GAME RELEASE PRESEASON WEEK 1 vs. LOS ANGELES RAMS SAT. AUG. 14, 2021 | 7:00 PM PT bolts build under brandon staley 20212020 chargers schedule The Los Angeles Chargers take on the Rams for the 38th time ever in the preseason, PRESEASON (0-0) kicking off at 7:00 p .m . PT from SoFi Stadium . Spero Dedes, Dan Fouts and LaDainian Wk Date Opponent TV Time*/Res. Tomlinson have the call on KCBS while Matt “Money” Smith, Petros Papadakis and 1 Sat ., Aug . 14 at L .A . Rams KCBS 7:00 p .m . Shannon Farren will broadcast on the Chargers Radio Network airwaves on ALT FM- 2 Sun ., Aug . 22 SAN FRANCISCO KCBS 4:30 p .m . 98 7. Adrian Garcia-Marquez and Francisco Pinto will present the game in Spanish on 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 4 Mon ., Oct . 4 LAS VEGAS ESPN 5:15 p .m . season, where put forth a record-setting rookie campaign . He will still have weapons 5 Sun ., Oct . 10 CLEVELAND CBS 1:05 p .m . such 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 Rams feature a new quarterback this year after trading for Matthew Stafford 11 Sun ., Nov . 21 PITTSBURGH NBC 5:20 p .m . from the Detroit Lions this offseason . He put up 282 touchdowns and an 89 .9 passer 12 Sun ., Nov . 28 at Denver CBS 1:05 p .m . rating over 12 seasons in The Motor City . The Rams had the No . 1 defense in the 13 Sun ., Dec . 5 at Cincinnati FOX 10:00 a .m . NFL last season under new Chargers Head Coach Brandon Staley, and bring back 14 Sun ., Dec . 12 N Y. GIANTS FOX 1:05 p .m . defensive stars Aaron Donald, Jalen Ramsey and Leonard Floyd . 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 joint practices leading up to their preseason 17 Sun ., Jan . 2 DENVER CBS 1:05 p .m . matchup on Sun ,. Aug . 22 . The game will be the lone home contest for the Bolts in 18 Sun ., Jan . 9 at Las Vegas CBS 1:25 p .m . the preseason before finishing the exhibition slate at Seattle on Sat ., Aug . 28 . *All Times Pacific HOME GAMES IN CAPS by the numbers 2020 afc west standings 37 The Chargers have played the Rams in the preseason 37 times and hold a 19- 18 all-time advantage in the preseason series . Team W L T Pct. PF PA 3 Under the new 17-game regular-season schedule format, the Bolts will play Kansas City 14 2 0 .875 473 362 just three preseason games for the first time since 1995 . Las Vegas 8 8 0 .500 434 478 L.A. Chargers 7 9 0 .438 384 426 35 The Chargers roster boasts 35 new players from last season, including nine Denver 5 11 0 313. 323 446 draft picks . The nine were the most selections by the Bolts in a single draft since picking 11 players in 2004 . release index on the call Content Page Content Page TELEVISION: KCBS SPANISH RADIO: QUE BUENA The Matchup . 2 Austin Ekeler Notes . 17 Play-by-play: Spero Dedes FM-105.5/94.3 Connections . .4 Joey Bosa Notes . 19 Analyst: Dan Fouts Play-by-play: Adrian Garcia-Marquez Sideline: LaDainian Tomlinson Analyst: Francisco Pinto Tom Telesco . .5 Other Player Notes . 21 CHARGERS RADIO: ALT FM-98.7 CHARGERS MOBILE APP: Official Brandon Staley . 7 2020 Statistics . .22 Play-by-play: Matt “Money” Smith team news, full game stats, live local Chargers Team Notes . 8 Rosters & Transactions . .24 Analyst: Petros Papadakis games on the Chargers mobile app . For more Sideline: Shannon Farren details, visit Chargers com/. app . Justin Herbert Notes . .9 Supplemental Bios . .28 *Geographic and device restrictions apply. Local & primetime games only. Data charges may apply. Keenan Allen Notes . 14 Media Information . .29 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS GAME RELEASE 1 PRESEASON WEEK 1 AT L.A. RAMS the matchup at the helm 2020 team rankings BRANDON STALEY Chargers Head Coach Overall Record: 0-0 ( 000). 7-9 10-6 Reg . Season Record: 0-0 ( 000). 3rd (AFC West) 2nd (NFC West) Preseason Record: 0-0 ( 000). Preseason Record vs . LAR: 0-0 ( 000). Road Record (Pre .): 0-0 ( 000). OFFENSE (NFL RANK) Hometown: Perry, Ohio 24 0. (T-18th) . Points Per Game . 23 .3 (T-22nd) College: Dayton — ‘04 / Mercyhurst — ‘05 382 1. (9th) . Net Yds . Per Game . 377 0. (11th) 111 .5 (18th) . Net Rushing Yds . Per Game . 126 1. (10th) Brandon Staley became the 17th head coach in franchise history on Jan . 17, 2021, 270 .6 (6th) . Net Passing Yds . Per Game . 250 .9 (13th) becoming the first Bolts head coach with a defensive background in over a decade . Staley served as the defensive coordinator in 2020 for the Los Angeles Rams 5 .42 (20th) . Scrimmage Yds . Per Play . 5. .54 (18th) after spending three seasons as the outside linebackers coach for Denver (2019) 10/164 . Opp . Interceptions/Return Yds . .14/125 and Chicago (2017-18) . Staley has coached four Pro Bowlers, some of the most 34/-219 (T-15th) . .Sacks Allowed/Yds . .25/-169 (T-6th) dominant defensive NFL players in recent memory — Khalil Mack in 2018, Von Miller in 2019 and Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey in 2020 . Three of those players (Mack, 16/6 . Fumbles/Lost . 19/11 Donald and Ramsey) were also recognized by The Associated Press as first-team 44 .20% (9th) . Third Down Pct . 43 .4% (12th) All-Pro selections . 57 14%. (21st) . .Red Zone TD Pct . 57 1%. (21st) As one of the most progressive defensive minds in football, Staley overhauled a 31:14 (8th) . .Time of Possession Avg . 32:01 (2nd) Rams defense to become the best defense in football in 2020 . The unit ranked No . 16 (T-4th) . Giveaways. 25 (T-25th) 1 in total defense, passing defense and scoring defense while finishing as the third- best rushing defense . The Rams defensive unit improved by more than four points per game in scoring defense from 2019 to post the best single-season average DEFENSE (NFL RANK) allowed by the team in nearly two decades . Prior to coaching in the NFL, Staley 26 .6 (23rd) . Points Per Game . 18 .5 (1st) spent three seasons (2013, '15-16) at John Carroll as defensive coordinator/ 343 .4 (10th) . Net Yds . Per Game . 281 .9 (1st) secondary coach and the 2014 season as defensive coordinator/linebackers at James Madison . In his final season as a collegiate coach, Staley earned National 119 .8 (18th) . Net Rushing Yds . Per Game . .91 .3 (3rd) Coordinator of the Year honors for Division III by leading his unit to rank third in 223 .6 (9th) . Net Passing Yds . Per Game . 190 7. (1st) the nation in total defense (218 0. ypg) and fourth in scoring defense (12 .6 ppg) . 5 .51 (16th) . Scrimmage Yds . Per Play . .4 .56 (1st) Staley played quarterback at the University of Dayton, serving as a team captain 12/217 . .Interceptions/ Return Yds . 14/266 and was a two-year starter . The Flyers posted a 16-5 record when Staley was the 27/-137 (25th) . Sacks/Yds. .53/-350 (2nd) starter from 2003-04 . He ended his playing career at Mercyhurst College, playing 15/7 . Opp. Fumbles/Lost . 16/8 there in 2005 with his twin brother, Jason . A native of Perry, Ohio, Staley and his wife, Amy, have three sons — Colin, Will and Grant . 43 .63% (22nd) . Third Down Pct . 35 .2% (3rd) 58 18%. (10th) . Red. Zone TD Pct . 58 .2% (10th) 19 (T-22nd) . .Takeaways . .22 (T-10th) SEAN McVAY Rams Head Coach +3 (T-13th) ......... TURNOVER MARGIN .........-3 (T-21st) Overall Record: 46-24 ( .657) Reg . Season Record: 43-21 ( .672) Preseason Record: 6-6 ( .500) SPECIAL TEAMS (NFL RANK) Preseason Record vs . LAC: 0-1 ( 000). 44 .5 (25th) . Punts-Avg . Yds . (Gross) . 44 .9 (20th) Home Record (Pre .): 3-3 ( .500) 34 1. (32nd) . .Punts-Avg . Yds . (Net) . 39 .2 (26th) Hometown: Marietta, Ga . 5 .6 (28th) . Punt. Returns-Avg . Per . 6 .9 (23rd) College: Miami (Ohio) — ‘07 15 .2 (31st) . Punt. Returns-Avg .