Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills
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FINAL · BUF 24–16·Sunday 2026-09-27·Highmark Stadium·closed BUF -7 · O/U 50.5
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
✚ Kayode Awosika (LG) — Out✚ Joe Alt (RT) — Out✚ Ed Oliver (RDE) — Out
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
LAC 7d · BUF 10d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
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
BUF form
3-1PF 127 · PA 107Home 2-1Away 1-0
QB Josh Allen 90–39 as starter · playoffs 8–7 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2018
| LAC | Season efficiency | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| -0.207 | Off EPA / play | 0.191 |
| 37.8 | Off success % | 47.7 |
| 9.1 | Off explosive % | 15.3 |
| 34.8 | 3rd-down conv % | 54.5 |
| -0.057 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.106 |
| 41.9 | Def success % allowed | 48.3 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
LAC staff
HCJim Harbaugh0–1 vs BradyOCMike McDaniel0–1 vs LeonhardDCChris O'Leary0–1 vs Carmichael
4th-down go 16.1% · PROE -1.6 · no-huddle 4.4%
BUF staff
HCJoe Brady1–0 vs HarbaughOCPete Carmichael1–0 vs O'LearyDCJim Leonhard1–0 vs McDaniel
4th-down go 22.2% · PROE -1.6 · no-huddle 4.3%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh0–1Joe BradyBrady leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | LAC @ BUF | 16–24 | 348–351 | Joe Brady |
LAC offense vs BUF defense
Mike McDaniel(OC)0–1Jim Leonhard(DC)Leonhard leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | LAC | BUF | 16–24 | 348 | -8 | L |
BUF offense vs LAC defense
Pete Carmichael(OC)1–0Chris O'Leary(DC)Carmichael leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | BUF | LAC | 24–16 | 351 | +8 | W |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | LAC @ BUF | 16–24 | BUF | Jim Harbaugh / Joe Brady |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded