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LOS ANGELES CHARGERS chargers vs. colts 2019 SCHEDULE The Los Angeles Chargers open the 2019 regular season against the Indianapolis Colts. The two teams will meet at 1 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 8 from Dignity Health Sports Park. Greg Gumbel, PRESEASON Trent Green and Melanie Collins have the call on CBS while Matt “Money” Smith, Daniel Jeremiah and Shannon Farren will bring the action on KFI-AM 640. Mario Solis and Jorge WEEK DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE NETWORK Villanueva will present the game in Spanish on KFWB-AM 980. 1 Thu. Aug. 8 @ Cardinals L, 17-13 ABC7 2 Sun. Aug. 18 SAINTS L, 19-17 CBS* The Chargers are 32-27 (.542) all-time in season openers. The Colts and Chargers have met only 3 Sat. Aug. 24 SEAHAWKS L, 23-15 ABC7 one time on opening weekend as the Baltimore Colts downed the Bolts, 16-14, on Sept. 20, 4 Thu. Aug. 29 @ 49ers W, 27-24 ABC7 1970. The last season-opening victory for the Chargers was at home against the Detroit Lions (33-28) in 2015. REGULAR SEASON Sunday’s game will mark the 27th regular season meeting between the two teams as the WEEK DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE NETWORK Chargers hold a 16-10 advantage. The Colts won the last contest, 26-22, on Sept. 25, 2016. At 1 Sun. Sept. 8 COLTS 1:05 pm CBS home, the Colts have a slight 6-5 advantage, but the Chargers won the last meeting, 19-9, on 2 Sun. Sept. 15 @ Lions 10:00 am CBS 3 Sun. Sept. 22 TEXANS 1:25 pm CBS Oct. 14, 2013. 4 Sun. Sept. 29 @ Dolphins 10:00 am CBS 5 Sun. Oct. 6 BRONCOS 1:05 pm CBS The Los Angeles Chargers took another step forward under the direction of second-year head 6 Sun. Oct. 13 STEELERS 5:20 pm NBC* coach Anthony Lynn in 2018. The Bolts made their first playoff appearance since 2013 and with a 7 Sun. Oct. 20 @ Titans 1:05 pm CBS 8 Sun. Oct. 27 @ Bears 10:00 am FOX regular season mark of 12-4, posted their best record since 2009. 9 Sun. Nov. 3 PACKERS 1:25 pm CBS 10 Thur. Nov. 7 @ Raiders 5:20 pm FOX/NFLN* The Chargers showed their resolve all season long with memorable come-from-behind victories 11 Mon. Nov. 18 CHIEFS 5:15 pm ESPN* and an impressive road record that demonstrated the chemistry of the 2018 squad. For their 12 BYE 13 Sun. Dec. 1 @ Broncos 1:25 pm CBS efforts, an NFL-best seven Chargers were selected to the 2019 Pro Bowl. 14 Sun. Dec. 8 @ Jaguars 1:05 pm FOX 15 Sun. Dec. 15 VIKINGS 5:20 pm NBC* Of the 13 total wins on the year, eight were played outside of the Los Angeles area, including 16 TBD Dec. 21/22 RAIDERS TBD TBD a 20-19 win against the Tennessee Titans in London, England. The Bolts went on a roll on the 17 Sun. Dec. 29 @ Chiefs 10:00 am CBS road, winning all eight consecutively, before falling to the New England Patriots in the Divisional The Chargers will host the Kansas City Chiefs in Mexico City at Estadio Azteca as part of the 2019 NFL International Games Round. Subject to NFL’s flex scheduling | All dates and times are Pacific and subject to change | * Nationally televised The Chargers will open their road portion of the regular season at the Detroit Lions on Sunday, 2018 AFC WEST STANDINGS Sept. 15. The two teams will kickoff at 10 a.m., from Ford Field. WEST W L T Pct. PF PA Kansas City 12 4 0 .750 565 421 BY THE NUMBERS Los Angeles Chargers 12 4 0 .750 428 329 Denver 6 10 0 .375 329 349 209 With Philip Rivers at the helm of the offense once again, the signal-caller is slated Oakland 4 12 0 .250 290 467 to make his 209th consecutive start. That mark would pass Hall of Famers Peyton Manning and Derrick Brooks. CHARGERS ON THE AIR 15 In 15 of the last 17 seasons, the Chargers have had at least one undrafted rookie make the initial 53-man roster, including seven seasons in a row under General TELEVISION: CBS Manager Tom Telesco. Play-by-play: Greg Gumbel Analyst: Trent Green 1,077 Entering his 15th season in the NFL and his first with the Chargers, Thomas Davis Sr., Sideline: Melanie Collins leads all active linebackers with 1,077 tackles since 2005. Antoine Bethea leads all active players with 1,222 combined tackles. NATIONAL RADIO: SPORTS USA Play-by-play: John Ahlers GAME RELEASE INDEX Analyst: Hank Bauer PAGE CONTENT PAGE CONTENT PAGE CONTENT CHARGERS RADIO: KFI-AM 640 2 Schedule Breakdown 12 2019 Milestones 27 Rosters Play-by-play: Matt “Money” Smith 3 The Coaches 13 2018 Honor Roll 30 Pronunciation Analyst: Daniel Jeremiah 4 Connections 15 2018 Milestones 31 Transactions Sideline: Shannon Farren 6 The Matchup 18 2018 Player Notes 33 Depth Chart 7 Series History 22 Philip Rivers 34 Last Time SPANISH RADIO: KFWB-AM 980 9 Season Openers 25 Anthony Lynn 36 2019 Statistics Play-by-play: Mario Solis 11 Striking Distance 26 Tom Telesco 37 2018 Statistics Analyst: Jorge Villanueva 1 1 BREAKING DOWN THE 2019 SCHEDULE The Chargers opponents in 2019 posted a 105-101-3 (.510) regular season record in 2018. Four of the teams on the schedule made the postseason and seven of the teams had a .500 or better record. The Chargers finished second in the AFC West and were 4-2 against divisional foes. The Bolts made their first playoff appearance since 2013. SERIES BREAKDOWN 2018 RECORD NOTES ALL-TIME: 16-10-0 OVERALL: 10-6-0 For the first time since 2013, Los Angeles will host Indianapolis. It will mark HOME: 5-6-0 HOME: 6-2-0 the second-ever season opener the team has played against the Colts. The AWAY: 11-4-0 AWAY: 4-4-0 Bolts have an all-time record of 16-10 against the Colts, including wins in four LAST: L, 26-22 - 2016 at Colts POSTSEASON: Divisional Round of the last six matchups. ALL-TIME: 7-4-0 OVERALL: 6-10-0 The Chargers face Detroit for the first time since 2015. Los Angeles has won HOME: 5-0-0 HOME: 3-5-0 seven of the last eight against the Lions, including a 51-14 win at home in AWAY: 2-4-0 AWAY: 3-5-0 2007. The Chargers have posted 30-plus points in each of the past two home LAST: W, 33-28 - 2015 at Chargers POSTSEASON: N/A games against Detroit. ALL-TIME: 5-1-0 OVERALL: 11-5-0 The Week 3 matchup will be just the seventh between the two teams. A 5-1 HOME: 2-1-0 HOME: 6-2-0 record (.833 pct.) against Houston marks Los Angeles’ best winning percent- AWAY: 3-0-0 AWAY: 5-3-0 age against any NFL team. The Bolts have eclipsed 20 points in every game LAST: W, 21-13 - 2016 at Texans POSTSEASON: Wild Card Round against the Texans. ALL-TIME: 13-16-0 OVERALL: 7-9-0 The late-September matchup in Miami will mark the Bolts’ first trip to South HOME: 10-8-0 HOME: 6-2-0 Florida since 2014. The Chargers eclipsed 400-plus yards in three of the past AWAY: 3-8-0 AWAY: 1-7-0 six matchups with the Dolphins, including a 30-14 home win in 2015 that saw LAST: L, 19-17 - 2017 at Chargers POSTSEASON: N/A a 311-yard and three-touchdown performance by Philip Rivers. ALL-TIME: 52-66-1 OVERALL: 6-10-0 The Chargers split the season series against the Broncos for the third consecu- HOME: 34-25-0 HOME: 3-5 tive season. Both teams won on the road with the Bolts earning a 23-9 victory AWAY: 18-41-1 AWAY: 3-5 in Denver. The win in Mile High was the first for the Chargers since 2013. LAST: W, 23-9 - 2018 at Broncos POSTSEASON: N/A Mike Williams scored his 10th total TD of the season in the winning effort. ALL-TIME: 10-23-0 OVERALL: 9-6-1 For the second time in as many seasons, the Chargers and Steelers will square HOME: 6-8-0 HOME: 5-3-0 off on Sunday Night Football. It marks the first time the Chargers will play the AWAY: 4-15-0 AWAY: 4-3-1 same team on Sunday Night in consecutive seasons since facing both India- LAST: W, 33-30- 2018 at Steelers POSTSEASON: N/A napolis and New England in 2007 and 2008 on Sunday Night Football. ALL-TIME: 28-17-1 OVERALL: 9-7-0 The Bolts play the Titans for the second time in as many seasons and the third HOME: 18-5-1 HOME: 6-2-0 time in the last four years. Los Angeles is on a two-game winning streak and AWAY: 10-16-0 AWAY: 3-5-0 has won 10 of the last 11 contests against Tennessee. The Chargers have LAST: W, 20-19 - 2017 at London POSTSEASON: N/A eclipsed 30 points when playing the Titans in six of the last nine games. ALL-TIME: 5-7-0 OVERALL: 12-4-0 Los Angeles plays against Chicago for the 13th time in history and the sixth HOME: 4-3-0 HOME: 7-1-0 on the road. To start the all-time series, the Bolts won the first three games AWAY: 1-4-0 AWAY: 5-3-0 and four of the first five.