The Houston Texans’ veteran defensive tackle stepped up on third down to record his first sack in the postseason on Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Hebert in the third quarter of the wild-card round. The Bolts’ offense was driving, but the sack led to a punt.

Texans veteran defensive lineman Denico Autry had a sack and a blocked extra point against the Chargers in a playoff win.

Houston Texans defensive end Denico Autry's thunderous sack of the Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert forces Chargers to punt.

The Houston Texans will face off against the Los Angeles Chargers in the wild card round. The Texans will host the Chargers in a crunch AFC wild card round game on Saturday.

Autry (knee) is active for Saturday's wild-card matchup against the Chargers. Autry missed Houston's regular-season finale due to a knee injury and began this week by sitting out practice. However, he upgraded to a limited session Wednesday before logging a full practice Friday and is good to go for the wild-card game against Los Angeles.

HOUSTON – Texans wide receiver John Metchie III returned to practice after missing one day with a minor shoulder injury. Metchie is expected to play in a wild-card round playoff game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday at NRG Stadium.

The Texans heard how the Chargers' improvement in seed gave them an easier opponent in Houston, but the home team's defense shut down L.A.'s playoff hopes.

Defensive end Denico Autry, linebacker Christian Harris and receiver John Metchie III are questionable, but no other players carry injury designations That means that Houston could return key ...

Houston quickly extinguished that hope when Denico Autry blocked the extra point and D'Angelo Ross ran the ball back for a two-point conversion. Houston has shown incredible resiliency all day.

HOUSTON – Houston's D'Angelo Ross returned ... Cameron Dicker's extra point attempt was blocked by Denico Autry. Recommended Videos Dicker tried to knock the ball down, but it bounced off ...

Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST, ESPN/ABC. BetMGM NFL odds: Chiefs by 8. Against the spread: Texans 8-8-2; Chiefs 8-9. Series record: Chiefs lead 10-5

Houston Texans defensive end Denico Autry's thunderous sack of the Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert forces Chargers to punt. Watch highlights from the Wild Card Weekend matchup ...