Eric Murray is taking the Houston Texans to the next round. On an overthrown ball from Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, Murray picked off the pass for a 38-yard touchdown return, extending the Texans lead by 14.

Pick-six alert! Houston Texans safety Eric Murray takes Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert's pass back for 38-yard TD.

Eric Murray returned one of Justin Herbert’s career-high four interceptions for a touchdown, C.J. Stroud threw a TD pass and the Houston Texans rolled past the Los Angeles Chargers 32-12 in a wild-card playoff game.

Safety Eric Murray intercepted a Justin Herbert pass in the third quarter and returned it for a score in the Wild Card Playoff versus Los Angeles.

The Texans defense was outstanding in Saturday's Wild Card win over the Chargers. Houston beat Los Angeles, 32-12, on Saturday afternoon at NRG Stadium. The Texans picked off four Justin Herbert passes, allowed just one touchdown, gave up 2.8 yards per carry and sacked Herbert four times.

Follow live reaction as the Houston Texans beat the Los Angeles Chargers to move on in the 2025 NFL playoffs The Houston Texans have beaten the Los Angeles Chargers 32-12 in the opening game of the NFL 's wild-card weekend to advance to the divisional round.

The Los Angeles Chargers fell short on Saturday, losing a Wild Card matchup with the Texans 32-12 despite a strong defensive showing.

Chargers suffer brutal Wild Card defeat at hands of Texans as quarterback Justin Herbert tosses four interceptions

The Houston Texans defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 32-12 at home in the AFC Wild Card Playoffs. Houston’s defense struggled the last time they played at home surrendering 31 points to the Baltimore Ravens in a rout.

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.

In terms of future talks, the Texans can push it back by exercising the fifth-year club option. If they do that, it could just be to create more time for talks and create a placeholder for his deal. The Texans want to stay in business with Stingley for years and years to come. Both sides are properly motivated.

It would seem that the Houston Texans hit a couple of home runs in 2023 when they hired head coach DeMeco Ryans and drafted quarterback C.J. Stroud.