GAME RELEASE AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS PRESEASON WEEK 4 AT THU. AUG. 30 | 7 PM PT CHARGERS at 49ERS CHARGERS SCHEDULE The Los Angles Chargers cap off the preseason schedule on the road against the San Francisco PRESEASON 49ers on Thursday, Aug. 30. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., at Levi’s® Stadium. Spero Dedes, Hall SAT. AUG. 11 @ ARIZONA L, 24-17 KABC of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson and Hayley Elwood have the call on KABC-TV while SAT. AUG. 18 SEATTLE W, 24-14 KABC Matt “Money” Smith, Daniel Jeremiah and Shannon Farren will bring the action on KFI-AM 640. SAT. AUG. 25 NEW ORLEANS L, 36-7 CBS* Mario 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 For the fourth straight preseason, the Chargers and 49ers will close out the exhibition schedule SUN. SEPT. 9 KANSAS CITY 1:05 PM CBS against each other. The Bolts have fallen in the preseason fi nale in each of those three years, SUN. SEPT. 16 @ BUFFALO 10:00 AM CBS including last season by the score of 23-13 in San Francisco. The Chargers hold a 7-6 regular SUN. SEPT. 23 @ LOS ANGELES 1:05 PM CBS season advantage while the 49ers sport a 26-20 series lead in the preseason. The two teams met SUN. SEPT. 30 SAN FRANCISCO 1:25 PM CBS in Super Bowl XXIX, a 49-26 win for San Francisco. SUN. OCT. 7 OAKLAND 1:05 PM CBS SUN. OCT. 14 @ CLEVELAND 10:00 AM CBS SUN. OCT. 21 TENNESSEE 6:30 AM CBS The Chargers enter the preseason fi nale 1-2. Offensively, undrafted rookie RB Detrez Newsome BYE leads the way with 115 yards on the ground and two scores while adding 66 receiving yards on a SUN. NOV. 4 @ SEATTLE 1:05 PM CBS team-leading nine catches. WR Geremy Davis paces the squad with 105 receiving yards while QB SUN. NOV. 11 @ OAKLAND 1:05 PM FOX Philip Rivers has thrown for 91 yards on 11-of-14 passing. SUN. NOV. 18 DENVER 1:05 PM CBS SUN. NOV. 25 ARIZONA 1:05 PM FOX SUN. DEC. 2 @ PITTSBURGH 10:00 AM CBS Defensively, DE Issac Rochell has stood out with nine tackles, three for a loss and two sacks. CB SUN. DEC. 9 CINCINNATI 1:05 PM CBS Jeff Richards leads the team with 10 tackles while Desmond King and Rayshawn Jenkins both THU. DEC. 13 @ KANSAS CITY 5:20 PM FOX/NFLN have two passes defensed. LB Uchenna Nwosu has chipped in two sacks and a team-high three DEC. 22 OR 23 BALTIMORE TBD TBD quarterback hits. SUN. DEC. 30 @ DENVER 1:25 PM CBS The Chargers will host the Tennessee Titans at Wembley Stadium as part of the 2018 NFL London Games After a 0-4 start out of the gate, the Chargers came to form and rattled off nine wins in the Subject to NFL’s fl ex scheduling All times Pacifi c and subject to change * Nationally televised remaining 12 contests of the season, including a fi ve-game home winning streak. The nine wins over the 12-game span was the best mark since the team won the last 11 games of the 2009 2017 AFC WEST STANDINGS season. The fi ve straight home wins were also the best run on home turf since that 2009 season. 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 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 TELEVISION: KABC mark by the team since 1992 and nearly a 10 points-per-game improvement from 2016. Play-by-play: Spero Dedes Analyst: LaDainian Tomlinson The Chargers offi cially open the 2018 schedule against their division rival Kansas City Chiefs. Sideline: Hayley Elwood The contest is set for Sunday, Sept. 9 from ROKit Field at StubHub Center. The season-opener will kickoff at 1:05 p.m. and air on CBS. CHARGERS RADIO: KFI-AM 640 Play-by-play: Matt “Money” Smith Analyst: Daniel Jeremiah Sideline: Shannon Farren GAME RELEASE INDEX SPANISH RADIO: KFWB-AM 980 PAGE CONTENT PAGE CONTENT PAGE CONTENT 2 Schedule Breakdown 11 2017 Honor Roll 22 Pronunciation Play-by-play: Mario Solis 3 The Coaches 12 2017 Rankings 23 Transactions Analyst: Jorge Villanueva 4 Connections 13 2017 Notes 24 Depth Chart 6 The Matchup 15 Philip Rivers 25 Last Time 7 Series History 18 Anthony Lynn 27 Statistics 8 2018 Notes 19 Tom Telesco 30 Supplemental Bios 10 Milestones 20 Rosters 32 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 finished second in the AFC West and were 3-3 against divisional foes. The Bolts finished 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 first 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 deficit 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 first time since the 2014 HOME: 26-32-1 HOME: 4-4-0 season. The Chargers used a last-second game-winning field 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 finale. 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 first 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. The Chargers have won nine of the past 10 AWAY: 10-16-0 AWAY: 3-5-0 games overall, including six straight at home.