GAME RELEASE ATAT BUFFALOBBU FALLO BILLSBBILLLLSS 2018 GAME TWO AT SUNDAY, SEPT. 16 / 10 AM PT CHARGERS at BILLS CHARGERS SCHEDULE The Los Angeles Chargers (0-1) head across the country for their fi rst road game of the 2018 season to face the Buffalo Bills (0-1). The two teams will meet on Sunday, Sept. 16 with kickoff PRESEASON slated for 10 a.m. PT from New Era Field. Tom McCarthy and Steve Beuerlein have the call on CBS SAT. AUG. 11 @ ARIZONA L, 24-17 KABC while Matt “Money” Smith, Daniel Jeremiah and Shannon Farren will bring the action on KFI-AM SAT. AUG. 18 SEATTLE W, 24-14 KABC SAT. AUG. 25 NEW ORLEANS L, 36-7 CBS* 640. Mario Solis and Jorge Villanueva will present the game in Spanish on KFWB-AM 980. THU. AUG. 30 @ SAN FRANCISCO W, 23-21 KABC The Bolts have won the last three meetings against the Bills, and sport a 24-12-2 all-time REGULAR SEASON advantage and a 23-10-2 mark in regular season contests. The Chargers ran away to a 54-24 SUN. SEPT. 9 KANSAS CITY L, 38-28 CBS victory last season at StubHub Center on the strength of fi ve interceptions en route to scoring SUN. SEPT. 16 @ BUFFALO 10:00 AM CBS the most points in a single game in franchise history since 1981. The last time the two franchises SUN. SEPT. 23 @ LOS ANGELES 1:05 PM CBS met in Buffalo (Sept. 21, 2014), the Chargers earned a 22-10 victory behind two passing SUN. SEPT. 30 SAN FRANCISCO 1:25 PM CBS SUN. OCT. 7 OAKLAND 1:05 PM CBS touchdowns and a 131.4 quarterback rating from Philip Rivers. Rivers is 4-1 versus Buffalo as a SUN. OCT. 14 @ CLEVELAND 10:00 AM CBS starter in his career with 10 touchdowns and a rating of 110.1. SUN. OCT. 21 TENNESSEE 6:30 AM CBS BYE The Chargers fell behind early in the season-opener and saw their comeback bid fall short SUN. NOV. 4 @ SEATTLE 1:05 PM CBS to Kansas City, 38-28. The Bolts racked up 541 yards of total offense to post the second-best SUN. NOV. 11 @ OAKLAND 1:05 PM FOX offensive effort in an opening weekend in franchise history. The total was the eighth-best SUN. NOV. 18 DENVER 1:05 PM CBS offensive output in team history led by an opening game record of 424 yards passing by Rivers. SUN. NOV. 25 ARIZONA 1:05 PM FOX SUN. DEC. 2 @ PITTSBURGH 10:00 AM CBS In the last eight games, the Chargers have amassed over 400 yards of offense in six of the SUN. DEC. 9 CINCINNATI 1:05 PM CBS contests and eclipsed the 500-yard mark twice. * THU. DEC. 13 @ KANSAS CITY 5:20 PM FOX/NFLN DEC. 22 OR 23 BALTIMORE TBD TBD The Bills dropped their season opener to the Baltimore Ravens, 47-3. Buffalo returns their SUN. DEC. 30 @ DENVER 1:25 PM CBS leading rusher in LeSean McCoy, who ran for 1,138 yards with six scores while adding 448 yards The Chargers will host the Tennessee Titans at Wembley Stadium as part of the 2018 NFL London Games receiving and two touchdowns through the air. The Bills fi nished 9-7 in 2017, reaching the Subject to NFL’s fl ex scheduling All times Pacifi c and subject to change * Nationally televised playoffs for the fi rst time since 1999. The Bills fell to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, 10-3. 2018 AFC WEST STANDINGS After an 0-4 start out of the gate, the Chargers came to form and rattled off nine wins in the remaining 12 contests of the 2017 season, including a fi ve-game home winning streak. The nine WEST W L T Pct. PF PA wins over the 12-game span was the best mark since the team won the last 11 games of the Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 38 28 2009 season. The fi ve straight home wins were also the best run on home turf since that 2009 Denver 1 0 0 1.000 27 24 season. Los Angeles Chargers 0 1 0 .000 28 38 Oakland 0 1 0 .000 13 33 The Chargers led the NFL in passing in 2017 with 4,431 net passing yards for 276.9 yards-per- game. Philip Rivers completed the season ranked second in the league with 4,515 total passing yards. Keenan Allen had a record-breaking season for the Chargers in 2017 en route to sweeping Comeback Player of the Year honors. Allen broke the Chargers’ single-season receptions record, CHARGERS ON THE AIR 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 TELEVISION: CBS totaling 1,105 yards to rank seventh in the NFL. Play-by-play: Tom McCarthy Analyst: Steve Beuerlein The Chargers orchestrated a huge turnaround on the defensive side of the ball as the Bolts ranked third in the league, allowing 17 points per game. The 17 points per game was the best CHARGERS RADIO: KFI-AM 640 mark by the team since 1992 and nearly a 10 points-per-game improvement from 2016. Play-by-play: Matt “Money” Smith The Chargers will have their closest road game of the season as they will stay in Los Angeles to Analyst: Daniel Jeremiah face the Rams on Sunday, Sept. 23. Sideline: Shannon Farren GAME RELEASE INDEX SPANISH RADIO: KFWB-AM 980 PAGE CONTENT PAGE CONTENT PAGE CONTENT Play-by-play: Mario Solis 2 Schedule Breakdown 13 2017 Honor Roll 24 Rosters Analyst: Jorge Villanueva 3 The Coaches 14 2017 Rankings 27 Pronunciations 4 Connections 15 2017 Notes 28 Transactions 6 The Matchup 17 Philip Rivers 30 Depth Chart 7 Series History 20 Antonio Gates 31 Last Time 9 2018 Notes 22 Anthony Lynn 33 Statistics 11 Milestones 23 Tom Telesco 37 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: 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 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. 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.