2018 Los Angeles Chargers season

2018 Los Angeles Chargers season
Head coach Anthony Lynn
General manager Tom Telesco
Owner Alex Spanos
Home field StubHub Center
Results
Record 3–2
Division place 2nd AFC West

The 2018 season is the Los Angeles Chargers' 49th as a member of the National Football League, their 59th overall, their 3rd in the Greater Los Angeles Area and their second under head coach Anthony Lynn.

Draft

2018 Los Angeles Chargers Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
117 Derwin JamesSFlorida State
248 Uchenna NwosuLBUSC
384 Justin JonesDTNC State
4119 Kyzir WhiteSWest Virginia
5155 Scott QuessenberryCUCLA
6191 Dylan CantrellWRTexas Tech
7251 Justin JacksonRBNorthwesternCompensatory pick

Draft trades

  • The Chargers traded their seventh-round selection (234th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for quarterback Cardale Jones.
  • The Chargers were awarded a seventh-round compensatory pick (251st overall).

Staff

Los Angeles Chargers staff
Front office
  • Owner – Alex Spanos
  • Chairman/president – Dean Spanos
  • Executive vice president – Michael Spanos
  • CEO/president – business operations – A. G. Spanos
  • General manager – Tom Telesco
  • President – football operations – John Spanos
  • Executive vice president of football administration/player finance – Ed McGuire
  • Senior executive – Randy Mueller
  • Director of pro scouting – Dennis Abraham
  • Senior director of pro personnel – Louis Clark
  • Director of player personnel – JoJo Wooden
  • Director of college scouting – Kevin Kelly
Head coaches
  • Head coach – Anthony Lynn
  • Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – George Stewart
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Gus Bradley
  • Defensive line – Giff Smith
  • Assistant defensive line – Eric Henderson
  • Linebackers – Richard Smith
  • Defensive backs – Ron Milus
  • Assistant defensive backs – Chris Harris
  • Defensive assistant – Marquice Williams
  • Defensive quality control – Addison Lynch
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – John Lott
  • Assistant strength – Jonathan Brooks


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Current roster

Los Angeles Chargers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics

Roster updated October 12, 2018
Depth chart • Transactions
53 Active, 9 Inactive, 10 Practice squad

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Preseason

The Chargers' preseason opponents and schedule were released on April 11.

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
1 August 11 at Arizona Cardinals L 17–24 0–1 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
2 August 18 Seattle Seahawks W 24–14 1–1 StubHub Center Recap
3 August 25 New Orleans Saints L 7–36 1–2 StubHub Center Recap
4 August 30 at San Francisco 49ers W 23–21 2–2 Levi's Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

On January 11, the NFL announced that the Chargers will play host to the Tennessee Titans in one of the London Games at Wembley Stadium in London, England. It will be the Chargers' second appearance in the International Series; the other being 2008. The game will occur during Week 7 (October 21), and will be televised in the United States.[1]

The Chargers' regular season schedule was released on April 19.

WeekDateKickoff (PT)OpponentResultRecordGame siteTVNFL.com
recap
1 September 9 1:05 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs L 28–38 0–1 StubHub Center CBS Recap
2 September 16 10:00 a.m. at Buffalo Bills W 31–20 1–1 New Era Field CBS Recap
3 September 23 1:05 p.m. at Los Angeles Rams L 23–35 1–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum CBS Recap
4 September 30 1:25 p.m. San Francisco 49ers W 29–27 2–2 StubHub Center CBS Recap
5 October 7 1:05 p.m. Oakland Raiders W 26–10 3–2 StubHub Center CBS Recap
6 October 14 10:00 a.m. at Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium CBS
7 October 21 6:30 a.m. Tennessee Titans Wembley Stadium (London, England) CBS
8 Bye
9 November 4 1:05 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field CBS
10 November 11 1:05 p.m. at Oakland Raiders Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Fox
11 November 18 1:05 p.m. Denver Broncos StubHub Center CBS
12 November 25 1:05 p.m. Arizona Cardinals StubHub Center Fox
13 December 2 10:00 a.m. at Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field CBS
14 December 9 1:05 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals StubHub Center CBS
15 December 13 5:20 p.m. at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium Fox/NFLN
16 December 22 or 23[2] TBD[2] Baltimore Ravens StubHub Center CBS
17 December 30 1:25 p.m. at Denver Broncos Broncos Stadium at Mile High CBS

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 9–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling, for the exceptions of games in Week 7 (International Series) and Week 15 (Thursday Night Football).
  • As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Week 16, the date, time and network for the Week 16 game vs. the Baltimore Ravens will be finalized at a later date — by no later than the end of Week 8.[2]

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week One: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 14 3 14738
Chargers 6 6 01628

at StubHub Center, Carson, California

Game information

Week 2: at Buffalo Bills

Week Two: Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chargers 14 14 0331
Bills 0 6 7720

at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

Week 3: at Los Angeles Rams

Week Three: Los Angeles Chargers at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chargers 6 7 7323
Rams 14 7 14035

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Game information

Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Four: San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
49ers 14 3 7327
Chargers 6 11 9329

at StubHub Center, Carson, California

Game information

Week 5: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Five: Oakland Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 3 0710
Chargers 3 14 3626

at StubHub Center, Carson, California

Game information

Week 6: at Cleveland Browns

Week Six: Los Angeles Chargers at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 000
Browns 0 0 000

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

Standings

Division

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Kansas City Chiefs 5 1 0 .833 2–0 4–1 215 172 L1
Los Angeles Chargers 4 2 0 .667 1–1 2–1 175 144 W3
Denver Broncos 2 4 0 .333 1–1 1–3 123 151 L4
Oakland Raiders 1 5 0 .167 0–2 1–3 107 149 L2

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 5 1 0 .833 2–0 4–1 .500 .466 L1
2[lower-alpha 1] New England Patriots East 4 2 0 .667 1–0 4–1 .514 .542 W3
3[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Cincinnati Bengals North 4 2 0 .667 1–1 3–1 .500 .458 L1
4[lower-alpha 3] Tennessee Titans South 3 3 0 .500 2–0 2–3 .528 .500 L2
Wild Cards
5[lower-alpha 4] Los Angeles Chargers West 4 2 0 .667 1–1 3–1 .500 .283 W3
6[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 4] Baltimore Ravens North 4 2 0 .667 1–2 4–2 .472 .438 W1
In the hunt
7[lower-alpha 4] Miami Dolphins East 4 2 0 .667 1–1 3–2 .514 .435 W1
8 Pittsburgh Steelers North 3 2 1 .583 1–1–1 1–2–1 .557 .471 W2
9[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 5] Houston Texans South 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 .389 .333 W3
10[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 6] Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 3 0 .500 0–1 2–2 .528 .444 L2
11[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] New York Jets East 3 3 0 .500 0–1 2–3 .414 .294 W2
12 Cleveland Browns North 2 3 1 .417 1–0–1 2–2–1 .557 .583 L1
13[lower-alpha 7] Buffalo Bills East 2 4 0 .333 0–0 1–3 .571 .542 L1
14[lower-alpha 7] Denver Broncos West 2 4 0 .333 1–1 1–3 .611 .333 L4
15[lower-alpha 8] Oakland Raiders West 1 5 0 .167 0–2 1–3 .597 .417 L2
16[lower-alpha 8] Indianapolis Colts South 1 5 0 .167 0–1 0–4 .571 .600 L3
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 9]
  1. 1 2 New England wins tie break over Cincinnati based on best win percentage in conference games.
  2. 1 2 Cincinnati wins tie break over Baltimore based on head-to-head win percentage.
  3. 1 2 3 Tennessee wins tie break over Jacksonville and Houston based on head-to-head win percentage.
  4. 1 2 3 LA Chargers, Baltimore, and Miami are ranked based on best win percentage in conference games.
  5. 1 2 Houston wins tie break over NY Jets based on best win percentage in conference games. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Jacksonville (see below).
  6. 1 2 Jacksonville wins tie break over NY Jets based on head-to-head win percentage.
  7. 1 2 Buffalo wins tie break over Denver based on best win percentage in common games.
  8. 1 2 Oakland wins tie break over Indianapolis based on best win percentage in conference games.
  9. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye
* — Clinched home-field advantage

References

  1. ↑ "2018 NFL LONDON SCHEDULE KICKS OFF AT NEW TOTTENHAM STADIUM; THREE TEAMS TO MAKE UK DEBUTS". NFL Communications. January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "NFL Announces the 2018 Regular Season Schedule". NFL Communications. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
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