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GAME RELEASE PRESEASON WEEK 2 vs. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS SUN. AUG. 22, 2021 | 4:30 PM PT bolts build under brandon staley 20212020 chargers schedule The Los Angeles Chargers take on the San Francisco 49ers for the 49th time ever PRESEASON (1-0) in the preseason, kicking off at 4:30 p m. PT from SoFi Stadium . Spero Dedes, Dan Wk Date Opponent TV Time*/Res. Fouts and LaDainian Tomlinson have the call on KCBS while Matt “Money” Smith, 1 Sat ., Aug . 14 at L .A . Rams KCBS W, 13-6 Daniel Jeremiah and Shannon Farren will broadcast on the Chargers Radio Network 2 Sun ., Aug . 22 SAN FRANCISCO KCBS 4:30 p .m . airwaves on ALT FM-98 7. Adrian Garcia-Marquez and Francisco Pinto will present the game in Spanish simulcast on Estrella TV and Que Buena FM 105 .5/94 .3 . 3 Sat ., Aug . 28 at Seattle KCBS 7:00 p .m . REGULAR SEASON (0-0) The Bolts unveiled a new logo and uniforms in early 2020, and now will be unveiling a revamped team under new head coach, Brandon Staley . Staley, who served as the Wk Date Opponent TV Time*/Res. defensive coordinator for the Rams in 2020, will begin his first year as a head coach 1 Sun ., Sept . 12 at Washington CBS 10:00 a .m . by playing against his former team in the first game of the preseason . 2 Sun ., Sept . 19 DALLAS CBS 1:25 p .m . 3 Sun ., Sept . 26 at Kansas City CBS 10:00 a .m . Reigning Offensive Rookie of the YearJustin Herbert looks to build off his 2020 season, 4 Mon ., Oct . 4 LAS VEGAS ESPN 5:15 p .m . where he put forth a record-setting rookie campaign . He will still have weapons such 5 Sun ., Oct . 10 CLEVELAND CBS 1:05 p .m . as Keenan Allen, Mike Williams and Austin Ekeler, and will also have newly-signed 6 Sun ., Oct . 17 at Baltimore CBS 10:00 a .m . TE Jared Cook to stretch the defense . Herbert will be playing behind a revamped 7 — BYE — — offensive line, which includes three free agent signings —Corey Linsley, Matt Feiler 8 Sun ., Oct . 31 NEW ENGLAND CBS 1:05 p .m . and — and the addition of first-round rookie . The Oday Aboushi Rashawn Slater 9 Sun ., Nov . 7 at Philadelphia CBS 1:05 p .m . defense will again feature Joey Bosa, Derwin James Jr., and Kenneth Murray Jr. 10 Sun ., Nov . 14 MINNESOTA FOX 1:05 p .m . The 49ers look to get back Nick Bosa this season after suffering a season-ending 11 Sun ., Nov . 21 PITTSBURGH NBC 5:20 p .m . injury early in the 2020 campaign . The team traded up for the No . 3 overall selection 12 Sun ., Nov . 28 at Denver CBS 1:05 p .m . in the 2021 NFL Draft, taking North Dakota State QB Trey Lance with the pick . In San 13 Sun ., Dec . 5 at Cincinnati FOX 10:00 a .m . Francisco's first game of the preseason against Kansas City, QB Jimmy Garoppolo 14 Sun ., Dec . 12 N Y. GIANTS FOX 1:05 p .m . completed all three pass attempts for 26 yards, posting a 102 .8 passer rating . 15 Thurs ., Dec . 16 KANSAS CITY FOX 5:20 p .m . 16 Sun ., Dec . 26 at Houston CBS 10:00 a .m . The Chargers will host San Francisco for a pair of joint practices this week at Jack 17 Sun ., Jan . 2 DENVER CBS 1:05 p .m . Hammett Sports Complex leading up to their matchup on Sun ,. Aug . 22 . The Bolts 18 Sun ., Jan . 9 at Las Vegas CBS 1:25 p .m . wrap up the preseason at Seattle on Sat ., Aug . 28 . *All Times Pacific HOME GAMES IN CAPS by the numbers 2020 afc west standings 21 Los Angeles opened last week's win against the Rams with a 21-play scoring drive, which was the longest drive by a Chargers offense in the preseason Team W L T Pct. PF PA since at least 2000 . Kansas City 14 2 0 .875 473 362 1 The Bolts play just one preseason home game for the first time since a 32-10 Las Vegas 8 8 0 .500 434 478 victory over Arizona on Aug . 17, 1996 . L.A. Chargers 7 9 0 .438 384 426 Denver 5 11 0 313. 323 446 6 Rookie WR Josh Palmer hauled in six catches against the Rams, the most receptions by any Charger in a preseason game since 2011 . release index on the call Content Page Content Page The 2021 Schedule . 2 Austin Ekeler Notes . .20 TELEVISION: KCBS SPANISH: TV: ESTRELLA TV Play-by-play: Spero Dedes RADIO: QUE BUENA FM-105.5/94.3 The Matchup . 3 Joey Bosa Notes . 22. Analyst: Dan Fouts Play-by-play: Adrian Garcia-Marquez Connections . 5 Other Player Notes . 24. Sideline: LaDainian Tomlinson Analyst: Francisco Pinto Tom Telesco . .6 2021 Preseason Stats . 25. CHARGERS RADIO: ALT FM-98.7 CHARGERS MOBILE APP: Official Brandon Staley . 8 2020 Statistics . 27 Play-by-play: Matt “Money” Smith team news, full game stats, live local Chargers Assistant Coaches . .9 Rosters & Transactions . .29 Analyst: Daniel Jeremiah games on the Chargers mobile app . For more Team Notes . 10 Supplemental Bios . .33 Shannon Farren details, visit Chargers com/. app . Sideline: Justin Herbert Notes . 12 Media Information . .36 *Geographic and device restrictions apply. Local & primetime games only. Data charges may apply. Keenan Allen Notes . 17 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS GAME RELEASE 1 PRESEASON WEEK 2 vs. SAN FRANCISCO breaking down the 2021 schedule series breakdown 2020 record notes ALL-TIME: 4-7-0 OVERALL: 7-9-0 The Chargers have won four of the last five matchups in the series with HOME: 3-2-0 HOME: 3-5-0 Washington . Every game in the series since 1980 has seen the Bolts top 20 AWAY: 1-5-0 AWAY: 4-4-0 points scored, including the 17-point home victory in 2017 that saw the Los LAST: W, 30-13 — 2017 vs . Washington 2021 POSTSEASON: NFC W C. Angeles offense sport a 300-yard passer and a pair of 100-yard receivers . ALL-TIME: 5-6-0 OVERALL: 6-10-0 The Bolts are riding a three-game winning streak in the series, most recently HOME: 2-4-0 HOME: 4-4-0 winning by 22 points in Dallas on Thanksgiving in 2017 . That game saw AWAY: 3-2-0 AWAY: 2-6-0 Keenan Allen register a touchdown and 172 yards on 11 catches — the most LAST: W, 28-6 — 2017 at Cowboys 2021 POSTSEASON: N/A receptions by any player in history against the Cowboys on Thanksgiving . ALL-TIME: 56-64-1 OVERALL: 14-2-0 Six of the past 11 games at Kansas City have been decided by seven or fewer HOME: 31-28-1 HOME: 6-2-0 points . The Chargers have won nine of the past 17 home games against the AWAY: 25-36-0 AWAY: 8-0-0 Chiefs . The Bolts have played the Chiefs three times on Thursday, holding a LAST: W, 38-21 — 2020 at Chiefs 2021 POSTSEASON: Super Bowl 2-1 advantage in those games . ALL-TIME: 55-65-2 OVERALL: 8-8-0 The Chargers have won 12 of the past 18 home contests against the Raiders, HOME: 27-33-1 HOME: 2-6-0 scoring 20-plus points in all but five of those matchups . After a come-from- AWAY: 28-32-1 AWAY: 6-2-0 behind overtime victory on Thursday Night Football last year, Los Angeles LAST: W, 30-27 (OT) — 2020 at Raiders 2021 POSTSEASON: N/A has won 12 of the past 17 games against the Raiders on the road . ALL-TIME: 17-9-1 OVERALL: 11-5-0 Winners of 12 of the last 16 matchups with Cleveland, the Chargers hold a HOME: 8-4-0 HOME: 6-2-0 17-9-1 advantage in the regular-season series against the Browns . The Bolts AWAY: 9-5-1 AWAY: 5-3-0 have won each home game in the series since 1995 and are also undefeated LAST: W, 38-14 — 2018 at Browns 2021 POSTSEASON: AFC Div . in all 12 matchups when scoring 25-plus points against the Browns . ALL-TIME: 5-7-0 OVERALL: 11-5-0 The matchup against the Ravens will mark the 13th regular-season meeting HOME: 4-4-0 HOME: 5-3-0 between the teams, with Baltimore holding a 7-5 advantage in the series . AWAY: 1-3-0 AWAY: 6-2-0 The Chargers beat the Ravens in the 2018 AFC Wild Card matchup, 23-17, LAST: L, 22-10 — 2018 vs . Ravens 2021 POSTSEASON: AFC Div . after the defense posted a postseason franchise-record-tying seven sacks . ALL-TIME: 14-23-2 OVERALL: 7-9-0 Los Angeles will host New England for the second-straight season . The Bolts HOME: 6-11-1 HOME: 5-3-0 defeated the Patriots for the 1963 AFL title that saw running back Keith AWAY: 8-12-1 AWAY: 2-6-0 Lincoln post pro football’s lone postseason performance with 200 rushing LAST: L, 45-0 — 2020 vs . Patriots 2021 POSTSEASON: N/A yards and 100 receiving yards . ALL-TIME: 7-5-0 OVERALL: 4-11-1 The Bolts play in the City of Brotherly Love for the first time since a three- HOME: 5-2-0 HOME: 3-4-1 point win in 2013 . Of the 12 matchups in series history between the teams, AWAY: 2-3-0 AWAY: 1-7-0 10 were decided by one score .