Stroud throws five TDs, Texans beat Chargers 44-22

C.J. Stroud threw for 384 yards and five touchdowns as the Houston Texans beat the Los Angeles Chargers 44-22, improving to 3-5 and winning three of their past four after an 0-4 start. Houston piled up a season-high 485 yards, with Kayshon Boutte catching two touchdowns and Tank Dell adding a 63-yard score in his second game back from a serious knee injury. The Texans also sacked Justin Herbert eight times; he finished with 193 passing yards, a touchdown and an interception, and hurt a finger on his left hand in the fourth quarter. Quentin Johnston’s 58-yard touchdown pass from Herbert ended the Chargers’ 37-drive touchdown drought, but Los Angeles fell to 0-8 and tied a franchise record with its 11th consecutive loss. The Chargers were without wide receiver Ladd McConkey, who was sidelined by back spasms.