Wild Card Playoff Games, 2028

played in Houston, TX

61 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

California Chargers	10	0	10	11	-	31
Houston Texans	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:09 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 27 field goal
1Q: 06:39 HOU - Bert Garrard 15 pass from Marquis Stanton (Bernard Hitchcock extra point)
1Q: 02:42 CAL - Mackenzie Aranda 7 run (Jackie McGillicuddy extra point)
2Q: 09:35 HOU - Gregory Woodson 10 pass from Marquis Stanton (Bernard Hitchcock extra point)
3Q: 09:35 CAL - Earnest Kirchner 11 pass from Bryson Roger (Jackie McGillicuddy extra point)
3Q: 02:08 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 31 field goal
4Q: 09:44 CAL - Devon Goetz 2 run (Bryson Roger pass to Jalen Fuqua for conversion)
4Q: 02:44 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:09 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 27 field goal
1Q: 06:39 HOU - Bert Garrard 15 pass from Marquis Stanton (Bernard Hitchcock extra point)
1Q: 02:42 CAL - Mackenzie Aranda 7 run (Jackie McGillicuddy extra point)
2Q: 09:35 HOU - Gregory Woodson 10 pass from Marquis Stanton (Bernard Hitchcock extra point)
3Q: 09:35 CAL - Earnest Kirchner 11 pass from Bryson Roger (Jackie McGillicuddy extra point)
3Q: 02:08 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 31 field goal
4Q: 09:44 CAL - Devon Goetz 2 run (Bryson Roger pass to Jalen Fuqua for conversion)
4Q: 02:44 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 18 field goal

Team Statistics CAL HOU
Record 13-4 9-7-1
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 382 260
- Offensive Plays 64 68
- Yards per Play 5.97 3.82
Net Rushing Yards 147 76
- Rushing Attempts 32 19
- Yards per Rush 4.59 4.00
Net Passing Yards 235 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 23 - 0 45 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 243 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 4/30
- Yards per Pass Play 7.34 3.76
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 10.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/40 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/16 3/25
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/3 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 32:01 27:59

Team Statistics	CAL	HOU
Record	13-4	9-7-1
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	382	260
- Offensive Plays	64	68
- Yards per Play	5.97	3.82
Net Rushing Yards	147	76
- Rushing Attempts	32	19
- Yards per Rush	4.59	4.00
Net Passing Yards	235	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 23 - 0	45 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	243	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	4/30
- Yards per Pass Play	7.34	3.76
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	10.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/40	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/16	3/25
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/3	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 24
Time of Possession	32:01	27:59

Drive Charts

California Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:57	OWN 25	7	65	Field Goal
1	6:32	4:00	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	0:40	1:02	OWN 26	3	-4	Punt
2	9:29	1:58	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	2:27	1:12	OWN 10	3	1	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:23	3:57	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
3	6:01	3:59	OWN 33	8	53	Field Goal
4	14:51	5:18	OWN 44	10	56	Touchdown
4	9:05	3:55	OWN 31	6	32	Punt
4	4:26	1:49	OPP 10	3	9	Field Goal
4	1:54	1:10	OPP 30	3	9	Missed FG

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:03	5:31	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	2:32	1:52	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	14:38	5:09	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	7:31	5:04	OWN 14	12	71	Interception
2	1:15	0:58	OWN 36	4	15	Punt
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	9:26	3:25	OWN 22	6	13	Punt
3	2:02	2:11	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
4	9:33	0:28	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	5:10	0:44	OWN 20	4	-10	Downs
4	2:37	0:43	OWN 25	4	5	Downs
4	0:44	0:44	OWN 28	3	-8	Game

Game MVP: Brendan Summers, California Chargers

Rushing Statistics

California	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bryan Zukauskas	13	63	4.85	19	2	0
RB Mackenzie Aranda	12	76	6.33	34	4	1
RB Devon Goetz	5	10	2.00	4	0	1
QB Bryson Roger	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
WR Asher Rabach	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Antonio Ramirez	12	48	4.00	16	1
RB Tony Gyotoku	6	21	3.50	16	1
RB Marcus Wible	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryson Roger	31	23	243	1/8	1	35	0	107.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marquis Stanton	45	25	214	4/30	2	24	1	73.7

Receiving Statistics

California	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joshua Chandler	6	6	83	13.83	36	35	0
WR Gavin Schwant	5	9	24	4.80	0	8	0
RB Bryan Zukauskas	3	3	13	4.33	6	9	0
FB Earnest Kirchner	3	4	51	17.00	40	25	1
RB Mackenzie Aranda	3	3	45	15.00	45	31	0
TE Devante Hock	1	2	13	13.00	2	13	0
WR Jalen Fuqua	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Andres Linquist	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	0
RB Devon Goetz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Garrard	6	12	70	11.67	31	21	1
TE Victor Duffy	6	13	57	9.50	18	21	0
FB Gregory Woodson	4	5	49	12.25	22	24	1
RB Tony Gyotoku	3	3	8	2.67	1	6	0
RB Antonio Ramirez	2	3	10	5.00	0	9	0
WR Claude Bismo	2	4	8	4.00	0	7	0
WR Denzel Alexandre	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Paul Owens	1	3	10	10.00	1	10	0

Interception Statistics

California	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eduardo Conley	1	1	1.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

California	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Alexander Goodwin	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Claude Bismo	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

California	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joel Galloway	4	221	55.3	44.0	66	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terry Blanchard	6	261	43.5	37.5	49	1

Kicking Statistics

California	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jackie McGillicuddy	3/4	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Hitchcock	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Zukauskas	1	16	16.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oscar Gomez	3	25	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Tolbert	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

California	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nicholas Tate	8	2	0.0	18	30
DT D.J. Clark	7	0	1.0	18	23
S George Tucker	6	2	0.0	19	49
OLB Arnie Blanchard	5	5	0.0	18	49
CB Alexander Goodwin	4	4	0.0	15	46
CB Bob Blades	4	0	0.0	12	39
DE Brendan Summers	3	1	3.0	19	49
OLB Winston Dodge	2	0	0.0	18	30
S Tevin Lander	2	0	0.0	18	30
S Aiden Hasan	2	0	0.0	1	19
DE Seth Maru	2	0	0.0	17	42
CB Rod Cook	1	0	0.0	18	46
OLB Dakota Hopkins	0	2	0.0	8	25

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ellis Riggins	12	2	0.0	32	32
S Vernon Cales	7	3	0.0	32	32
CB Chad Rivera	6	0	0.0	31	30
ILB Devin Blackledge	5	1	0.0	32	32
S Cooper Peppers	4	1	0.0	27	22
CB Jumbo Lyon	4	0	0.0	31	29
DT Mitchell Gabriel	3	1	0.0	30	21
OLB Wally Castillo	3	0	0.0	12	16
DT Quentin Irwin	2	2	0.5	20	21
DT Tony Hatcher	2	2	0.0	15	22
CB Rick Tolbert	2	1	0.0	20	22
DE Tre' Burgess	2	1	0.0	29	25
RB Antonio Ramirez	1	0	---	---	---
DE Louis Rice	0	1	0.5	32	32

Pass Rush Statistics

California	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brendan Summers	3.0	0	1	0	49
DT D.J. Clark	1.0	0	0	0	23
OLB Winston Dodge	0.0	1	0	0	30
DE Seth Maru	0.0	0	3	0	42
OLB Arnie Blanchard	0.0	0	1	1	49
DE Patrick Horn	0.0	0	1	0	7

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Louis Rice	0.5	1	1	0	32
DT Quentin Irwin	0.5	0	0	1	21
ILB Devin Blackledge	0.0	0	0	1	32
DT Mitchell Gabriel	0.0	0	0	1	21
DE Tre' Burgess	0.0	0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

California	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Nicholas Tate	5	1	0	30
OLB Arnie Blanchard	4	1	0	49
S George Tucker	4	0	0	49
CB Bob Blades	4	0	0	39
CB Alexander Goodwin	3	2	0	46
CB Rod Cook	2	0	0	46
S Aiden Hasan	2	0	0	19
S Tevin Lander	1	1	0	30
CB Eduardo Conley	0	0	1	7

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ellis Riggins	5	0	32
CB Jumbo Lyon	4	1	29
S Vernon Cales	4	0	32
CB Rick Tolbert	3	2	22
S Cooper Peppers	2	1	22
OLB Wally Castillo	2	1	16
CB Chad Rivera	2	0	30
ILB Devin Blackledge	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

California	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kerry Tate	5	7	32	0	32
G Craig Weatherly	3	7	32	1	32
T Scottie Prescott	3	7	32	0	32
T Noah Twisp	2	6	32	0	32
C Chandler Mills	0	2	32	0	32
FB Earnest Kirchner	0	2	9	0	8

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Michael Schwartz	3	3	19	2	49
G Reuben Moore	2	4	19	0	49
G Chance Boyer	1	6	19	1	49
C Gerald Peterson	0	3	19	1	49
T Isaiah Bensen	0	2	19	0	49
FB Gregory Woodson	0	1	4	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

California	Tackles	STPlays
Neal Freeman	4	20

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Reuben Moore	1	9

Participation

California	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Arnie Blanchard	---	---	18	49	11	78
C Chandler Mills	32	32	---	---	8	72
G Craig Weatherly	32	32	---	---	8	72
T Noah Twisp	32	32	---	---	8	72
S George Tucker	---	---	19	49	2	70
DE Brendan Summers	---	---	19	49	---	68
QB Bryson Roger	32	32	---	---	---	64
G Kerry Tate	32	32	---	---	---	64
CB Rod Cook	---	---	18	46	---	64
T Scottie Prescott	32	32	---	---	---	64
WR Joshua Chandler	32	28	---	---	3	63
CB Alexander Goodwin	---	---	15	46	---	61
TE Devante Hock	30	30	---	---	---	60
DE Seth Maru	---	---	17	42	---	59
CB Bob Blades	---	---	12	39	6	57
WR Jalen Fuqua	29	28	---	---	---	57
RB Bryan Zukauskas	13	18	---	---	24	55
OLB Winston Dodge	---	---	18	30	---	48
ILB Nicholas Tate	---	---	18	30	---	48
S Tevin Lander	---	---	18	30	---	48
TE Andres Linquist	10	13	---	---	24	47
OLB Neal Freeman	---	---	2	19	20	41
DT D.J. Clark	---	---	18	23	---	41
FB Earnest Kirchner	9	8	---	---	20	37
S Aiden Hasan	---	---	1	19	14	34
DT Calvin Joseph	---	---	1	26	6	33
OLB Dakota Hopkins	---	---	8	25	---	33
WR Gavin Schwant	15	15	---	---	3	33
WR Asher Rabach	3	5	---	---	20	28
RB Mackenzie Aranda	13	12	---	---	---	25
CB Malachi Winters	---	---	2	3	16	21
OLB Hardy Harriman	---	---	0	0	20	20
DE Patrick Horn	---	---	2	7	6	15
K Jackie McGillicuddy	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Sean Hodges	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Eduardo Conley	---	---	3	7	---	10
RB Devon Goetz	6	3	---	---	---	9
C Sedrick Fisher	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Joel Galloway	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jermaine Schaefer	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jose Bradley	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Allen Bullock	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dylan Shapiro	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Lenny Kirk	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Tyrus Preston	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Leland McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Reuben Moore	19	49	---	---	9	77
T Isaiah Bensen	19	49	---	---	6	74
G Chance Boyer	19	49	---	---	6	74
T Michael Schwartz	19	49	---	---	6	74
QB Marquis Stanton	19	49	---	---	---	68
ILB Devin Blackledge	---	---	32	32	4	68
S Vernon Cales	---	---	32	32	4	68
C Gerald Peterson	19	49	---	---	---	68
DE Louis Rice	---	---	32	32	4	68
OLB Ellis Riggins	---	---	32	32	4	68
WR Bert Garrard	18	48	---	---	---	66
CB Chad Rivera	---	---	31	30	4	65
WR Amir Forbes	16	42	---	---	7	65
CB Jumbo Lyon	---	---	31	29	3	63
TE Victor Duffy	17	45	---	---	---	62
DE Tre' Burgess	---	---	29	25	2	56
CB Rick Tolbert	---	---	20	22	13	55
DT Mitchell Gabriel	---	---	30	21	1	52
S Cooper Peppers	---	---	27	22	2	51
RB Antonio Ramirez	12	20	---	---	16	48
DT Quentin Irwin	---	---	20	21	4	45
WR Claude Bismo	12	23	---	---	10	45
DT Tony Hatcher	---	---	15	22	3	40
OLB Wally Castillo	---	---	12	16	12	40
RB Tony Gyotoku	6	29	---	---	---	35
FB Gregory Woodson	4	16	---	---	14	34
WR Denzel Alexandre	3	14	---	---	14	31
S Calvin Wayne	---	---	4	8	16	28
OLB Bennett Stelick	---	---	3	2	21	26
TE Jon Seaman	1	2	---	---	20	23
CB Oscar Gomez	---	---	1	3	15	19
ILB Marshall Talbert	---	---	0	0	11	11
TE Paul Owens	4	6	---	---	---	10
C Harry Carter	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Barry Woodson	---	---	1	1	4	6
G Marco Liu	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Terry Blanchard	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Randal Frederick	---	---	0	0	4	4
DE Jose Lewis	---	---	0	0	4	4
K Bernard Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	3	3
S Isaac Arnold	---	---	0	2	---	2
WR Roderick Dillon	1	0	---	---	---	1
RB Marcus Wible	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Mitchell Cheever	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Mike Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Peyton Randle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	49	7.0
Middle	16	56	3.5
Right	8	43	5.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	17	8.5
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	6	17	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

California	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryson Roger	31	23	3	0	1	5	1	4	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marquis Stanton	45	25	3	4	3	5	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	93	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	93	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	57	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	22	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	106	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	86	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

California	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gavin Schwant	9	5	1	24	0	15
WR Joshua Chandler	6	6	0	83	1	28
FB Earnest Kirchner	4	3	0	51	1	8
RB Bryan Zukauskas	3	3	0	13	0	18
RB Mackenzie Aranda	3	3	0	45	1	12
TE Devante Hock	2	1	0	13	0	30
WR Jalen Fuqua	2	1	0	3	0	28
RB Devon Goetz	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Andres Linquist	1	1	0	11	0	13

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Victor Duffy	13	6	0	57	1	45
WR Bert Garrard	12	6	2	70	1	48
FB Gregory Woodson	5	4	0	49	1	16
WR Claude Bismo	4	2	0	8	0	23
RB Antonio Ramirez	3	2	0	10	0	20
RB Tony Gyotoku	3	3	0	8	0	29
TE Paul Owens	3	1	1	10	0	6
WR Denzel Alexandre	2	1	0	2	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

California	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mackenzie Aranda	4	11	2.75	6.33
RB Bryan Zukauskas	3	11	3.67	4.85
RB Devon Goetz	2	3	1.50	2.00
WR Asher Rabach	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Antonio Ramirez	2	4	2.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryson Roger	5	3	28	5.60	7.84

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marquis Stanton	4	2	25	6.25	4.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

California	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joshua Chandler	2	2	17	8.50	13.83
FB Earnest Kirchner	2	1	11	5.50	12.75
WR Gavin Schwant	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Gregory Woodson	1	1	10	10.00	9.80
WR Bert Garrard	1	1	15	15.00	5.83
RB Antonio Ramirez	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
TE Paul Owens	1	0	0	0.00	3.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

California	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bryan Zukauskas	4	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Antonio Ramirez	1	1
RB Tony Gyotoku	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

California	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryson Roger	10	6	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marquis Stanton	14	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

California	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bryan Zukauskas	3	3	1
FB Earnest Kirchner	2	1	1
WR Gavin Schwant	2	1	1
TE Devante Hock	1	0	0
WR Joshua Chandler	1	1	1
WR Jalen Fuqua	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Victor Duffy	6	3	2
FB Gregory Woodson	3	3	2
WR Bert Garrard	2	2	2
RB Tony Gyotoku	2	2	1
WR Claude Bismo	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (16,000)
End Zone 11,400 (11,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (6,600)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (10,100)
Club Seats 11,800 (11,800)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,900 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (16,000)
End Zone	11,400 (11,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (6,600)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (10,100)
Club Seats	11,800 (11,800)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)