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Wk 2 · 2026

Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers — Sun, Sep 20

Sun, Sep 20 · SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA · CBS FINAL

Weather

No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
Las Vegas Raiders
AFC West · 3-2
26
at
4:05pET
LAC -6.5 · total 43.5 DraftKings opened -8.5 · 2 toward LV
Ratings differential LAC by 0.7
Los Angeles Chargers
AFC West · 0-5
14

What is at stake

An AFC West game. These two play each other twice a season, home and away, and when the AFC West finishes level it is the head-to-head result and then the division record that separate them — before any of the rest. Division standings.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 1.7 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have been through a draft and a free-agency window since.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Raiders: -2.5#22
Efficiency margin
Chargers: -3.5#26
Raiders: -0.6#16
Offense
Chargers: -3.6#29
Raiders: -1.8#26
Defense
Chargers: +0.1#15
Raiders: 14.2
Points / game
Chargers: 21.6
Raiders: 25.4
Points allowed / game
Chargers: 20.0
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats

The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.

Raiders form

L 17-45at NEL 27-30vs KCW 35-27at NOW 26-14at LACW 27-13vs MIA
2026 season

Chargers form

L 17-23vs DENL 23-30at SEAL 16-24at BUFL 14-26vs LVL 14-26vs ARI
2026 season

Raiders this season

Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)

Chargers this season

Straight up0-5 · 0% (5 games)
Against the spread0-4-1 · 0% (5 games)
Over / under1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 10

OpponentRaidersChargers
Dolphins
AFC
vs W 27-13 previewat Wk 16 · scheduled preview
Chiefs
AFC
vs L 27-30 previewat Wk 6 · scheduled preview
Patriots
AFC
at L 17-45 previewvs Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Bills
AFC
vs Wk 6 · scheduled previewat L 16-24 preview
Rams
NFC
vs Wk 7 · scheduled previewat Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Jets
AFC
at Wk 8 · scheduled previewvs Wk 11 · scheduled preview
49ers
NFC
at Wk 9 · scheduled previewvs Wk 15 · scheduled preview
Seahawks
NFC
vs Wk 10 · scheduled previewat L 23-30 preview
Broncos
AFC
at Wk 11 · scheduled previewvs L 17-23 preview
Cardinals
NFC
at Wk 17 · scheduled previewvs L 14-26 preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Chargers leads 26–15 · Raiders won the last one
41 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 3.8 points toward Chargers
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-09-20Raiders 26 — 14 Chargersat LACRaiders
20252025-11-30Raiders 14 — 31 Chargersat LACChargers
20252025-09-15Chargers 20 — 9 Raidersat LVChargers
20242025-01-05Chargers 34 — 20 Raidersat LVChargers
20242024-09-08Raiders 10 — 22 Chargersat LACChargers
20232023-12-14Chargers 21 — 63 Raidersat LVRaiders
20232023-10-01Raiders 17 — 24 Chargersat LACChargers
20222022-12-04Chargers 20 — 27 Raidersat LVRaiders
20222022-09-11Raiders 19 — 24 Chargersat LACChargers
20212022-01-09Chargers 32 — 35 Raidersat LVRaiders
20212021-10-04Raiders 14 — 28 Chargersat LACChargers
20202020-12-17Chargers 30 — 27 Raidersat LVChargers
20202020-11-08Raiders 31 — 26 Chargersat LACRaiders
20192019-12-22Raiders 24 — 17 Chargersat LACRaiders
20192019-11-07Chargers 24 — 26 Raidersat LVRaiders
20182018-11-11Chargers 20 — 6 Raidersat LVChargers
20182018-10-07Raiders 10 — 26 Chargersat LACChargers
20172017-12-31Raiders 10 — 30 Chargersat LACChargers
20172017-10-15Chargers 17 — 16 Raidersat LVChargers
20162016-12-18Raiders 19 — 16 Chargersat LACRaiders
20162016-10-09Chargers 31 — 34 Raidersat LVRaiders
20152015-12-24Chargers 20 — 23 Raidersat LVRaiders
20152015-10-25Raiders 37 — 29 Chargersat LACRaiders
20142014-11-16Raiders 6 — 13 Chargersat LACChargers
20142014-10-12Chargers 31 — 28 Raidersat LVChargers
20132013-12-22Raiders 13 — 26 Chargersat LACChargers
20132013-10-06Chargers 17 — 27 Raidersat LVRaiders
20122012-12-30Raiders 21 — 24 Chargersat LACChargers
20122012-09-10Chargers 22 — 14 Raidersat LVChargers
20112012-01-01Chargers 38 — 26 Raidersat LVChargers
20112011-11-10Raiders 24 — 17 Chargersat LACRaiders
20102010-12-05Raiders 28 — 13 Chargersat LACRaiders
20102010-10-10Chargers 27 — 35 Raidersat LVRaiders
20092009-11-01Raiders 16 — 24 Chargersat LACChargers
20092009-09-14Chargers 24 — 20 Raidersat LVChargers
20082008-12-04Raiders 7 — 34 Chargersat LACChargers
20082008-09-28Chargers 28 — 18 Raidersat LVChargers
20072007-12-30Chargers 30 — 17 Raidersat LVChargers
20072007-10-14Raiders 14 — 28 Chargersat LACChargers
20062006-11-26Raiders 14 — 21 Chargersat LACChargers
20062006-09-11Chargers 27 — 0 Raidersat LVChargers

Raiders leaders 2026 regular season

PassingKirk Cousins QB #893/144, 1026 YDS, 11 TD, 4 INT
RushingAshton Jeanty RB #278 CAR, 264 YDS
Mike Washington Jr. RB #3024 CAR, 120 YDS, 1 TD
Kirk Cousins QB #812 CAR, -2 YDS
ReceivingTre Tucker WR #115 REC, 233 YDS, 1 TD
Brock Bowers TE #8916 REC, 202 YDS, 2 TD
Michael Mayer TE #8720 REC, 169 YDS, 1 TD
Ashton Jeanty RB #219 REC, 165 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesNakobe Dean LB #1732
Quay Walker LB #730
Jeremy Chinn S #1122
SacksMalcolm Koonce DE #512.5
Maxx Crosby DE #982
Kwity Paye DE #952
InterceptionsHezekiah Masses CB #353
Treydan Stukes S #311
full roster and per-player history

Chargers leaders 2026 regular season

PassingJustin Herbert QB #1071/119, 816 YDS, 4 TD, 6 INT
Tre' Harris WR #90/1, 0 YDS
RushingOmarion Hampton RB #859 CAR, 238 YDS, 3 TD
Keaton Mitchell RB #3427 CAR, 124 YDS
Justin Herbert QB #1018 CAR, 88 YDS
ReceivingTre' Harris WR #913 REC, 209 YDS
Ladd McConkey WR #1512 REC, 183 YDS, 1 TD
Quentin Johnston WR #17 REC, 108 YDS
Oronde Gadsden TE #869 REC, 86 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesDaiyan Henley LB #026
Del'Shawn Phillips LB #5324
Derwin James Jr. S #321
SacksKhalil Mack LB #523
Tuli Tuipulotu LB #452
Troy Dye LB #431.5
InterceptionsGenesis Smith S #222
Cam Hart CB #201
Tuli Tuipulotu LB #451
full roster and per-player history
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.