Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert threw four interceptions in the team's 32-12 playoff loss to the Houston Texans on Saturday. Herbert threw just three interceptions during the regular season, joining Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers as the only quarterbacks to throw three or fewer interceptions in a season.
But Herbert looked nothing like Brady or Rodgers at any point during Saturday's harrowing day. Herbert had perhaps the worst performance of his career with four interceptions and just 14 completions on 32 attempts.
They fell to 0 wins and 2 losses in the playoffs. His only other playoff game was a historic blowout loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2022 Wild Card Round.
Herbert was the subject of heavy criticism on social media during and after Saturday's game.
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Saturday's game was also a unique moment in NFL playoff history.
Houston's D'Angelo Ross returned a blocked extra point in the fourth quarter for two points, the first such play in NFL postseason history.
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Will Anderson Jr. (51) of the Houston Texans releases Justin Herbert. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
The play came after Ladd McConkie scored on an 86-yard reception early in the fourth quarter. Cameron Dicker's extra point attempt was blocked by Denico Autry.
The ball deflected high into the air and Dicker tried to knock it down, but the ball bounced off his hand. Ross grabbed it and returned it, pushing Houston's lead to 25-12.
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In 2015, the NFL began awarding two points for extra points returned to the end zone. Before that, a blocked extra point was a dead ball even if the defense recovered it.
According to Sportradar, this was the ninth extra point returned as a goal since the rule change. That only happened once during the 2024 regular season, on Sept. 29, when the Eagles played against Tampa Bay.
Denico Autry of the Houston Texans sacks Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers during the third quarter of the AFC Wild Card Game at NRG Stadium on January 11, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Tim Warner/Getty Images)
With this loss, the Chargers end the season without a playoff win for the sixth straight year. They haven't won a playoff game since Philip Rivers last played in the postseason with the team in 2018, when they beat the Baltimore Ravens in the wild-card game.
The Texans, led by quarterback CJ Stroud and head coach DeMeco Ryans, won a playoff game for the second straight year.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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