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GAME RELEASE VS.V SEATTLESSEEATTTLLEE SEAHAWKSSEAHAWKSEEAAHAWWKSS PRESEASON WEEK 2 VS SAT. AUG. 18 7PM PT CHARGERS vs. SEAHAWKS CHARGERS SCHEDULE The Los Angles Chargers open their preseason home slate against the Seattle Seahawks on PRESEASON Saturday, Aug. 18. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at StubHub Center. Spero Dedes, Hall of Fame SAT. AUG. 11 @ ARIZONA L, 24-17 KABC running back LaDainian Tomlinson and Hayley Elwood will be on the call for KABC while Matt SAT. AUG. 18 SEATTLE 7:00 PM KABC “Money” Smith, Daniel Jeremiah and Shannon Farren will bring the action on KFI-AM 640. Mario SAT. AUG. 25 NEW ORLEANS 5:00 PM CBS* Solis and Jorge Villanueva will present the game in Spanish on KFWB-AM 980. THU. AUG. 30 @ SAN FRANCISCO 7:00 PM KABC REGULAR SEASON The Chargers are 24-26 all-time against the Seahawks and are 4-11 in preseason contests. The SUN. SEPT. 9 KANSAS CITY 1:05 PM CBS two teams have met in nine of the last 12 preseasons, including the preseason opener last SUN. SEPT. 16 @ BUFFALO 10:00 AM CBS season, where Seattle won, 48-17. The last time the Chargers downed the Seahawks in the SUN. SEPT. 23 @ LOS ANGELES 1:05 PM CBS preseason was an 18-17 decision on Aug. 25, 2008. SUN. SEPT. 30 SAN FRANCISCO 1:25 PM CBS SUN. OCT. 7 OAKLAND 1:05 PM CBS SUN. OCT. 14 @ CLEVELAND 10:00 AM CBS The Bolts opened the 2018 preseason with a 24-17 loss at the Cardinals. Geremy Davis and SUN. OCT. 21 TENNESSEE 6:30 AM CBS Detrez Newsome scored for the Chargers. Defensively, Los Angeles held Arizona to 0-11 on third BYE down and allowed only 174 total yards. SUN. NOV. 4 @ SEATTLE 1:05 PM CBS SUN. NOV. 11 @ OAKLAND 1:05 PM FOX SUN. NOV. 18 DENVER 1:05 PM CBS After a 0-4 start out of the gate, the Chargers came to form and rattled off nine wins in the SUN. NOV. 25 ARIZONA 1:05 PM FOX remaining 12 contests of the season, including a fi ve-game home winning streak. The nine wins SUN. DEC. 2 @ PITTSBURGH 10:00 AM CBS over the 12-game span was the best mark since the team won the last 11 games of the 2009 SUN. DEC. 9 CINCINNATI 1:05 PM CBS season. The fi ve straight home wins were also the best run on home turf since that 2009 season. THU. DEC. 13 @ KANSAS CITY 5:20 PM FOX/NFLN DEC. 22 OR 23 BALTIMORE TBD TBD SUN. DEC. 30 @ DENVER 1:25 PM CBS An emphasis was made to reduce turnovers in 2017, and the Chargers improved dramatically from 2016. The Bolts turned the ball over just 15 times this season to rank tied for fourth in the The Chargers will host the Tennessee Titans at Wembley Stadium as part of the 2018 NFL London Games NFL after a season in which they were dead last with 35 turnovers. That is the best mark for the Subject to NFL’s fl ex scheduling All times Pacifi c and subject to change * Nationally televised Chargers since 2006 when their 15 turnovers were the fewest in the league. The offensive line led the league in the least amount of sacks allowed with 18. The Chargers haven’t led the league 2017 AFC WEST STANDINGS in the least amount of sacks allowed since in the AFL in 1968. WEST W L T Pct. PF PA The Chargers led the NFL in passing in 2017 with 4,431 net passing yards for 276.9 yards-per- y-Kansas City 10 6 0 .625 415 339 game. Philip Rivers completed the season ranked second in the league with 4,515 total passing Los Angeles Chargers 9 7 0 .563 355 272 yards. Keenan Allen had a record-breaking season for the Chargers in 2017 en route to sweeping Oakland 6 10 0 .375 301 373 Comeback Player of the Year honors. Allen broke the Chargers’ single-season receptions record, Denver 5 11 0 .313 289 382 fi nishing fourth in the NFL with 102 catches. His 1,393 receiving yards was the second-most in a season in team history. On the ground, Melvin Gordon tallied his fi rst 1,000-yard season by totaling 1,105 yards to rank seventh in the NFL. CHARGERS ON THE AIR The Chargers will conclude their preseason home slate against the New Orleans Saints on Saturday, Aug. 25. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. and will air nationally on CBS. TELEVISION: KABC-TV Play-by-play: Spero Dedes TRAINING CAMP Analyst: LaDainian Tomlinson Sideline: Hayley Elwood The Los Angeles Chargers are in the midst of their second straight training camp at Jack Hammett Sports Complex in Costa Mesa, Calif. There are 14 practices open to the public. The CHARGERS RADIO: KFI-AM 640 Chargers once again will have joint practices with the New Orleans Saints, scheduled for Aug. Play-by-play: Matt “Money” Smith 22-23. For more information visit chargers.com/schedule/training-camp. Analyst: Daniel Jeremiah GAME RELEASE INDEX Sideline: Shannon Farren SPANISH RADIO: KFWB-AM 980 PAGE CONTENT PAGE CONTENT PAGE CONTENT 2 Schedule Breakdown 10 2017 Honor Roll 21 Pronunciation Play-by-play: Mario Solis 3 The Coaches 11 2017 Rankings 22 Transactions Analyst: Jorge Villanueva 4 Connections 12 2017 Notes 23 Depth Chart 5 The Matchup 14 Philip Rivers 24 Last Time 6 Series History 17 Anthony Lynn 26 Statistics 7 2018 Notes 18 Tom Telesco 29 Supplemental Bios 9 Milestones 19 Rosters 30 Media Information 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: 55-60-1 OVERALL: 10-6-0 The Chiefs have been a thorn in the side of the Chargers for the past few HOME: 32-25-1 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, 30-13 - 2017 at Chiefs POSTSEASON: Wild Card Round gers host the Chiefs in the season-opener and the fi rst since 1992. ALL-TIME: 24-12-2 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: 10-6-1 AWAY: 3-5-0 cord of 23-10-2 against the Bills, which is the franchise’s best regular-season LAST: W, 54-24 - 2017 at Chargers 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 TThehe 449ers9ers hheadead ddownown tthehe ccoastoast ttoo ffaceace LL.A..A. TThehe llastast ttimeime tthehe tteamseams ssquaredquared HOME: 4-3-0 HOME: 3-5-0 ooffff iinn tthehe rregularegular sseasoneason mmarkedarked tthehe CChargers’hargers’ ggreatestreatest ccomebackomeback aass ttheyhey ttiedied AWAY: 3-4-0 AWAY: 3-5-0 a ffranchiseranchise rrecordecord bbyy sstormingtorming bbackack ffromrom a 221-point1-point ssecondecond hhalfalf ddefiefi ccitit ttoo ppullull LAST: W 38-35 (OT) - 2014 at 49ers POSTSEASON: N/A ooutut a tthrillinghrilling 338-358-35 OOTT vvictory.ictory. 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. 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.