Houston Texans overcome slow start to rout Los Angeles Chargers in chaotic playoff matchup

(CNN) —& 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.The& Texans& overcame a slow start and early mistakes to defeat the Chargers 32-12 on Saturday in a chaotic AFC wild-card playoff matchup at NRG Stadium.“Man, what an awesome opportunity we had to play a playoff game here at home,” Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans said after the game. “Just thankful for all our guys and the effort, the way they played today. That’s the complementary football that we have been looking for and we have been needing as a team.“Just outstanding performance on all three phases. Really proud of all our guys. I can go through each position group, everybody stepped up and made a play when we needed to make plays. Our best players stepped up and made big plays for us to win this game.”The Chargers opened the game with promise, scoring two first-quarter field goals for a 6-0 lead.Meanwhile, Houston’s struggles on offense were evident early, with wide receiver...