All year long, DeMeco Ryans' Houston Texans were a picture of inconsistency and rhythmless football. At times, they looked like a classic AFC South division champion. They were a team qualifying for the NFL's postseason by default,

Headlined by Justin Herbert, the Chargers are riding a three-game winning streak to close out 2024. After suffering a season-ending injury in 2024, Hebert rebounded, leading the NFL in touchdown-to-interception ratio (23:3) while bolstering a 101.7 passer rating.

As Houston prepares for its divisional-round matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs, Ryans has his defense playing at its best.

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

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

Dave Helman sits down to talk about the Houston Texans' impressive victory over the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC Wild Card matchup. Within the segment, Helman makes sure to praise DeMeco Ryans, C.J.

Following their disappointing 32-12 loss in the Wild Card vs. the Texans, Chargers QB Justin Herbert was roasted on his four-INT performance.

The Texans’ defense tallied four interceptions (two by cornerback Derek Stingley Jr.) and four sacks while holding the Chargers to 3-of-11 on third-down attempts. Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert threw three interceptions in the entire regular season.

Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans discusses his team's wild card playoff victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

The first five Texans possessions of Saturday's game against the Chargers ended with two turnovers and three punts, but the team remained in the game thanks to the work of their defense.