HOUSTON — Derek Stingley says the Texans aim to force three turnovers a game.
On Saturday against the Los Angeles Chargers, they surpassed that goal with the All-Pro cornerback grabbing two of Justin Herbert's career-high four interceptions to help Houston roll to a 32-12 wild-card playoff victory.
''We're just going out there playing like we've got to get the ball to win,'' Stingley said.
Eric Murray returned one of the interceptions for a touchdown and C.J. Stroud threw a TD pass in Houston's win.
Since the merger, quarterbacks are 55-551-2 when throwing four or more interceptions in the regular season and just 3-33 when doing so in the playoffs.
''I let the team down,'' Herbert said. ''You can't turn over the ball like that and expect to win. I put the team in a tough position there with four turnovers like that.''
It's the second straight year Stroud and the Texans (11-7) won in the first round after they beat Cleveland last season.
''It hasn't always been easy this year,'' Stroud said. ''But this is just another thing that we can use to motivate us even more.''