Instead of unraveling late in the game during another epic collapse, as they have already done three times this season, the winless Texans’ latest defeat took a different path toward an identical outcome.
The Texans have squandered leads, and fast starts previously in being outscored by a combined margin of 30-0 in the fourth quarter.
The frustrations are mounting about crucial errors, including another pair of interceptions by struggling second-year quarterback Davis Mills. There are costly penalties, communication breakdowns in pass protection and in coverage schemes and head-scratching play-calling decision. The Texans’ defense only hit Chargers Pro Bowl quarterback Justin Herbert twice, with one sack as he was able to keep buying time to find big wide receiver Mike Williams seven times for 120 yards, including a 50-yard bomb.
Ekeler entered Sunday with a 2.5 average per run, but rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries in addition to his late touchdown to put the game away and six catches for 49 yards on seven targets. “All eyes are on the quarterback, but there was a lot more,” Smith said. “We came back. In order for that to happen, our quarterback had to hit some passes. He did. We need to protect better. As far as pushing the ball down the football field, I thought at times we did do that, but we’re not where we need to be in our passing game, just like we aren’t in anything else. ..
“We can’t turn it on and turn it off when we want to,” Mills said. “When we need to go down and score like we did at the start of the second half, we have to do that the whole game. Continue to find ways to get the ball to the guys out in space and let them make plays.
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