C.J. Stroud Week 17 Preview vs. the Chargers

C.J. Stroud will be facing the sixth-best passing defense in the NFL when his Houston Texans play the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 17, on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Stroud has compiled 2,628 passing yards this season (219.0 per game), including 16 passing TDs and six picks. In addition, Stroud has run for 204 yards on the ground (17.0 per game) on 42 carries.

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Stroud vs. the Chargers

• Stroud vs the Chargers (since 2021): 1 GP / 282 PASS YPG / 1 PASS TD
• Los Angeles has yet to allow an opposing quarterback to register 300 or more passing yards in an outing this year.
• 11 players have tossed one or more TDs in a game against the Chargers this season.
• Los Angeles has allowed two or more touchdown passes to only three quarterbacks in 2025.
• The Chargers have not allowed a player to throw more than two TDs against them in an outing this season.
• Stroud will face the NFL's sixth-ranked pass defense this week. The Chargers allow 179.3 passing yards per game.
• Opponents of the Chargers have scored 14 touchdowns through the air (0.9 per game). The Chargers' defense is second in the NFL in that category.

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Stroud Passing Insights

• Stroud has gone over his passing yards total six times this season (50.0%).
• 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 thrown for a touchdown in nine of 12 games this year, with more than one TD pass four times.
• He has 16 total touchdowns this season (55.2% of his team's 29 offensive TDs).
• Stroud has attempted 44 passes in the red zone (31.9% of his team's red zone plays).

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Stroud's Recent Performance