GAME RELEASE ATAT CLEVELANDCLEVEELLAANND BROWNSBBRROOWNS 2018 GAME SIX AT SUNDAY, OCT. 14 - 10 AM CHARGERS at BROWNS CHARGERS SCHEDULE The Los Angeles Chargers (3-2) embark on their longest road swing of the season as they begin the trip with a matchup against the Cleveland Browns (2-2-1). The two teams will meet on PRESEASON Sunday, Oct. 14, with kickoff scheduled for 10 a.m. PT. Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta have SAT. AUG. 11 @ ARIZONA L, 24-17 KABC the call on CBS while Matt “Money” Smith, Daniel Jeremiah and Shannon Farren will bring the SAT. AUG. 18 SEATTLE W, 24-14 KABC SAT. AUG. 25 NEW ORLEANS L, 36-7 CBS* action on KFI-AM 640. Mario Solis and Jorge Villanueva will present the game in Spanish on THU. AUG. 30 @ SAN FRANCISCO W, 23-21 KABC KFWB-AM 980. REGULAR SEASON The Bolts earned their second straight win, by downing the division rival Oakland Raiders, 26-10. SUN. SEPT. 9 KANSAS CITY L, 38-28 CBS QB Philip Rivers posted a rating of 143.4 on the strength of 339 yards and two touchdowns to SUN. SEPT. 16 @ BUFFALO W, 31-20 CBS lead the Chargers over .500 for the fi rst time this season. RB Melvin Gordon found the endzone SUN. SEPT. 23 @ LOS ANGELES L, 35-23 CBS SUN. SEPT. 30 SAN FRANCISCO W, 29-27 CBS for the fourth straight game while Melvin Ingram tallied a sack, intercepted a pass and was tied SUN. OCT. 7 OAKLAND W, 26-10 CBS for the team lead with seven total tackles. SUN. OCT. 14 @ CLEVELAND 10:00 AM CBS SUN. OCT. 21 TENNESSEE 6:30 AM CBS The Browns came out on top in their third overtime game of the season, defeating a division BYE foe in the Baltimore Ravens, 12-9. Cleveland has won two of their last three games and SUN. NOV. 4 @ SEATTLE 1:05 PM CBS are undefeated at home on the young season. QB Baker Mayfi eld has taken the reigns and SUN. NOV. 11 @ OAKLAND 1:05 PM FOX has thrown for 838 yards and three scores in two starts. RB Carlos Hyde has rushed for fi ve SUN. NOV. 18 DENVER 1:05 PM CBS SUN. NOV. 25 ARIZONA 1:05 PM FOX touchdowns while amassing 348 yards on the ground and WR Jarvis Landry has totaled 381 SUN. DEC. 2 @ PITTSBURGH 10:00 AM CBS yards receiving with one score. MLB Joe Schobert leads the team with 46 total tackles and has SUN. DEC. 9 CINCINNATI 1:05 PM CBS added a sack and two fumble recoveries. DE Myles Garrett enters the weekend with fi ve sacks. * THU. DEC. 13 @ KANSAS CITY 5:20 PM FOX/NFLN DEC. 22 OR 23 BALTIMORE TBD TBD Rivers is off to one of his hottest starts to a season in his career. His 13 passing touchdowns are SUN. DEC. 30 @ DENVER 1:25 PM CBS the most through the fi rst fi ve games of a season since the 13 he threw in 2013. To go along The Chargers will host the Tennessee Titans at Wembley Stadium as part of the 2018 NFL London Games with his 13 touchdowns, Rivers has only thrown two interceptions to sport the best interception Subject to NFL’s fl ex scheduling All times Pacifi c and subject to change * Nationally televised percentage (1.1) of his career through the fi rst fi ve games and his 116.4 rating is also tops to start a season. 2018 AFC WEST STANDINGS Rookie S Derwin James continues to pace the defense. The fi rst-round selection out of Florida WEST W L T Pct. PF PA State is tied for the team lead with 31 combined tackles. He also leads the team in sacks (3), Kansas City 5 0 0 1.000 175 129 passes defensed (6) and is also tied with four tackles for loss and an interception. His three sacks Los Angeles Chargers 3 2 0 .600 137 130 lead all defensive backs in the NFL this season (press box totals). Denver 2 3 0 .400 100 131 The Chargers will then head to London to face the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Oct. 21. Kickoff Oakland 1 4 0 .250 107 149 is set for 6:30 a.m. PT in Wembley Stadium. The contest will mark the fi rst time the Bolts play in London since a matchup against the New Orleans Saints on Oct. 26, 2008. BY THE NUMBERS CHARGERS ON THE AIR 116.4 QB Philip Rivers leads the AFC with a 116.4 rating. That rating is the best of his career TELEVISION: CBS in the fi rst fi ve games of a season. He is coming off a 143.4 rating against Oakland, Play-by-play: Spero Dedes his second 140-plus rating of the season (Bills Week 2). Analyst: Adam Archuleta 1,005 Through fi ve games, the running back tandem of Melvin Gordon and Austin Ekeler CHARGERS RADIO: KFI-AM 640 have combined for 1,005 yards from scrimmage. The duo has added nine scores. Play-by-play: Matt “Money” Smith 11/18 The Chargers will not play another game in StubHub Center until an AFC West match Analyst: Daniel Jeremiah up against the Denver Broncos on Nov. 18. Sideline: Shannon Farren GAME RELEASE INDEX SPANISH RADIO: KFWB-AM 980 Play-by-play: Mario Solis PAGE CONTENT PAGE CONTENT PAGE CONTENT Analyst: Jorge Villanueva 2 Schedule Breakdown 9 2018 Notes 25 Pronunciations 3 The Coaches 14 Milestones 26 Transactions 4 Connections 15 Philip Rivers 28 Depth Chart 5 Notables vs. Opponent 18 Antonio Gates 29 Last Time 6 The Matchup 20 Anthony Lynn 31 Statistics 7 Series History 21 Tom Telesco 36 Game Recaps 8 Career Stats vs. Opponent 22 Rosters 42 Player Capsules 1 1 BREAKING DOWN THE 2018 SCHEDULE The Chargers opponents in 2018 posted a 102-106 (.490) regular season record in 2017. Five of the teams on the schedule made the postseason and eight of the teams had a .500 or better record. The Chargers fi nished second in the AFC West and were 3-3 against divisional foes. The Bolts fi nished strong, winning nine of their last 12 contests. SERIES BREAKDOWN 2017 RECORD NOTES ALL-TIME: 55-61-1 OVERALL: 10-6-0 The Chiefs have been a thorn in the side of the Chargers for the past few HOME: 32-26-1 HOME: 6-2-0 seasons. Kansas City once again swept the season series, moving their winning AWAY: 23-35-0 AWAY: 4-4-0 streak to eight games against the Bolts. This will be the fourth time the Char- LAST: L, 38-28 - 2018 at Chargers POSTSEASON: Wild Card Round gers host the Chiefs in the season-opener and the fi rst since 1992. ALL-TIME: 25-12-2 OVERALL: 9-7-0 The Chargers put up 54 points and recorded six takeaways to run away to a HOME: 14-6-1 HOME: 6-2-0 54-24 victory at home in 2017. The Bolts hold an all-time regular-season re- AWAY: 11-6-1 AWAY: 3-5-0 cord of 23-10-2 against the Bills, which is the franchise’s best regular-season LAST: W, 31-20 - 2018 at Bills POSTSEASON: Wild Card Round winning percentage against any team. ALL-TIME: 5-7-0 OVERALL: 11-5-0 The Chargers won’t have to travel far as they take on the Rams. This meeting HOME: 3-1-0 HOME: 4-4-0 marks a clash of two of the league’s most explosive offenses as the Chargers AWAY: 2-6-0 AWAY: 7-1-0 ranked fourth and the Rams 10th in 2017. The two teams last met in 2014, a LAST: L, 35-23 - 2018 at Rams POSTSEASON: Wild Card Round 27-24 victory for the Bolts. ALL-TIME: 8-7-0 OVERALL: 6-10-0 The 49ers head down the coast to face L.A. The last time the teams squared HOME: 5-3-0 HOME: 3-5-0 off in the regular season marked the Chargers’ greatest comeback as they tied AWAY: 3-4-0 AWAY: 3-5-0 a franchise record by storming back from a 21-point second half defi cit to pull LAST: W 29-27 - 2018 at Chargers POSTSEASON: N/A out a thrilling 38-35 OT victory. ALL-TIME: 53-63-2 OVERALL: 6-10-0 The Chargers swept their division rival for the fi rst time since the 2014 HOME: 27-32-1 HOME: 4-4-0 season. The Chargers used a last-second game-winning fi eld from Nick Novak AWAY: 26-31-1 AWAY: 2-6-0 to earn a 17-16 victory at Oakland. Philip Rivers then threw for 387 yards and LAST: W 26-10 - 2018 at Chargers POSTSEASON: N/A three scores to lead the Bolts to a convincing, 30-10 win in the season fi nale. ALL-TIME: 16-9-1 OVERALL: 0-16-0 The Chargers did not suffer a let down against the Browns in 2017 as the HOME: 8-4-0 HOME: 0-8-0 Bolts held on for a 19-10 home victory. Philip Rivers completed 31 passes for AWAY: 8-5-1 AWAY: 0-8-0 344 yards while Keenan Allen became the fi rst player in NFL history to have LAST: W, 19-10 - 2017 at Chargers POSTSEASON: N/A 10+ catches, 100+ receiving yards and 1+ TD catch in three straight games. ALL-TIME: 27-17-1 OVERALL: 9-7-0 While this is considered a home game for the Bolts, it will take place in HOME: 18-5-1 HOME: 6-2-0 London at Wembley Stadium.