Los Angeles Chargers vs. Houston Texans on NFL Wild Card Weekend kicks off on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 1:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on CBS.

"GMFB" describes how important is wild card matchup vs. the Houston Texans mean for Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert.

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Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers capped a successful regular season by earning a 34–20 win over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 18. Jim Harbaugh's team took a bit to wake up and was trailing 10–9 late in the second quarter when Herbert found DJ Chark for a touchdown pass.

In just one year with the Los Angeles Chargers, Jim Harbaugh has once again proven why he is among the best coaches at any level of football. A decade after nearly winning Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers and one year after winning a national championship at the University of Michigan,

The Chargers are heading to the playoffs and Jim Harbaugh continues to prove he's unlike any other head coach in football.

Herbert is entering the 2024 playoffs on a heater as he led the Chargers to three straight wins to close out the regular season. As a result, the Chargers offense has exploded for an NFL-best 108 points scored in the past three games.

Bo Nix caps off his rookie season with four touchdowns, putting him in good company among the first-year passing TD leaders.

The stats say Justin Herbert is elite. But the Chargers QB is still seeking his first playoff win. Will he get it this weekend?

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