J.K. Dobbins' return has bolstered the run game. The Chargers are averaging 121.8 yards and 4.1 yards per carry with Dobbins in the lineup compared with the 74.8 yards per game and 3.6 yards per carry during the four games he missed because of a knee injury.

The Houston Texans are set to play in their second straight Wild Card Round game, where last year they beat the Cleveland Browns and advanced to the next round, only to lose to the Baltimore Ravens. This year,

The Chargers will open the NFL playoffs with an AFC wild-card game on Saturday at Houston and the Rams will close the weekend with a Monday night game at home.

The NFL playoff picture is complete. Here's how the AFC and NFC fields ended up after Week 18, with the wild-card round up next.

Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Chargers agreed to sign veteran running back Ezekiel Elliott for their playoff run. Sources told ESPN, NFL Network and Fox Sports about the signing Monday. The Dallas Cowboys released Elliott on Dec. 31. He will start out with the Chargers practice squad.

The Los Angeles Chargers are planning to sign running back Ezekiel Elliott to their practice squad pending a physical