Wk 15 · 2026
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers — Thu, Dec 17
Thu, Dec 17 ·
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
· Prime Video
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 62 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.
NFC West · 5-0
at
8:15pET
LAC -2.5 · total 47.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential SF by 8.5
AFC West · 0-5
What is at stake
An interconference game, NFC against AFC. It counts in both overall records — which is what seeding is settled on first — and in neither team’s division or conference record.
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.
49ers form
W 32-29at SEAW 24-14vs DENW 36-30vs ARIW 35-13vs MIAW 27-7at LAR
2026 season
Chargers form
L 17-23vs DENL 23-30at SEAL 16-24at BUFL 14-26vs LVL 14-26vs ARI
2026 season
49ers this season
Straight up5-0 · 100% (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 · 7
| Opponent | 49ers | Chargers |
|---|---|---|
| Rams NFC | N W 27-7 preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Dolphins AFC | vs W 35-13 preview | at Wk 16 · scheduled preview |
| Cardinals NFC | vs W 36-30 preview | vs L 14-26 preview |
| Broncos AFC | vs W 24-14 preview | vs L 17-23 preview |
| Seahawks NFC | at W 32-29 preview | at L 23-30 preview |
| Raiders AFC | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview | vs L 14-26 preview |
| Chiefs AFC | at Wk 16 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Chargers leads 4–1 · 49ers won the last one
5 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
11.0 points toward Chargers
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2022-11-13 | Chargers 16 — 22 49ers | at SF | 49ers |
| 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 49ers 27 — 29 Chargers | at LAC | Chargers |
| 2014 | 2014-12-20 | Chargers 38 — 35 49ers | at SF | Chargers |
| 2010 | 2010-12-16 | 49ers 7 — 34 Chargers | at LAC | Chargers |
| 2006 | 2006-10-15 | Chargers 48 — 19 49ers | at SF | Chargers |
49ers leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Brock Purdy QB #13 | 79/113, 1007 YDS, 11 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Christian McCaffrey RB #23 | 50 CAR, 218 YDS, 4 TD |
| Brock Purdy QB #13 | 20 CAR, 122 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Kaelon Black RB #26 | 31 CAR, 120 YDS | |
| Receiving | George Kittle TE #85 | 16 REC, 244 YDS, 4 TD |
| Mike Evans WR #5 | 17 REC, 213 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Deebo Samuel Sr. WR #19 | 14 REC, 185 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Christian McCaffrey RB #23 | 16 REC, 122 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Fred Warner LB #54 | 40 |
| Dre Greenlaw LB #57 | 34 | |
| Ji'Ayir Brown S #27 | 28 | |
| Sacks | Keion White DE #56 | 2 |
| Ogbo Okoronkwo LB #59 | 1 | |
| Romello Height DE #94 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Renardo Green CB #0 | 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.