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GAME RELEASE ATAT LOSLOOS ANGELESANNGGEELES RAMSRARAMMS 2018 GAME THREE AT SUNDAY, SEPT. 23 / 1:05 PM CHARGERS at RAMS CHARGERS SCHEDULE The Los Angeles Chargers (1-1) make the short trek across town to face the Los Angeles Rams (2- 0) on Sunday, Sept. 23 with kickoff slated for 1:05 p.m. PT from Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. PRESEASON Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn have the call on CBS while Matt “Money” Smith, Daniel SAT. AUG. 11 @ ARIZONA L, 24-17 KABC Jeremiah and Shannon Farren will bring the action on KFI-AM 640. Mario Solis and Jorge SAT. AUG. 18 SEATTLE W, 24-14 KABC Villanueva will present the game in Spanish on KFWB-AM 980. SAT. AUG. 25 NEW ORLEANS L, 36-7 CBS* THU. AUG. 30 @ SAN FRANCISCO W, 23-21 KABC The two teams will be meeting for the 12th time and for the fi rst time in Los Angeles since 1994. REGULAR SEASON The Rams hold a slight 6-5 all-time advantage and a 5-2 mark in home games. The Chargers won SUN. SEPT. 9 KANSAS CITY L, 38-28 CBS the last matchup, 27-24. Keenan Allen hauled in six passes for 104 yards and a score while Philip SUN. SEPT. 16 @ BUFFALO W, 31-20 CBS Rivers was an effi cient 29-for-35 for 291 yards and a score. In the last road meeting for the Bolts, SUN. SEPT. 23 @ LOS ANGELES 1:05 PM CBS the Rams secured a 20-17 victory. In six meetings in Los Angeles, the two teams each sport three SUN. SEPT. 30 SAN FRANCISCO 1:25 PM CBS wins. SUN. OCT. 7 OAKLAND 1:05 PM CBS SUN. OCT. 14 @ CLEVELAND 10:00 AM CBS SUN. OCT. 21 TENNESSEE 6:30 AM CBS The Bolts earned their fi rst win of the 2018 season last weekend by downing the Bills in Buffalo, BYE 31-20. Philip Rivers once again shined, posting a 143.2 rating on 256 yards passing and three SUN. NOV. 4 @ SEATTLE 1:05 PM CBS scores. Melvin Gordon recorded three touchdowns for the second time in his career as he caught SUN. NOV. 11 @ OAKLAND 1:05 PM FOX two touchdowns and ran for another score. Rookie Derwin James led the defense with eight SUN. NOV. 18 DENVER 1:05 PM CBS tackles, two for a loss including a sack, and a pass defensed. Melvin Ingram added 1.5 sacks SUN. NOV. 25 ARIZONA 1:05 PM FOX while Kyzir White and Adrian Phillips both picked off Josh Allen passes. SUN. DEC. 2 @ PITTSBURGH 10:00 AM CBS SUN. DEC. 9 CINCINNATI 1:05 PM CBS The Rams blanked division foe Arizona, 34-0. Jared Goff threw for 354 yards and a score while * THU. DEC. 13 @ KANSAS CITY 5:20 PM FOX/NFLN DEC. 22 OR 23 BALTIMORE TBD TBD Todd Gurley found the end zone three times on the ground. Brandin Cooks hauled in seven SUN. DEC. 30 @ DENVER 1:25 PM CBS passes for 159 yards while the defense only allowed fi ve fi rst downs and a total of 137 yards. On the season, Goff has thrown for 587 yards and three scores to post a rating of 102.5. Gurley has The Chargers will host the Tennessee Titans at Wembley Stadium as part of the 2018 NFL London Games amassed 150 yards on the ground while Cooks leads the team with 12 catches and 246 yards. Subject to NFL’s fl ex scheduling All times Pacifi c and subject to change * Nationally televised The Chargers offense has started where they left off from their impressive 2017 season, totaling 2018 AFC WEST STANDINGS 890 yards in the fi rst two contests of 2018. The 890 yards are the fi fth most in franchise history to start a season and the most since 1984. Since Week 11 of the 2017 season, the Chargers lead WEST W L T Pct. PF PA the league with 3,932 total yards for an NFL-high 436.9 per game average. Kansas City 2 0 0 1.000 80 65 Denver 2 0 0 1.000 47 43 Individually, Philip Rivers has thrown for 680 yards with six touchdowns and only one Los Angeles Chargers 1 1 0 .500 59 58 interception while completing 73.1 percent of his passes for a 119.6 rating. The 680 yards are Oakland 0 2 0 .000 32 53 the third most of his career in the fi rst two games of a season while his six touchdowns are tied for second. Rivers leads the NFL since Week 12 of the 2017 season with 2,681 yards passing. His 109.8 rating is second while he also leads the league with 128 fi rst downs and 24 completions of 25-plus yards. CHARGERS ON THE AIR 2018 fi rst-round selection Derwin James has made an immediate impact for the Chargers. In TELEVISION: CBS his second game at the professional ranks, James helped lead the Bolts to their fi rst win of the Play-by-play: Ian Eagle season. The versatile rookie was all over the fi eld for the Chargers, registering a game-high eight Analyst: Dan Fouts total tackles, including two for a loss and a sack. James leads the team with 11 total tackles, Sideline: Evan Washburn two sacks and three passes defensed on the young season. He is a Pepsi Rookie of the Week nominee for his efforts in Week 2 at Buffalo. NATIONAL RADIO: SportsUSA Play-by-play: John Ahlers The Chargers return to ROKiT Field at StubHub Center on Sunday, Sept. 30 for the start of two Analyst: Hank Bauer straight home games. The Bolts will stay within the NFC West to face the San Francisco 49ers at Sideline: Troy West 1:25 p.m. The contest will air on CBS. GAME RELEASE INDEX CHARGERS RADIO: KFI-AM 640 Play-by-play: Matt “Money” Smith PAGE CONTENT PAGE CONTENT PAGE CONTENT Analyst: Daniel Jeremiah 2 Schedule Breakdown 13 2017 Honor Roll 24 Rosters Sideline: Shannon Farren 3 The Coaches 14 2017 Rankings 27 Pronunciations 4 Connections 15 2017 Notes 28 Transactions SPANISH RADIO: KFWB-AM 980 6 The Matchup 17 Philip Rivers 30 Depth Chart Play-by-play: Mario Solis 7 Series History 20 Antonio Gates 31 Last Time Analyst: Jorge Villanueva 9 2018 Notes 22 Anthony Lynn 33 Statistics 11 Milestones 23 Tom Telesco 38 Game Recaps 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: 5-6-0 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: 2-5-0 AWAY: 7-1-0 ranked fourth and the Rams 10th in 2017. The two teams last met in 2014, a LAST: W 27-24 - 2014 at Chargers POSTSEASON: Wild Card Round 27-24 victory for the Bolts. ALL-TIME: 7-7-0 OVERALL: 6-10-0 The 49ers head down the coast to face L.A. The last time the teams squared HOME: 4-3-0 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 38-35 (OT) - 2014 at 49ers POSTSEASON: N/A out a thrilling 38-35 OT victory. ALL-TIME: 52-63-2 OVERALL: 6-10-0 The Chargers swept their division rival for the fi rst time since the 2014 HOME: 26-32-1 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 30-10 - 2017 at Chargers POSTSEASON: N/A three scores to lead the Bolts to a convincing, 30-10 win in the season fi nale.