For the first time in two weeks, the Chargers had both of their leading rushers, J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards, on the practice field.
The Los Angeles Chargers have released their list of inactive players ahead of their Wild Card playoff game against the Houston Texans on Saturday. There are no huge surprises, though the team has chosen to make rookie running back Kimani Vidal a healthy scratch.
The Los Angeles Chargers added Ezekiel Elliott before their Wild Card showdown in Houston, but won't activate the former Dallas Cowboys running back.
Right guard Shaq Mason (knee) was the lone player Houston ruled out for the game. Four Texans are questionable: defensive end Denico Autry (knee), linebacker Christian Harris (ankle), wide receiver John Metchie III (shoulder) and tight end Teagan Quitoriano (calf).
The Los Angeles Chargers have brought a pair of players off of injured reserve and elevated two others from the practice squad.
Los Angeles enters its AFC Wild Card battle versus Houston as the favorite, but complacency is not an option. The Chargers have worked hard to take definite strides this season, and now comes the chance to prove that they are immune to the big-game curse that has plagued so many other iterations of this franchise.
Los Angeles heads into their first playoff game of the Jim Harbaugh era fresh off a red-hot three game streak. Thanks to a
Chargers GM Joe Hortiz saw how to build a team with the Ravens, but who expected he'd help produce a playoff team within a season and set to battle the Texans?
QUESTIONABLE: LB Denzel Perryman (groin), DB Eli Apple (hamstring), WR Simi Fehoko (elbow), WR Quentin Johnston, RB J.K. Dobbins (ankle), G/T Trey Pipkins III (oblique). FULL: RB Gus Edwards (ankle), T Rashawn Slater (knee), G Zion Johnson (ankle).
As the Chargers begin the playoffs against the Texans on Saturday, QB Justin Herbert got an unfortunate injury update on one of his receivers.
The Texans allowed 201 passing yards per game during the regular season, the sixth-lowest figure in the league, while their 29 takeaways were fifth most in the NFL. Led by defensive linemen Danielle Hunter (12 sacks) and Will Anderson Jr. (11), Houston set a franchise mark with 49 sacks, tied for fourth most in the league.
The NFL playoffs have entered the Divisional Round, and there's a strong group of former New Orleans Saints players competi