德州人憑藉防守寶石擊敗閃電隊，晉級分區輪

休士頓德州人隊在賽季後半段的表現並不是特別好。他們在6勝2負的開局後只取得了4勝5負的戰績，看起來像是一支在弱小的亞冠南區踢球的幸運球隊。

The Houston Texans had a disappointing second half of the season, going 4-5 after a 6-2 start. They looked fortunate to be in the weak AFC South.

休士頓德州人隊本賽季下半程表現令人失望，在開局 6-2 後僅取得 4-5 的戰績。他們看起來很幸運能夠進入實力較弱的亞足聯南部地區。

But the Texans will be one of the final eight teams standing in this NFL season.

但德州人隊將成為本賽季 NFL 的最後八支球隊之一。

Houston had a fantastic defensive game, C.J. Stroud made a few big plays to overcome some of the Texans’ offensive mistakes and Houston eliminated the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday with a 32-12 win.

休士頓打出了一場精彩的防守比賽，CJ 斯特勞德打出了幾場精彩的比賽，克服了德州人隊的一些進攻失誤，最終休士頓隊在周六以 32-12 擊敗了洛杉磯閃電隊。

The Chargers were still in the game before Houston’s consistent pressure forced Justin Herbert into his worst mistake of the day. He threw high to Ladd McConkey even though he wasn’t under much pressure, it was picked off by Eric Murray and returned 38 yards for a touchdown. That play gave Houston a 20-6 lead and practically put the game away because a sleepwalking Chargers offense wasn’t going to overcome that deficit.

在休士頓持續的壓力迫使賈斯汀·赫伯特犯下當天最嚴重的錯誤之前，閃電隊仍在比賽中。他在沒有承受太大壓力的情況下向拉德·麥康基 (Ladd McConkey) 投出了高高的球，但球被埃里克·穆雷 (Eric Murray) 接住並返回 38 碼達陣。那場比賽讓休士頓以 20-6 領先，幾乎讓比賽結束，因為夢遊般的閃電隊進攻無法彌補這一差距。

Herbert threw four interceptions and was sacked four times in a nightmare game. Herbert threw three interceptions the entire regular season.

赫伯特在一場噩夢般的比賽中四次攔截並四次被解僱。赫伯特在整個常規賽中完成了 3 次攔截。

Houston had a huge breakthrough last season and was predicted to do even more this season. It didn’t work out quite that way, but the Texans had an impressive playoff performance to stay alive.

休士頓上賽季取得了巨大突破，預計本賽季會取得更大突破。結果並非如此，但德州人隊在季後賽中以令人印象深刻的表現保持活力。

Chargers stumble often vs. Texans

閃電隊與德州人隊的比賽中經常失利

The Chargers were off to a fast start. They had a solid opening drive downfield, though it stalled and they settled for a field goal. Right after that Derwin James Jr. forced a fumble and the Chargers were in Texans territory again.

閃電隊開局很快。他們在前場取得了穩固的開局，但後來停滯不前，他們最終還是射門得分。緊接著，小德文詹姆斯（Derwin James Jr.）強行掉球，閃電隊再次進入德州人的領地。

That’s about when the Texans' defense dug in. The Chargers got only a field goal out of that possession, and it would be a long time before they scored again. The Texans' pass rush controlled the game. Herbert played well late in the season but was horrible on Saturday. A bad pass that Kamari Lassiter picked off downfield, one play after the Chargers picked off Stroud in Texans territory, was a big turning point in the first half.

就在那時，德州人隊的防守開始發揮作用。德州人隊的傳球衝擊控制了比賽。赫伯特在賽季末打得很好，但周六的表現很糟糕。卡馬裡·拉西特在前場接住了一次糟糕的傳球，這是上半場的一個重大轉折點，這是閃電隊在德克薩斯人的領土上接住斯特勞德後的一次進攻。

On a fourth-and-2 in the second half, the Chargers went for it and Quentin Johnston ran a route short of the first-down marker against All-Pro cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. The pass was incomplete but Johnston would have been well short anyway, due to Stingley playing it perfectly. Every time the Chargers faced a big situation, the Texans outperformed them.

在下半場的第四次和第二次進攻中，閃電隊發起了進攻，昆汀·約翰斯頓（Quentin Johnston）在對陣全職業角衛小德里克·斯汀利（Derek Stingley Jr.）的比賽中，距離首攻標記不遠處。每當閃電隊面臨重大情況時，德州人都表現得比他們更好。

The Texans' defense played like it had to make some big plays to make up for a struggling offense, and it accomplished that.

德州人的防守就像是必須做出一些大動作來彌補進攻端的掙扎，而他們做到了這一點。

Even though the Chargers’ mistakes were keeping the Texans in the game, Houston’s mistakes were keeping Los Angeles in the game as well. Joe Mixon lost a fumble on an ill-timed trick play. He was clearly looking to pass but tucked it when nobody was open and was stripped. It was his first lost fumble in 1,082 touches. The Texans seemed to throw an interception into the end zone, which would have been their fourth turnover, but replay showed that James didn’t catch it. Houston got lucky, and salvaged a field goal.

儘管閃電隊的錯誤讓德州人隊留在了比賽中，但休士頓的錯誤也讓洛杉磯隊留在了比賽中。喬·米克森 (Joe Mixon) 在一場不合時宜的戲法中失球。他顯然是想傳球，但在沒人空位時將球塞進，結果被脫光了。這是他在 1,082 次觸球中第一次失球。德州人隊似乎將一次攔截扔到了達陣區，這將是他們的第四次失誤，但回放顯示詹姆斯沒有接住。休士頓很幸運，挽救了一個射門得分。

The Texans led 13-6 after that, and the defense made sure that lead held up.

此後德州人以13-6領先，而防守確保了領先優勢的保持。

2 INTs put game away

2 INT 終結比賽

The Chargers still had hope but two Herbert's interceptions ruined any hopes of winning.

閃電隊仍有希望，但赫伯特的兩次攔截破壞了獲勝的希望。

The first pick was on Herbert. He seemed worried about the pass rush even though he wasn’t under much pressure, double-clutched and threw a bad pass to McConkey. That was returned for a touchdown by Murray and put the Chargers in a big hole.

第一個選擇是赫伯特。儘管他沒有承受太大的壓力，但他似乎對傳球衝擊感到擔心，雙離合器並向麥康基扔了一個糟糕的傳球。穆雷回球達陣，讓閃電隊陷入了困境。

The second pick was the fault of tight end Will Dissly. His second bad drop of the game was picked off by Stingley and returned deep into Chargers territory. A field goal put Houston up 23-6.

第二順位是近端鋒威爾·迪斯利的錯。他本場比賽的第二次糟糕的投籃被斯廷利摘下，並回到了閃電隊的領地深處。火箭隊以 23-6 領先。

The Texans had run hot and cold on defense all season, but they were good Saturday. The Chargers focused on building a strong offensive line, but the Texans got the best of it. Herbert was terrible when he was pressured, and sometimes even when he was just worried about the pressure that wasn’t quite there yet. An 86-yard touchdown to McConkey, after the Texans had already taken control of the game, made Herbert's day look a lot better. Even that play turned into a blooper, as the Chargers had the extra point blocked, kicker Cameron Dicker tried to knock it down — clearly not understanding it was still a live ball — and got hit hard after he did. The Texans picked up the loose ball and returned it for 2 points.

整個賽季德州人的防守時好時壞，但周六他們表現出色。閃電隊專注於建立強大的進攻線，但德州人隊做到了最好。當赫伯特受到壓力時，他的表現很糟糕，有時甚至當他只是擔心尚未完全存在的壓力時。在德州人已經控制了比賽之後，麥康基的 86 碼達陣讓赫伯特的日子看起來好很多。即使那場比賽也變成了一場悲劇，當閃電隊的額外得分被阻止時，踢球手卡梅倫·迪克試圖將球擊倒——顯然他不知道這仍然是一個活球——但在他擊倒後遭到重擊。德州人撿起球回敬2分。

That summed up the game. The Chargers seemed oddly ill-prepared for their postseason opener. Houston wasn’t always great, particularly on offense, but got the win. The Texans haven't had the season they were hoping for, but they still can make it a memorable one. If the defense keeps making plays like it did Saturday, they have a chance.

這就是這場比賽的總結。奇怪的是，閃電隊似乎對季後賽揭幕戰準備不足。休士頓並不總是那麼出色，尤其是在進攻方面，但還是取得了勝利。德州人隊還沒有度過他們所希望的賽季，但他們仍然可以讓它成為一個令人難忘的賽季。如果防守方繼續像週六那樣打球，他們就有機會。