
3	3:28	3:37	OWN 18	9	82	Touchdown
4	13:05	2:21	OWN 39	5	7	Punt
4	9:38	1:34	OPP 49	4	29	Field Goal
4	5:29	3:43	OWN 18	8	52	Field Goal
4	1:12	1:12	OPP 49	3	-4	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:19	4:47	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	4:22	3:25	OWN 19	5	23	Punt
2	14:39	1:31	OWN 48	3	-3	Punt
2	11:51	1:59	50	4	2	Punt
2	7:32	3:22	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
2	1:26	1:12	OWN 23	4	21	Interception
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 18	1	0	Half
3	15:00	4:26	OWN 40	8	35	Interception
3	9:19	0:39	50	2	11	Fumble
3	5:57	2:29	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
4	14:51	1:46	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	10:44	1:06	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
4	8:04	2:35	OWN 27	4	18	Punt
4	1:46	0:34	OWN 46	4	3	Downs

Game MVP: Javier Deskins, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Javier Deskins	12	99	8.25	21	6
RB Aaron Jones	7	28	4.00	14	2
QB Amare Peterson	5	26	5.20	17	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Roman Hittle	10	30	3.00	10	1
RB Alvin Kamara	9	29	3.22	11	1
QB Mitch Trubisky	8	39	4.88	8	0
WR Buddy Taylor	2	1	0.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Amare Peterson	42	23	198	2/11	1	25	1	65.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitch Trubisky	31	18	155	0/0	1	41	2	55.2

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Lyle	9	17	97	10.78	38	25	0
TE Melvin Benton	8	10	77	9.63	28	24	1
WR Courtney Freeman	2	5	17	8.50	1	13	0
WR Will Fuller	2	4	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
RB Javier Deskins	2	3	8	4.00	1	6	0
FB Corbin Mills	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Aaron Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Ross	7	9	79	11.29	28	41	1
FB Danny Balogh	3	4	15	5.00	12	9	0
WR Buddy Taylor	3	7	30	10.00	6	13	0
RB Alvin Kamara	2	3	8	4.00	11	10	0
TE Howard Shannon	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Grant Crawford	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Alfredo Hartrick	1	3	17	17.00	7	17	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Gage Huntley	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Alvin Schneider	1	35	35.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ian Pettus	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Recov	Force
DE Thurman Tubbs	1	0
ILB Don Strickland	0	1
OLB Alvin Schneider	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov
RB Roman Hittle	1	0
QB Mitch Trubisky	1	0
T Anthony Compton	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Junior Stauder	8	366	45.8	37.8	51	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Shepps	8	341	42.6	40.9	50	6

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Younghoe Koo	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Emmanuel Mueller	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zack Schneider	4	14	3.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alvin Kamara	5	44	8.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mackensie Alexander	1	19	19.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ian Pettus	2	54	27.0	0
Emmanuel Hardy	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Damien Whitfield	8	0	0.0	27	31
ILB Don Strickland	7	2	0.0	25	25
CB Mackensie Alexander	6	5	0.0	29	31
S Brayden Hanson	5	2	0.0	23	24
CB Landon Korte	3	0	0.0	18	13
CB Ellis Bachechi	3	0	0.0	26	29
ILB Everett Birchall	2	3	0.0	11	16
S Gage Huntley	2	2	0.0	19	13
OLB Alvin Schneider	2	0	0.0	17	13
S Raymond Copeland	1	1	0.0	15	23
OLB Jason Fine	1	0	0.0	4	6
TE Melvin Benton	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lincoln Gellings	1	0	0.0	4	4
OLB Mario Whitted	1	0	0.0	10	16
DT Brent Wedeman	1	0	0.0	24	23
DE DeMarcus Walker	1	0	0.0	20	22
DE Malik McDowell	1	0	0.0	23	21
DE Thurman Tubbs	0	1	0.0	15	18

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tyler Matakevich	9	2	1.0	23	38
S Monty Sanderson	8	1	0.0	21	29
OLB Maurice Beltran	5	3	0.0	22	40
CB Ian Pettus	5	1	0.0	24	44
DT Brody Baillargeon	3	2	0.5	22	34
CB Eli Apple	3	1	0.0	24	44
OLB Ted Bennett	2	5	0.0	23	38
DT Danny Young	2	2	0.0	24	44
CB Chad Greer	2	1	0.0	9	26
CB Aiden Quinn	2	0	0.0	6	20
S Emmanuel Hardy	2	0	0.0	2	14
ILB Lee Valentin	2	0	0.0	20	30
S Corn Elder	2	0	0.0	23	35
WR Buddy Taylor	1	0	---	---	---
WR John Ross	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Juan Roosenraad	0	1	0.5	4	7
OLB Amos Sibal	0	1	0.0	1	6

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lincoln Gellings	1	1	0	4
DE Malik McDowell	0	2	2	21
DE DeMarcus Walker	0	1	0	22
OLB Alvin Schneider	0	1	0	13
OLB Damien Whitfield	0	0	1	31

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tyler Matakevich	1.0	0	1	0	38
OLB Juan Roosenraad	0.5	1	0	0	7
DT Brody Baillargeon	0.5	0	1	0	34
DT Danny Young	0.0	2	2	2	44
OLB Maurice Beltran	0.0	0	1	0	40
ILB Lee Valentin	0.0	0	1	0	30
OLB Marquel Lee	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mackensie Alexander	3	0	0	31
S Brayden Hanson	3	0	0	24
OLB Damien Whitfield	3	0	0	31
CB Ellis Bachechi	2	1	0	29
ILB Everett Birchall	2	0	0	16
S Raymond Copeland	1	1	0	23
OLB Alvin Schneider	1	0	1	13
CB Landon Korte	1	0	0	13
ILB Don Strickland	1	0	0	25
OLB Mario Whitted	1	0	0	16
S Gage Huntley	0	0	1	13

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ian Pettus	4	5	1	44
OLB Maurice Beltran	4	1	0	40
OLB Tyler Matakevich	3	0	0	38
S Monty Sanderson	3	0	0	29
OLB Ted Bennett	2	0	0	38
S Emmanuel Hardy	2	0	0	14
CB Chad Greer	2	0	0	26
S Corn Elder	2	0	0	35
CB Eli Apple	1	1	0	44

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Cedric Roberg	3	5	24	0	44
C A.J. Cann	2	3	13	1	33
G Quinton Spain	1	6	24	0	44
T J.B. Swift	1	2	11	0	11
T Damian Dillick	1	1	24	1	44
G Jay Weaver	1	1	24	0	44
FB Corbin Mills	1	1	6	0	10

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Ryan Kelly	2	3	1	6	7
G Larry Thompson	2	3	0	23	24
G David Sharpe	1	6	0	29	31
T Anthony Compton	1	4	0	29	31
T Amir Hatcher	1	3	0	29	31
TE Alfredo Hartrick	1	1	1	27	31
G Lenny McGregor	0	3	0	29	31

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Alvin Schneider	5	13
Mario Whitted	1	23
Lincoln Gellings	1	21
Damian Dillick	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ian Pettus	3	26
Anthony Compton	1	10
Lenny McGregor	1	8

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Quinton Spain	24	44	---	---	11	79
G Jay Weaver	24	44	---	---	11	79
T Damian Dillick	24	44	---	---	11	79
T Cedric Roberg	24	44	---	---	11	79
WR Brian Lyle	22	39	---	---	18	79
CB Mackensie Alexander	---	---	29	31	10	70
QB Amare Peterson	24	44	---	---	---	68
TE Melvin Benton	23	39	---	---	---	62
S Brayden Hanson	---	---	23	24	15	62
RB Javier Deskins	15	25	---	---	18	58
OLB Damien Whitfield	---	---	27	31	---	58
CB Ellis Bachechi	---	---	26	29	2	57
WR Courtney Freeman	18	37	---	---	---	55
ILB Don Strickland	---	---	25	25	1	51
OLB Mario Whitted	---	---	10	16	23	49
WR Irving Ponds	9	31	---	---	7	47
DT Brent Wedeman	---	---	24	23	---	47
C A.J. Cann	13	33	---	---	---	46
CB Landon Korte	---	---	18	13	15	46
DE Malik McDowell	---	---	23	21	---	44
OLB Alvin Schneider	---	---	17	13	13	43
DE DeMarcus Walker	---	---	20	22	---	42
S Raymond Copeland	---	---	15	23	---	38
FB Corbin Mills	6	10	---	---	18	34
DE Thurman Tubbs	---	---	15	18	---	33
S Gage Huntley	---	---	19	13	---	32
TE Mickey Nogas	1	2	---	---	26	29
DE Lincoln Gellings	---	---	4	4	21	29
ILB Everett Birchall	---	---	11	16	---	27
RB Aaron Jones	8	15	---	---	---	23
T J.B. Swift	11	11	---	---	---	22
WR Will Fuller	9	11	---	---	---	20
TE Maxx Williams	8	7	---	---	---	15
ILB Connor Marincic	---	---	3	2	9	14
WR Zack Schneider	1	4	---	---	8	13
C Connor Patton	0	0	---	---	11	11
OLB Jason Fine	---	---	4	6	---	10
CB Cristian Rice	---	---	4	6	---	10
DT Maliek Collins	---	---	0	1	8	9
P Junior Stauder	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Younghoe Koo	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Matt Milano	---	---	2	4	---	6
QB Lamont Lynn	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Josiah Spillman	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB William Stanback	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Kendall Briggs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ian Pettus	---	---	24	44	26	94
OLB Maurice Beltran	---	---	22	40	26	88
DT Danny Young	---	---	24	44	11	79
CB Eli Apple	---	---	24	44	3	71
T Anthony Compton	29	31	---	---	10	70
T Amir Hatcher	29	31	---	---	8	68
G David Sharpe	29	31	---	---	8	68
G Lenny McGregor	29	31	---	---	8	68
OLB Tyler Matakevich	---	---	23	38	3	64
OLB Ted Bennett	---	---	23	38	3	64
RB Alvin Kamara	16	25	---	---	22	63
QB Mitch Trubisky	29	31	---	---	---	60
S Corn Elder	---	---	23	35	1	59
WR Buddy Taylor	26	24	---	---	8	58
TE Alfredo Hartrick	27	31	---	---	---	58
DT Brody Baillargeon	---	---	22	34	1	57
WR John Ross	28	29	---	---	---	57
S Monty Sanderson	---	---	21	29	6	56
ILB Lee Valentin	---	---	20	30	1	51
G Larry Thompson	23	24	---	---	---	47
OLB Marquel Lee	---	---	14	21	3	38
CB Chad Greer	---	---	9	26	2	37
WR Grant Crawford	20	14	---	---	1	35
S Emmanuel Hardy	---	---	2	14	17	33
FB Danny Balogh	3	11	---	---	15	29
CB Aiden Quinn	---	---	6	20	2	28
TE Lincoln Clinton	2	2	---	---	23	27
OLB Lamont Clinton	---	---	2	12	10	24
TE Howard Shannon	8	13	---	---	---	21
RB Roman Hittle	14	6	---	---	1	21
OLB Amos Sibal	---	---	1	6	13	20
CB Aarion Penton	---	---	0	0	14	14
WR Bernard Watkins	1	0	---	---	13	14
C Ryan Kelly	6	7	---	---	---	13
OLB Juan Roosenraad	---	---	4	7	---	11
C Ike Jennings	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jerry Ugokwe	0	0	---	---	8	8
P R.J. Shepps	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Alvin Fiske	---	---	0	2	1	3
K Emmanuel Mueller	0	0	---	---	2	2
OLB Bennett Hodel	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Tarik Cohen	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Tristan Stargell	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Kai Perez	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Mickey Kosteva	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Blaine Ensor	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	29	7.3
Middle	19	125	6.6
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	14	2.0
Middle	15	58	3.9
Right	7	27	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Amare Peterson	42	23	3	1	0	7	7	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitch Trubisky	31	18	2	3	0	2	5	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	3	0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	108	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	71	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	16	2.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	8	47	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	24	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	61	15.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Lyle	17	9	97	2	39
TE Melvin Benton	10	8	77	1	39
WR Courtney Freeman	5	2	17	0	37
WR Will Fuller	4	2	-1	0	11
RB Javier Deskins	3	2	8	0	25
FB Corbin Mills	2	0	0	0	10
RB Aaron Jones	1	0	0	0	15

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Ross	9	7	79	2	29
WR Buddy Taylor	7	3	30	0	24
FB Danny Balogh	4	3	15	0	11
WR Grant Crawford	4	1	3	0	14
RB Alvin Kamara	3	2	8	0	25
TE Alfredo Hartrick	3	1	17	0	31
TE Howard Shannon	1	1	3	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Javier Deskins	1	10	10.00	8.25

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Amare Peterson	2	2	10	5.00	4.71

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Melvin Benton	2	2	10	5.00	7.70

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
QB Amare Peterson	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Mitch Trubisky	3	0
WR Buddy Taylor	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Amare Peterson	13	7	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitch Trubisky	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Lyle	8	3	1
TE Melvin Benton	4	3	2
WR Courtney Freeman	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Ross	3	1	1
TE Howard Shannon	1	1	0
FB Danny Balogh	1	1	0
WR Buddy Taylor	1	1	1
RB Alvin Kamara	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)