San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers
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Thursday 2026-12-17 · 20:15 ET·SoFi Stadium·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
✚ Mike Evans (WR1) — Out✚ Deebo Samuel (WR1) — Out
Field
dome · matrixturf
Weather
indoors — n/a
Rest
SF 4d · LAC 4d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
SF form
7-1PF 235 · PA 156Home 5-0Away 2-1
QB Brock Purdy 37–16 as starter · playoffs 5–3 · last 10: 8–2 · since 2022
LAC form
0-8PF 121 · PA 219Home 0-4Away 0-4
QB Justin Herbert 52–51 as starter · playoffs 0–3 · last 10: 1–9 · since 2020
| SF | Season efficiency | LAC |
|---|---|---|
| 0.18 | Off EPA / play | -0.245 |
| 52.9 | Off success % | 35 |
| 12.6 | Off explosive % | 7.8 |
| 52.3 | 3rd-down conv % | 34.2 |
| -0.073 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.003 |
| 43.7 | Def success % allowed | 44 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken outWk 15 best ball playoffs
Coaching Intel
SF staff
HCKyle ShanahanOCKlay KubiakDCRaheem Morris1–2 vs McDaniel
4th-down go 20.7% · PROE -1 · no-huddle 3.5%
LAC staff
HCJim HarbaughOCMike McDaniel2–1 vs MorrisDCChris O'Leary
4th-down go 17.1% · PROE -2.1 · no-huddle 4.4%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
These head coaches have never faced each other (1999–).
SF offense vs LAC defense
Klay Kubiak(OC)vsChris O'Leary(DC)first career meeting
LAC offense vs SF defense
Mike McDaniel(OC)2–1Raheem Morris(DC)McDaniel leads3 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-30 | SF | LA | 17–20 | 282 | -3 | L |
| 2022-01-09 | SF | LA | 27–24 | 449 | +3 | W |
| 2021-11-15 | SF | LA | 31–10 | 336 | +21 | W |
they also crossed paths 1× in other role combinations (counting every opposing-staff game: 3–1)
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-13 | LAC @ SF | 16–22 | SF | Brandon Staley / Kyle Shanahan |
| 2018-09-30 | SF @ LAC | 27–29 | LAC | Kyle Shanahan / Anthony Lynn |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded