After a slow start, Texans receiver Nico Collins made the big catches to spark Houston to a 32-12 win and set team record for playoffs.

Texans wide receiver Nico Collins set franchise receiving yardage record against Chargers, but needs someone in receiving corps to complement him against Chiefs.

After a quiet first quarter, Collins exploded to give Houston momentum in the second quarter. After C.J. Stroud found Xavier Hutchinson for a 34-yard pickup, Collins won his one-on-one battle against Chargers cornerback Kristian Fulton in man coverage and propelled his way into Los Angeles’ red zone for a 37-yard gain.

Nico Collins is Houston's primary pass catcher and one of the best wide receivers in the NFL. The veteran wideout has been instrumental in the Texans' run to the divisional round, and his synergy ...

The Texans are up 7-6 over the Los Angeles Chargers in the wild-card round following a Nico Collins 13-yard touchdown pass from C.J. Stroud with just under a minute remaining in the first quarter.

And Collins surpassed former Texans Pro Bowl wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins’ franchise playoff receiving yardage record in the process, catching seven passes for 122 yards and one score on eight targets. Hopkins had 118 yards in a 2019 divisional round loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

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HOUSTON -- The Texans ' offense finally woke up as quarterback C.J. Stroud hit wideout Nico Collins for a touchdown to put the team up 7-6 over the Los Angeles Chargers in the second quarter Saturday in the wild-card opener of the playoffs.

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Houston’s 10-7 record was as much a function of playing in a toothless AFC South as anything else. The Texans offense took a step backward after 2023’s emergence. C.J. Stroud backslid, a robust receiving corps was waylaid by injuries and the team had exactly one regular season win over a fellow playoff team (in Week 5 over the Buffalo Bills).

Collins caught five of eight targets for 81 yards in Saturday's 23-14 divisional-round loss to Kansas City. The fourth-year wideout was C.J. Stroud's top option as per usual, leading the Texans in catches,