C.J. Stroud will be up against the sixth-best passing defense in the league when his Houston Texans play the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 17, on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Stroud has racked up 2,628 passing yards (219.0 per game) and a 65.3% completion percentage this year, passing for 16 TDs with six INTs. On 42 carries, Stroud has rushed for 204 yards, and averaging 17.0 rushing yards per game.
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Stroud vs. the Chargers
- Stroud vs the Chargers (since 2021): 1 GP / 282 PASS YPG / 1 PASS TD
- Los Angeles hasn't allowed an opposing quarterback to total 300 or more passing yards against them in an outing yet this year.
- The Chargers have allowed 11 players to throw one or more touchdowns in a game this season.
- Only three opposing quarterbacks have thrown for two or more TDs in a game against Los Angeles in 2025.
- The Chargers have not allowed a player to throw more than two TDs against them in an outing this season.
- The 179.3 passing yards the Chargers allow per game makes them the sixth-ranked pass defense in the NFL this year.
- The Chargers have the No. 2 defense in the NFL in passing touchdowns allowed, conceding 14 this season (0.9 per game).
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Stroud Passing Insights
- Stroud has surpassed his passing yards prop total in six of 12 opportunities this year.
- The Texans, who are 20th in NFL play in points scored, have passed 56.1% of the time while running 43.9%.
- With 372 attempts for 2,628 passing yards, Stroud is 16th in league play with 7.1 yards per attempt.
- Stroud has completed at least one touchdown pass in nine of 12 games, including multiple TDs four times.
- He has 16 total touchdowns this season (55.2% of his team's 29 offensive TDs).
- Stroud has passed 44 times out of his 372 total attempts while in the red zone (31.9% of his team's red zone plays).
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Stroud's Recent Performance
| Opponent | Date | Week | Passing Stats | Rushing Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Raiders | 12/21/2025 | Week 16 | 23-for-35 / 187 YDS / 1 TD / 0 INTs | 4 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Cardinals | 12/14/2025 | Week 15 | 22-for-29 / 260 YDS / 3 TDs / 0 INTs | 6 ATT / 10 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Chiefs | 12/7/2025 | Week 14 | 15-for-31 / 203 YDS / 1 TD / 0 INTs | 2 ATT / 5 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Colts | 11/30/2025 | Week 13 | 22-for-35 / 276 YDS / 0 TDs / 1 INT | 1 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Broncos | 11/2/2025 | Week 9 | 6-for-10 / 79 YDS / 0 TDs / 0 INTs | 2 ATT / 12 YDS / 0 TDs |