Chargers cut Texans lead to 17-10 at the end of the third quarter

The Chargers spent most of the three quarters stumbling around the field, but the Texans couldn't pull away and it is now a one-score game in Los Angeles.

Quarterback Justin Herbert found tight end Oronde Gadsden for a one-yard touchdown that cut Houston's lead to 17-10 with 13 seconds left to play in the third quarter.

Herbert helped set up the score with a 28-yard scramble on a third down and picked up another first down when he stayed on his feet to deliver a pass to Quentin Johnston while being hit by Texans defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins. Herbert, who has been sacked five times, is now 15-of-22 for 160 yards on the afternoon.

The Texans raced out to a 14-0 lead after their first two possessions, but the last eight have produced just three more and they will need to find a way to get things back into gear if they're going to ensure themselves of a playoff berth by the end of business in Week 17.