Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers
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FINAL · ARI 26–14·Sunday 2026-09-13·SoFi Stadium·closed LAC -8.5 · O/U 47.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
✚ Derwin James Jr. (SS) — Out✚ Donte Jackson (RCB) — Out
Field
dome · matrixturf
Weather
indoors — n/a
Rest
ARI 7d · LAC 7d
Referee
Ronald Torbert · 12.33 flags/gm · 46.4% overs
ARI form
1-4PF 108 · PA 162Home 0-2Away 1-2
QB Jacoby Brissett 21–49 as starter · last 10: 1–9 · since 2016
LAC form
0-5PF 84 · PA 129Home 0-3Away 0-2
QB Justin Herbert 52–48 as starter · playoffs 0–3 · last 10: 4–6 · since 2020
| ARI | Season efficiency | LAC |
|---|---|---|
| -0.018 | Off EPA / play | -0.207 |
| 45.9 | Off success % | 37.8 |
| 4.3 | Off explosive % | 9.1 |
| 41.1 | 3rd-down conv % | 34.8 |
| 0.124 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.057 |
| 44.1 | Def success % allowed | 41.9 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
ARI staff
HCMike LaFleur1–0 vs HarbaughOCNathaniel Hackett1–0 vs O'LearyDCNick Rallis1–0 vs McDaniel
4th-down go 17.9% · PROE +1.1 · no-huddle 12.2%
LAC staff
HCJim Harbaugh0–1 vs LaFleurOCMike McDaniel0–1 vs RallisDCChris O'Leary0–1 vs Hackett
4th-down go 16.1% · PROE -1.6 · no-huddle 4.4%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Mike LaFleur1–0Jim HarbaughLaFleur leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | ARI @ LAC | 26–14 | 396–268 | Mike LaFleur |
ARI offense vs LAC defense
Nathaniel Hackett(OC)1–0Chris O'Leary(DC)Hackett leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | ARI | LAC | 26–14 | 396 | +12 | W |
LAC offense vs ARI defense
Mike McDaniel(OC)0–1Nick Rallis(DC)Rallis leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | LAC | ARI | 14–26 | 268 | -12 | L |
they also crossed paths 1× in other role combinations (counting every opposing-staff game: 0–2)
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | ARI @ LAC | 26–14 | ARI | Mike LaFleur / Jim Harbaugh |
| 2024-10-21 | LAC @ ARI | 15–17 | ARI | Jim Harbaugh / Jonathan Gannon |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded