LOS ANGELES CHARGERS chargers at 49ers 2019 SCHEDULE The Los Angeles Chargers cap off the preseason schedule on the road against the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday, Aug. 29. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., at Levi’s® Stadium. Spero Dedes, a PRESEASON pair of Hall of Famers in Dan Fouts and LaDainian Tomlinson and Hayley Elwood on the sideline have the call on KABC-TV while Matt “Money” Smith, Daniel Jeremiah and Shannon Farren will WEEK DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE NETWORK bring the action on KFI-AM 640. Mario Solis and Jorge Villanueva will present the game in 1 Thu. Aug. 8 @ Cardinals L, 17-13 ABC7 Spanish on KFWB-AM 980. 2 Sun. Aug. 18 SAINTS L, 19-17 CBS* 3 Sat. Aug. 24 SEAHAWKS L, 23-15 ABC7 4 Thu. Aug. 29 @ 49ers 7:00 pm ABC7 For the fifth straight preseason, the Chargers and 49ers will close out the exhibition schedule against each other. The Bolts won the preseason finale last preseason by the score of 23-21. The Chargers hold an 8-6 regular season advantage while the 49ers sport a 26-21 series lead in the REGULAR SEASON preseason. WEEK DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE NETWORK The Chargers dropped their home preseason finale to the Seattle Seahawks, 23-15. Rookie 1 Sun. Sept. 8 COLTS 1:05 pm CBS quarterback Easton Stick threw for a touchdown and ran for another, totaling 96 yards. Wide 2 Sun. Sept. 15 @ Lions 10:00 am CBS 3 Sun. Sept. 22 TEXANS 1:25 pm CBS receiver Andre Patton caught his second touchdown of the preseason while rookie linebacker 4 Sun. Sept. 29 @ Dolphins 10:00 am CBS Drue Tranquill led the defense with nine tackles. 5 Sun. Oct. 6 BRONCOS 1:05 pm CBS 6 Sun. Oct. 13 STEELERS 5:20 pm NBC* The Los Angeles Chargers took another step forward under the direction of second-year head 7 Sun. Oct. 20 @ Titans 1:05 pm CBS 8 Sun. Oct. 27 @ Bears 10:00 am FOX coach Anthony Lynn in 2018. The Bolts made their first playoff appearance since 2013 and with a 9 Sun. Nov. 3 PACKERS 1:25 pm CBS regular season mark of 12-4, posted their best record since 2009. 10 Thur. Nov. 7 @ Raiders 5:20 pm FOX/NFLN* 11 Mon. Nov. 18 CHIEFS 5:15 pm ESPN* The Chargers showed their resolve all season long with memorable come-from-behind victories 12 BYE 13 Sun. Dec. 1 @ Broncos 1:25 pm CBS and an impressive road record that demonstrated the chemistry of the 2018 squad. For their 14 Sun. Dec. 8 @ Jaguars 1:05 pm FOX efforts, an NFL-best seven Chargers were selected to the 2019 Pro Bowl. 15 Sun. Dec. 15 VIKINGS 5:20 pm NBC* 16 TBD Dec. 21/22 RAIDERS TBD TBD Of the 13 total wins on the year, eight were played outside of the Los Angeles area, including 17 Sun. Dec. 29 @ Chiefs 10:00 am CBS a 20-19 win against the Tennessee Titans in London, England. The Bolts went on a roll on the The Chargers will host the Kansas City Chiefs in Mexico City at Estadio Azteca as part of the 2019 NFL International Games Subject to NFL’s flex scheduling | All dates and times are Pacific and subject to change | * Nationally televised road, winning all eight consecutively, before falling to the New England Patriots in the Divisional Round. 2018 AFC WEST STANDINGS The Chargers will open the regular season against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, Sept. 8. The WEST W L T Pct. PF PA two teams will kickoff at 1 p.m., from Dignity Health Sports Park. Kansas City 12 4 0 .750 565 421 Los Angeles Chargers 12 4 0 .750 428 329 BY THE NUMBERS Denver 6 10 0 .375 329 349 Oakland 4 12 0 .250 290 467 133 Artavis Scott leads the Chargers with 133 receiving yards on nine catches. In the last two contests, Scott has hauled in eight passes for 130 yards. 65 Rookie quarterback Easton Stick leads the Chargers with two rushing touchdowns. CHARGERS ON THE AIR He has amassed 65 yards rushing, averaging a team-high 13-yards per carry in the preseason. Stick has added a team-high 222 yards passing. TELEVISION: KABC-TV 13 Rookie linebacker Drue Tranquill leads the team with 13 total tackles in the Play-by-play: Spero Dedes preseason. He paced the defense with nine tackles against the Seahawks. The Notre Analyst: Dan Fouts Dame product has also added an interception and two passes defensed. Analyst: LaDainian Tomlinson Sideline: Hayley Elwood GAME RELEASE INDEX CHARGERS RADIO: KFI-AM 640 PAGE CONTENT PAGE CONTENT PAGE CONTENT Play-by-play: Matt “Money” Smith 2 Schedule Breakdown 11 2018 Milestones 26 Transactions Analyst: Daniel Jeremiah 3 The Coaches 12 Player Notes 27 Depth Chart Sideline: Shannon Farren 4 Connections 18 Philip Rivers 28 Last Time 6 The Matchup 21 Anthony Lynn 30 2019 Statistics SPANISH RADIO: KFWB-AM 980 7 Series History 22 Tom Telesco 31 2018 Statistics Play-by-play: Mario Solis 8 2018 Honor Roll 23 Rosters 10 Potential Milestones 25 Pronunciation Analyst: Jorge Villanueva 1 1 BREAKING DOWN THE 2019 SCHEDULE The Chargers opponents in 2019 posted a 105-101-3 (.510) regular season record in 2018. Four of the teams on the schedule made the postseason and seven of the teams had a .500 or better record. The Chargers finished second in the AFC West and were 4-2 against divisional foes. The Bolts made their first playoff appearance since 2013. SERIES BREAKDOWN 2018 RECORD NOTES ALL-TIME: 16-10-0 OVERALL: 10-6-0 For the first time since 2013, Los Angeles will host Indianapolis. It will mark HOME: 5-6-0 HOME: 6-2-0 the second-ever season opener the team has played against the Colts. The AWAY: 11-4-0 AWAY: 4-4-0 Bolts have an all-time record of 16-10 against the Colts, including wins in four LAST: L, 26-22 - 2016 at Colts POSTSEASON: Divisional Round of the last six matchups. ALL-TIME: 7-4-0 OVERALL: 6-10-0 The Chargers face Detroit for the first time since 2015. Los Angeles has won HOME: 5-0-0 HOME: 3-5-0 seven of the last eight against the Lions, including a 51-14 win at home in AWAY: 2-4-0 AWAY: 3-5-0 2007. The Chargers have posted 30-plus points in each of the past two home LAST: W, 33-28 - 2015 at Chargers POSTSEASON: N/A games against Detroit. ALL-TIME: 5-1-0 OVERALL: 11-5-0 The Week 3 matchup will be just the seventh between the two teams. A 5-1 HOME: 2-1-0 HOME: 6-2-0 record (.833 pct.) against Houston marks Los Angeles’ best winning percent- AWAY: 3-0-0 AWAY: 5-3-0 age against any NFL team. The Bolts have eclipsed 20 points in every game LAST: W, 21-13 - 2016 at Texans POSTSEASON: Wild Card Round against the Texans. ALL-TIME: 13-16-0 OVERALL: 7-9-0 The late-September matchup in Miami will mark the Bolts’ first trip to South HOME: 10-8-0 HOME: 6-2-0 Florida since 2014. The Chargers eclipsed 400-plus yards in three of the past AWAY: 3-8-0 AWAY: 1-7-0 six matchups with the Dolphins, including a 30-14 home win in 2015 that saw LAST: L, 19-17 - 2017 at Chargers POSTSEASON: N/A a 311-yard and three-touchdown performance by Philip Rivers. ALL-TIME: 52-66-1 OVERALL: 6-10-0 The Chargers split the season series against the Broncos for the third consecu- HOME: 34-25-0 HOME: 3-5 tive season. Both teams won on the road with the Bolts earning a 23-9 victory AWAY: 18-41-1 AWAY: 3-5 in Denver. The win in Mile High was the first for the Chargers since 2013. LAST: W, 23-9 - 2018 at Broncos POSTSEASON: N/A Mike Williams scored his 10th total TD of the season in the winning effort. ALL-TIME: 10-23-0 OVERALL: 9-6-1 For the second time in as many seasons, the Chargers and Steelers will square HOME: 6-8-0 HOME: 5-3-0 off on Sunday Night Football. It marks the first time the Chargers will play the AWAY: 4-15-0 AWAY: 4-3-1 same team on Sunday Night in consecutive seasons since facing both India- LAST: W, 33-30- 2018 at Steelers POSTSEASON: N/A napolis and New England in 2007 and 2008 on Sunday Night Football. ALL-TIME: 28-17-1 OVERALL: 9-7-0 The Bolts play the Titans for the second time in as many seasons and the third HOME: 18-5-1 HOME: 6-2-0 time in the last four years. Los Angeles is on a two-game winning streak and AWAY: 10-16-0 AWAY: 3-5-0 has won 10 of the last 11 contests against Tennessee. The Chargers have LAST: W, 20-19 - 2017 at London POSTSEASON: N/A eclipsed 30 points when playing the Titans in six of the last nine games. ALL-TIME: 5-7-0 OVERALL: 12-4-0 Los Angeles plays against Chicago for the 13th time in history and the sixth HOME: 4-3-0 HOME: 7-1-0 on the road. To start the all-time series, the Bolts won the first three games AWAY: 1-4-0 AWAY: 5-3-0 and four of the first five.