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LAC

AFC WEST · 4TH

Los Angeles Chargers

0-4 · home 0-2 · away 0-2 · division 0-1

0-4 · home 0-2 · away 0-2

NEXT · WEEK 5 vs DEN Broncos Sun Oct 11 · 4:05 PM ET · CBS Sun Oct 11 · 4:05 PM · CBS LAC 51% even Open →
OUR RATING +0.2 16th of 32 · points better than an average team on a neutral field 16th of 32
PROJECTED WINS PROJ WINS - Not published yet.
PLAYOFFS - Not published yet.
WINS VS EXPECTATION WINS VS EXPECTED −1.9 0-4 where our numbers expected 1.9 wins. Positive is running hot; it tends to come back. 0-4, expected 1.9

OUR RATING, WEEK BY WEEK

WeekRating
Preseason+0.5
After week 1+0.2
After week 2−0.1
After week 3+0.1
After week 4+0.2

Points better than an average team on a neutral field. The preseason prior comes from last season and the offseason; the line starts moving after Week 1.

Points better than average, neutral field. Moves after each week.

PLAYOFF ODDS, WEEK BY WEEK

Not published yet.

SCHEDULE

Preseason games are never forecast
P2 at HOU Texans Thu Aug 13 not forecast W 27-7 P3 vs SF 49ers Thu Aug 20 not forecast L 17-41 P4 vs LA Rams Thu Aug 27 not forecast L 18-20 1 vs ARI Cardinals Sun Sep 13 LAC 58% · by 2 L 14-26 Miss 2 vs LV Raiders Sun Sep 20 LAC 60% · by 5 L 14-26 Miss 3 at BUF Bills Sun Sep 27 LAC 35% · by 7, BUF L 16-24 Hit 4 at SEA Seahawks Sun Oct 4 LAC 39% · by 6, SEA L 23-30 Hit 5 vs DEN Broncos Sun Oct 11 · 4:05 LAC 51% · even · Next → 6 at KC Chiefs Sun Oct 18 · 4:25 LAC 41% · by 2, KC ·
Week 7, bye
8 at LA Rams Sun Nov 1 · 4:05 LAC 35% · by 6, LA · 9 vs HOU Texans Sun Nov 8 · 4:05 LAC 47% · by 1, HOU · 10 at BAL Ravens Mon Nov 16 · 8:15 LAC 32% · by 8, BAL · 11 vs NYJ Jets Sun Nov 22 · 4:05 LAC 57% · by 3 · 12 vs NE Patriots Sun Nov 29 · 8:20 LAC 50% · even · 13 at TB Buccaneers Sun Dec 6 · 1:00 LAC 37% · by 4, TB · 14 at LV Raiders Sun Dec 13 · 4:05 LAC 48% · by 1, LV · 15 vs SF 49ers Thu Dec 17 · 8:15 LAC 35% · by 4, SF · 16 at MIA Dolphins Sun Dec 27 · 1:00 LAC 60% · by 4 · 17 vs KC Chiefs Sun Jan 3 · 1:00 LAC 49% · even · 18 at DEN Broncos Sun Jan 10 · 1:00 LAC 47% · by 2, DEN ·

SCHEDULE

P2 at HOU Texans Thu Aug 13 not forecast W 27-7 P3 vs SF 49ers Thu Aug 20 not forecast L 17-41 P4 vs LA Rams Thu Aug 27 not forecast L 18-20 1 vs ARI Cardinals Sun Sep 13 LAC 58% L 14-26 Miss 2 vs LV Raiders Sun Sep 20 LAC 60% L 14-26 Miss 3 at BUF Bills Sun Sep 27 LAC 35% L 16-24 Hit 4 at SEA Seahawks Sun Oct 4 LAC 39% L 23-30 Hit 5 vs DEN Broncos Sun 4:05 PM LAC 51% · 6 at KC Chiefs Sun Oct 18 LAC 41% ·
Week 7, bye
8 at LA Rams Sun Nov 1 LAC 35% · 9 vs HOU Texans Sun Nov 8 LAC 47% · 10 at BAL Ravens Mon Nov 16 LAC 32% · 11 vs NYJ Jets Sun Nov 22 LAC 57% · 12 vs NE Patriots Sun Nov 29 LAC 50% · 13 at TB Buccaneers Sun Dec 6 LAC 37% · 14 at LV Raiders Sun Dec 13 LAC 48% · 15 vs SF 49ers Thu Dec 17 LAC 35% · 16 at MIA Dolphins Sun Dec 27 LAC 60% · 17 vs KC Chiefs Sun Jan 3 LAC 49% · 18 at DEN Broncos Sun Jan 10 LAC 47% ·

SEASON, IF WE RAN IT 100 TIMES

Not published yet.

REMAINING SCHEDULE, HOW HARD

REMAINING SCHEDULE · 4TH HARDEST

4th hardest of 32 avg opponent rating +1.1
5 DEN +1.7 · 51% 51%
6 KC +3.5 · 41% 41%
8 LA +3.2 · 35% 35%
9 HOU +2.2 · 47% 47%
10 BAL +6.0 · 32% 32%
11 NYJ −5.2 · 57% 57%
12 NE −1.3 · 50% 50%
13 TB +1.0 · 37% 37%
14 LV −3.9 · 48% 48%
15 SF +3.4 · 35% 35%
16 MIA −1.4 · 60% 60%
17 KC +3.5 · 49% 49%
18 DEN +1.7 · 47% 47%

Each tile: week, opponent, their rating, our number for LAC. Red border: games we currently lean against. Filled: 65% or better.

Week, opponent, our number for LAC. Red border: we lean against. Filled: 65% or better.

AFC WEST

KC Chiefs 4-0 +3.5 - 4-0 · +3.5 LV Raiders 3-1 −3.9 - 3-1 · −3.9 DEN Broncos 2-2 +1.7 - 2-2 · +1.7 LAC Chargers 0-4 +0.2 - 0-4 · +0.2 Whole conference →

INJURIES, AND WHAT THEY COST US

Donte Jackson CB CB OUT OUT
Derwin James S S OUT OUT
Kayode Awosika G G OUT OUT
Trevor Penning G G OUT OUT
Quentin Johnston WR WR OUT OUT
Joe Alt T T OUT OUT
Brenen Thompson WR WR OUT OUT
Trey Lance QB QB D · groin D
Charlie Kolar TE TE Q · forearm Q
Scott Matlock FB FB Q · foot Q
Ladd McConkey WR WR Q · foot Q
Branson Taylor G G Q · neck Q
Rodney Shelley CB CB Q · hamstring Q

Impact, the rating change with that player out, is not published yet.

KEY PLAYERS, WEEK 5 PROJECTIONS

KEY PLAYERS, WEEK 5

J.Herbert QB 15.9 QB17
O.Hampton RB 7.8 RB22
T.Harris WR 6.0 WR45
L.McConkey WR 4.6 WR59
O.Gadsden II TE 3.3 TE35
Depth chart, 55 on the roster →

SEASON SO FAR

Points for / against per game 16.8 / 26.5
Point diff per game −9.7
Home · Away · Division 0-2 · 0-2 · 0-1
Strength of schedule, remaining 4th

Week 5 · published Sun Oct 11 · 5:36 PM ET · run 2026-05-refresh-a83858b6

Week 5 · published Sun Oct 11 · run 2026-05-refresh-a83858b6