Wk 11 · 2026
New York Jets at Los Angeles Chargers — Sun, Nov 22
Sun, Nov 22 ·
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
· Fox
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 37 days away. 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.
AFC East · 2-3
at
4:05pET
LAC -9.5 · total 41.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential LAC by 3.0
AFC West · 0-5
What is at stake
An AFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 AFC playoff places. 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
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
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.
Jets form
W 17-12vs CLEL 12-23at CHIL 24-31at DETL 17-20vs GBW 23-10at TEN
2026 season
Chargers form
L 17-23vs DENL 23-30at SEAL 16-24at BUFL 14-26vs LVL 14-26vs ARI
2026 season
Jets this season
Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread3-1-1 · 75% (5 games)
Over / under1-4 · 20% (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 · 7
| Opponent | Jets | Chargers |
|---|---|---|
| Patriots AFC | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Dolphins AFC | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 16 · scheduled preview |
| Raiders AFC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs L 14-26 preview |
| Chiefs AFC | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Bills AFC | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at L 16-24 preview |
| Broncos AFC | vs Wk 14 · scheduled preview | vs L 17-23 preview |
| Cardinals NFC | at Wk 15 · scheduled preview | vs 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 6–2 · Chargers has won the last 5
8 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
10.6 points toward Chargers
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-11-06 | Chargers 27 — 6 Jets | at NYJ | Chargers |
| 2020 | 2020-11-22 | Jets 28 — 34 Chargers | at LAC | Chargers |
| 2017 | 2017-12-24 | Chargers 14 — 7 Jets | at NYJ | Chargers |
| 2014 | 2014-10-05 | Jets 0 — 31 Chargers | at LAC | Chargers |
| 2012 | 2012-12-23 | Chargers 27 — 17 Jets | at NYJ | Chargers |
| 2011 | 2011-10-23 | Chargers 21 — 27 Jets | at NYJ | Jets |
| 2009 | 2010-01-17 | Jets 17 — 14 Chargers | at LAC | Jets playoffs |
| 2008 | 2008-09-22 | Jets 29 — 48 Chargers | at LAC | Chargers |
Jets leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Geno Smith QB #7 | 85/117, 902 YDS, 5 TD |
| Rushing | Breece Hall RB #20 | 51 CAR, 163 YDS, 1 TD |
| Braelon Allen RB #0 | 33 CAR, 120 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Geno Smith QB #7 | 13 CAR, 36 YDS | |
| Receiving | Garrett Wilson WR #5 | 24 REC, 270 YDS, 2 TD |
| Kenyon Sadiq TE #16 | 12 REC, 143 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Isaiah Williams WR #18 | 10 REC, 135 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Adonai Mitchell WR #15 | 9 REC, 123 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Demario Davis LB #56 | 32 |
| Jamien Sherwood LB #44 | 31 | |
| Dane Belton S #6 | 30 | |
| Sacks | Demario Davis LB #56 | 2 |
| Kingsley Enagbare LB #52 | 2 | |
| David Bailey LB #31 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Minkah Fitzpatrick S #29 | 1 |
Chargers leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Justin Herbert QB #10 | 71/119, 816 YDS, 4 TD, 6 INT |
| Tre' Harris WR #9 | 0/1, 0 YDS | |
| Rushing | Omarion Hampton RB #8 | 59 CAR, 238 YDS, 3 TD |
| Keaton Mitchell RB #34 | 27 CAR, 124 YDS | |
| Justin Herbert QB #10 | 18 CAR, 88 YDS | |
| Receiving | Tre' Harris WR #9 | 13 REC, 209 YDS |
| Ladd McConkey WR #15 | 12 REC, 183 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Quentin Johnston WR #1 | 7 REC, 108 YDS | |
| Oronde Gadsden TE #86 | 9 REC, 86 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Daiyan Henley LB #0 | 26 |
| Del'Shawn Phillips LB #53 | 24 | |
| Derwin James Jr. S #3 | 21 | |
| Sacks | Khalil Mack LB #52 | 3 |
| Tuli Tuipulotu LB #45 | 2 | |
| Troy Dye LB #43 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | Genesis Smith S #22 | 2 |
| Cam Hart CB #20 | 1 | |
| Tuli Tuipulotu LB #45 | 1 |
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.