vs. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2017 | 1:05 P.M. PT CHARGERS (0-3) vs. EAGLES (2-1) The Los Angeles Chargers (0-3) head into Week 4 of the NFL season looking for their first win in 2017. The Chargers fell to Kansas City last Sunday, 24- 10. This Sunday, Oct. 1, the Chargers will face the Philadelphia Eagles (2-1) at 1:05 p.m. on Fox. The two teams will be meeting for the 12th time as the Chargers hold a 7-4 series advantage. The Chargers have won the previous two matchups and have put 30-plus points on the board in each of those victories. The Chargers defense has been leading the way so far in 2017. Melvin Ingram is off to a torrid start, leading the AFC and second in the NFL with 5.5 sacks. Ingram has tallied a sack or more in each game this season. The Chargers are tied for second in the NFL with 11 sacks. Also leading the league on the defensive side of the ball is Jatavis Brown. The second-year pro has tallied 36 tackles (pressbox totals) in three games and has recorded 10 or more tackles in every contest this season. Offensively for the Chargers, Philip Rivers ranks fifth in the NFL with 73 completions. Keenan Allen is tied for ninth in the league with 19 receptions and Melvin Gordon’s two rushing touchdowns are tied for seventh. The Eagles will enter StubHub Center coming off a thrilling 27-24 victory over the Giants on a last-second 61-yard field goal. Philadelphia dispatched the Redskins, 30-17, to open the 2017 season. The Eagles are 1-1 on the road this season, equaling their road win total from 2016 where they were 1-7 away from Lincoln Financial Field. The Chargers will begin a road swing after Sunday that will include five trips away from Los Angeles in the next seven game weeks, including three East Coast trips at New York (Giants), New England, and Jacksonville. CHARGERS ON THE AIR CHARGERS RETURN TO LOS ANGELES TELEVISION: FOX The Chargers are back in Los Angeles for the first time since their inaugural Play-by-play: Dick Stockton season in 1960. The 1960 Chargers, led by head coach Sid Gillman, guided Analyst: Mark Schlereth the team to the AFL Western Division title with a 10-4 record. In the first Sideline: Shannon Spake ever AFL Championship Game, the Chargers fell to the Houston Oilers on New Years Day, 24-16. The Chargers finished the season with a 5-2 record in NATIONAL RADIO: WESTWOOD ONE games played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Play-by-play: Kevin Lee Analyst: Ross Tucker GAME RELEASE INDEX LOCAL RADIO: KFI-AM 640 PAGE CONTENT PAGE CONTENT PAGE CONTENT Play-by-play: Matt “Money” Smith 2 Schedule Breakdown 11 Philip Rivers 25 Transactions Analyst: Nick Hardwick 3 New to the Roster 14 Antonio Gates 26 Last Time Sideline: Shannon Farren 4 Connections 16 2016 Review 28 Statistics 5 Series Notes 19 Anthony Lynn 31 Game Recaps SPANISH RADIO: KFWB-AM 980 8 Week 3 Notes 20 Tom Telesco 34 Depth Chart Play-by-play: Jorge Villanueva 9 Player Notes 21 Rosters 35 Supp. Bios Analyst: Tony Alvarez 10 2017 Notes 24 Pronunciations 37 Records 1 1 BREAKING DOWN THE 2017 SCHEDULE The Chargers enter the season against opponents that racked up a record of 112-95-1 in 2016. Six of the teams on the 2017 slate made the postseason in 2016, including Super Bowl Champion New England. The Chargers will be making four trips to the East Coast in 2017, with two treks to New York, one to New England and one to Jacksonville. SERIES BREAKDOWN 2017 RECORD NOTES ALL-TIME: 50-65-1 OVERALL: 2-1-0 The Broncos and Bolts split the season series last year with the Chargers win- HOME: 33-24-0 HOME: 2-0 ning, 21-13 at home in primetime and falling on the road, 27-19. Von Miller AWAY: 17-41-1 AWAY: 0-1 (12.5 sacks) and Joey Bosa (10.5), two of the top pass rushers in the NFL, will LAST: L, 24-21 - 2017 at Broncos POSTSEASON: N/A square off twice, including on ESPN’s Monday Night Football in week one. ALL-TIME: 15-18-0 OVERALL: 1-1-0 The Dolphins are one of six 2016 playoff teams the Chargers will face. The HOME: 11-8-0 HOME: 0-0-0 two teams are familiar with one another as it will be the fifth straight season AWAY: 4-10-0 AWAY: 1-1 they’ve squared off. Tyrell Williams had one of his best games against Miami, LAST: L, 19-17 - 2017 at Chargers POSTSEASON: N/A catching five passes for 125 yards and a 51-yard TD. ALL-TIME: 55-59-1 OVERALL: 3-0-0 Kansas City captured the AFC West title after beating the Chargers 31-21 to HOME: 32-25-1 HOME: 1-0-0 close out the 2016 regular season. Both teams feature shutdown corners AWAY: 23-34-0 AWAY: 2-0-0 as Casey Hayward led the NFL with seven interceptions this past season, LAST: L, 24-10 - 2017 at Chargers POSTSEASON: N/A followed by Marcus Peters with six. ALL-TIME: 7-4-0 OVERALL: 2-1-1 Last year’s second overall pick Carson Wentz leads Philly on a rare visit to face HOME: 5-1-0 HOME: 1-0-0 the Chargers. In fact, it’ll be only the second time they’ve played the Bolts in AWAY: 2-3-0 AWAY: 1-1-0 the Golden State since 1989. It will also mark a reunion with former Chargers LAST: W, 33-30 - 2013 at Eagles POSTSEASON: N/A running backs Ryan Mathews and Darren Sproles. ALL-TIME: 6-5-0 OVERALL: 0-3-0 Philip Rivers and Eli Manning will always be linked together as they were trad- HOME: 3-2-0 HOME: 0-1-0 ed for one another on draft day. This marks only the fourth time they have AWAY: 3-3-0 AWAY: 0-2-0 played each other with Rivers holding a 3-0 mark against Manning. Rivers LAST: W, 37-14 - 2013 at Chargers POSTSEASON: N/A helped pull out a last-minute, 21-20 win over the Giants on the road in 2009. ALL-TIME: 50-63-2 OVERALL: 2-1-0 The Chargers and Raiders played up to the hype of their long standing bitter HOME: 25-32-1 HOME: 1-0-0 rivalry with a pair of thrillers in 2016 that came down to the final snaps. Each AWAY: 25-31-1 AWAY: 1-1-0 team boasts a pair of dynamic receivers in Keenan Allen and Tyrell Williams for LAST: L, 19-16 - 2016 at Chargers POSTSEASON: N/A the Bolts and Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree for the Raiders. ALL-TIME: 15-23-2 OVERALL: 2-1-0 In addition to visiting the NFC regular season champion Dallas Cowboys, the HOME: 7-11-1 HOME: 1-1-0 Bolts will also travel cross country to take on the AFC’s top seed. The game AWAY: 8-12-1 AWAY: 1-0-0 features two of the top QBs in NFL history, Philip Rivers and Tom Brady, so LAST: L, 23-14 - 2014 at Chargers POSTSEASON: N/A you can expect some fireworks on offense. ALL-TIME: 7-2-0 OVERALL: 2-1-0 This will mark the fifth straight season the Chargers and Jaguars face off, HOME: 4-0-0 HOME: 1-1-0 with Los Angeles winning the last four meetings. Former Jaguars head coach AWAY: 3-2-0 AWAY: 1-0-0 Gus Bradley begins his first year as the Bolts’ defensive coordinator. The Char- LAST: W, 38-14 - 2016 at Chargers POSTSEASON: N/A gers have scored 30-plus points in four of the last five games against the Jags. ALL-TIME: 23-12-2 OVERALL: 2-1-1 Head Coach Anthony Lynn’s former team pays him a visit as the Bills head HOME: 13-6-1 HOME: 2-0-0 west in 2017. Buffalo boasted the number one rushing offense the past two AWAY: 10-6-1 AWAY: 0-1-0 seasons under Lynn, and will again be led by superstar running back LeSean LAST: W, 22-10 - 2014 at Bills POSTSEASON: N/A McCoy. The Bolts have won four of the last five games against the Bills. ALL-TIME: 4-6-0 OVERALL: 1-1-0 Four of the most prolific rookies from the 2016 season will take the field. The HOME: 2-4-0 HOME: 1-0-0 Chargers boast Joey Bosa and Hunter Henry while Dak Prescott and Ezekiel AWAY: 2-2-0 AWAY: 1-0-0 Elliott lead the Cowboys. Winners of three of the last four in the series, the LAST: W, 30-21 - 2013 at Chargers POSTSEASON: N/A Chargers head to AT&T Stadium for the first time since 2009. ALL-TIME: 15-9-1 OVERALL: 0-3-0 This will be the third meeting in as many years between the two teams. The HOME: 7-4-0 HOME: 0-1-0 Browns downed the Chargers for their lone win of 2016. Cleveland will enter AWAY: 8-5-1 AWAY: 0-2-0 Los Angeles with No. 1 pick Myles Garrett. The last time the Chargers fell at LAST: L, 20-17 - 2016 at Browns POSTSEASON: N/A home to the Browns was in 1991. ALL-TIME: 3-7-0 OVERALL: 2-1-0 Another team that rarely heads west, it’s been eight years since the Chargers HOME: 2-2-0 HOME: 1-1-0 last hosted the Redskins.