chargers open 2020 season at cincy 2020 chargers schedule The Los Angeles Chargers will premier their sleek, new uniforms to kick off the REGULAR SEASON (0-0) 2020 NFL season in Cincinnati at 1:05 p .m . PT at Paul Brown Stadium . Kevin Harlan, Wk Date Opponent TV Time*/Res. Trent Green and Melanie Collins have the call on CBS while Matt “Money” Smith, Daniel Jeremiah and Shannon Farren will broadcast on the Chargers Radio Network 1 Sun ., Sept . 13 at Cincinnati CBS 1:05 p .m . airwaves on ALT FM-98 7. Adrian Garcia-Marquez and Francisco Pinto will present 2 Sun ., Sept . 20 KANSAS CITY CBS 1:25 p .m . the game in Spanish on Que Buena FM 105 .5/94 .3 . 3 Sun ., Sept . 27 CAROLINA CBS 1:05 p .m . 4 Sun ., Oct . 4 at Tampa Bay CBS 10:00 a .m . Sunday marks the fourth season-opening meeting between the teams, with the 5 Mon ., Oct . 12 at New Orleans ESPN 5:15 p .m . Bolts holding a 3-0 all-time advantage, winning the last Week 1 matchup with the Bengals, 34-6, in 2002 . Overall, the Chargers have a 20-14 record against Cincinnati, 6 Sun ., Oct . 18 N Y. JETS CBS 1:05 p .m . winning the last matchup, 26-21, in 2018 at StubHub Center . 7 Sun ., Oct . 25 at Miami CBS 10:00 a .m . 8 Sun ., Nov . 1 JACKSONVILLE CBS 1:05 p .m . Los Angeles is scheduled to travel 25,387 miles for road games this year, one of 9 Sun ., Nov . 8 LAS VEGAS FOX 1:05 p .m . three NFL teams in 2020 that will travel around the world (a trip around the world is 10 — BYE — — approximately 25,000 miles) . The Bolts will have gone ‘around the world’ in each of 11 Sun ., Nov . 22 at Denver CBS 1:05 p .m . Anthony Lynn’s four seasons as head coach — the only team to do so over that span . 12 Sun ., Nov . 29 at Buffalo CBS 10:00 a .m . The Chargers return Gus Bradley coordinating the defense after he orchestrated 13 Sun ., Dec . 6 NEW ENGLAND CBS 1:25 p .m . the unit to finish in the top-10 in passing defense for the third-straight year . Shane 14 Sun ., Dec . 13 ATLANTA FOX 1:25 p .m . Steichen returns for his first full season as offensive coordinator after he led the No . 15 Thurs ., Dec . 17 at Las Vegas FOX 5:20 p .m . 5 offense in the NFL over the final nine weeks of the 2019 season . The team also 16 Dec . 26/27 DENVER TBD TBD brings back all three Pro Bowl selections from last year — wide receiver Keenan Allen and defensive ends Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram III — while adding five-time 17 Sun ., Jan . 3 at Kansas City CBS 10:00 a .m . Pro Bowl guard Trai Turner in a trade with Carolina . *All Times Pacific HOME GAMES IN CAPS Los Angeles will play its first game at the team’s new SoFi Stadium home next week on Sun ., Sept . 20 against division-rival Kansas City at 1:25 p .m . 2019 afc west standings by the numbers Team W L T Pct. PF PA Kansas City 12 4 0 750. 451 308 3 The Chargers boast a 3-0 record against the Bengals in season openers, last Denver 7 9 0 438. 282 316 winning a Week 1 contest in Cincinnati in 2002, 34-6 . Oakland* 7 9 0 438. 313 419 15 Already one of the most prolific undrafted running backs in the passing L.A. Chargers 5 11 0 .313 337 345 game, Austin Ekeler needs just one more receiving touchdown to become *Became Las Vegas Raiders in 2020 offseason the youngest undrafted running back in common draft era (since 1967) to reach 15 career receiving scores . He will be 25 years, 120 days on Sunday . release index 25,387 The Chargers will travel 25,387 miles and go ‘around the world’ for the fourth- Content Page Content Page straight year — the only NFL team to top 25,000 miles in each of the last four years . The 2020 Schedule . 2 Joey Bosa Notes . 15 on the call Bengals Series History . .3 Specialist Notes . 16 TELEVISION: CBS NATIONAL RADIO: SPORTS USA The Matchup . .4 Other Player Notes . 17 Kevin Harlan Larry Kahn Play-by-play: Play-by-play: Connections . .6 Career Stats vs . Bengals . 18 Analyst: Trent Green Analyst: Hank Bauer Sideline: Melanie Collins Tom Telesco . .7 2020 Statistics . 21 CHARGERS RADIO: ALT FM-98.7 SPANISH RADIO: QUE BUENA Anthony Lynn . .9 Rosters & Transactions . .23 Play-by-play: Matt “Money” Smith FM-105.5/94.3 Team Notes . 10 Media Information . .28 Analyst: Daniel Jeremiah Play-by-play: Adrian Garcia-Marquez Sideline: Shannon Farren Analyst: Francisco Pinto Tyrod Taylor Notes . 12 Supplemental Stats . .29 CHARGERS MOBILE APP: Official team news, full game stats, live local Chargers games Austin Ekeler Notes . 13 Chargers Records . 34. on the Chargers mobile app . For more details, visit Chargers com/app. *Geographic and device restrictions apply. Local & primetime games only. Data charges may apply. Keenan Allen Notes . 14 Feature Stories . .49 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS GAME RELEASE 1 WEEK 1 at CINCINNATI breaking down the 2020 schedule series breakdown 2019 record notes ALL-TIME: 20-14-0 OVERALL: 2-14-0 The game will mark the first time that Chargers have played in Cincinnati HOME: 11-7-0 HOME: 2-6-0 since 2015 . The Chargers are 20-14 against the Bengals, including 9-7 on AWAY: 9-7-0 AWAY: 0-8-0 the road . The Bolts clinched the 2009 AFC West title with a 27-24 Week LAST: W, 26-21 - 2018 at Chargers POSTSEASON: N/A 15 win over Cincinnati . ALL-TIME: 55-63-1 OVERALL: 12-4-0 The Chargers have won nine of the past 16 home games against the Chiefs, HOME: 31-27-1 HOME: 5-3-0 with an all-time regular-season home record of 31-27-1 . Los Angeles looks AWAY: 24-36-0 AWAY: 7-1-0 to win at Kansas City for the second time in three years . Six of the past 10 LAST: L, 31-21 - 2019 at Chiefs POSTSEASON: World Champions games at Arrowhead Stadium have been decided by seven or fewer points . ALL-TIME: 1-5-0 OVERALL: 5-11-0 Los Angeles hosts the Panthers for just the fourth time in history . In a road HOME: 0-3-0 HOME: 2-6-0 game in 2016, Hunter Henry caught his sixth touchdown of the season, AWAY: 1-2-0 AWAY: 3-5-0 making him the fourth tight end since 1990 to have six receiving scores in LAST: L, 28-16 - 2016 at Panthers POSTSEASON: N/A the first 12 games of a career . ALL-TIME: 8-3-0 OVERALL: 7-9-0 With a regular-season record of 8-3 ( 72. 7) against the Buccaneers, the HOME: 3-2-0 HOME: 2-6-0 Bolts face off against the team they have the best winning percentage AWAY: 5-1-0 AWAY: 5-3-0 against . Los Angeles holds a 5-1 record in Tampa . The Chargers are 5-0 LAST: L, 28-21 - 2016 at Chargers POSTSEASON: N/A when scoring 25-plus points in the series . ALL-TIME: 7-5-0 OVERALL: 13-3-0 The Chargers face the Saints for the 13th time in history, boasting a 7-5 all- HOME: 3-3-0 HOME: 6-2-0 time advantage . The October matchup is just the third between the teams AWAY: 4-2-0 AWAY: 7-1-0 in New Orleans since 1997 . It marks the first-ever matchup between the LAST: L, 35-34 - 2016 at Chargers POSTSEASON: NFC Wild Card teams on Monday Night Football . ALL-TIME: 22-12-1 OVERALL: 7-9-0 For the first time since 2014, Los Angeles will host the New York Jets . In HOME: 13-6-0 HOME: 5-3-0 that bout, the Chargers posted the only shutout in series history, 31-0 . The AWAY: 9-6-1 AWAY: 2-6-0 Bolts have an all-time series record of 22-12-1, including wins in the last LAST: W, 14-7 - 2017 at Jets POSTSEASON: N/A three matchups and five of the last six . ALL-TIME: 14-16-0 OVERALL: 5-11-0 Los Angeles plays in Miami for the second time in as many seasons . Last HOME: 10-8-0 HOME: 3-5-0 year, Los Angeles won 30-10 in September, the largest win for the Bolts AWAY: 4-8-0 AWAY: 2-6-0 in Miami and the largest in the series since a 25-point home win in 1993 . LAST: W, 30-10 - 2019 at Dolphins POSTSEASON: N/A ALL-TIME: 8-3-0 OVERALL: 6-10-0 The Bolts have won eight of the 11 previous matchups in the series, HOME: 4-0-0 HOME: 3-5-0 including all four home games . Los Angeles won last year in Jacksonville AWAY: 4-3-0 AWAY: 3-5-0 by 35 points behind a record-setting performance from Austin Ekeler . LAST: W, 45-10 - 2019 at Jaguars POSTSEASON: N/A ALL-TIME: 54-64-2 OVERALL: 7-9-0 The Chargers have won 12 of the past 17 home contests against the Raiders . HOME: 27-32-1 HOME: 5-3-0 Los Angeles had a 16-point home win in Week 5 of the 2018 season . 2020 will AWAY: 27-32-1 AWAY: 2-6-0 be the second-straight year the Bolts matchup with the Raiders on Thursday LAST: L 24-17 - 2019 at Chargers POSTSEASON: N/A Night Football and will mark the eighth such game between the teams .