2025
Week 7 · Sunday 4:05 PM ET · SoFi Stadium
Chargers offensevsColts defense
Season numbers through Week 22: 18 games for Chargers, 17 for Colts. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.
The Colts won 38–24; their low point was 44% at Q1 15:00. The Chargers had been 56% favorites at kickoff. The game turned for good at Q1 5:26: J.Taylor right guard to IND 39 for no gain (T.Jefferson; J.Caldwell). The Replay Official reviewed the short of the line to gain ruling, and the… (50% → 56%). The biggest single swing came at Q2 15:00, 12 points for the Colts.
The plays that swung it
- 1Q2 15:00INDD.Jones pass short right to M.Pittman for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.60% → 72%
- 2Q2 11:51INDD.Jones pass deep left to A.Pierce to LAC 25 for 48 yards (T.Jefferson).67% → 79%
- 3Q1 9:28LACJ.Herbert pass incomplete deep left to Q.Johnston. PENALTY on IND-M.Blackmon, Defensive Pass Interference, 25 yards, enforced at LAC 46 - No Play.40% → 48%
- 4Q2 6:48INDJ.Herbert pass short right intended for O.Gadsden INTERCEPTED by G.Stewart at IND 34. G.Stewart to IND 37 for 3 yards (J.Herbert; A.Deculus).77% → 85%
- 5Q2 2:00INDJ.Herbert pass short right intended for Q.Johnston INTERCEPTED by N.Cross at IND -5. Touchback.78% → 85%
- ★Q1 5:26INDJ.Taylor right guard to IND 39 for no gain (T.Jefferson; J.Caldwell). The Replay Official reviewed the short of the line to gain ruling, and the…turning point50% → 56%
Win probability is nflverse's model, which starts from the betting line and updates before every snap with the score, the clock, down, distance, field position and timeouts. A swing is the change in one team's chance across a play, in percentage points. The turning point is the play after which the winner never fell to 50% again.
D.Jones led the Colts at +11.9 EPA (23 of 34 for 288). J.Herbert led the Chargers at +9.5 EPA (37 of 55 for 420).
Colts
| Passing | C/A | Yds | TD | INT | Sk | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.Jones100% | 23/34 | 288 | 2 | 1 | +14.9 |
| Rushing | Car | Share | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.Taylor87% | 16 | 70% | 94 | 3 | +8.2 |
| D.Jones100% | 5 | 22% | 7 | -3.0 | |
| A.Abdullah8% | 2 | 9% | 19 | +2.0 |
| Receiving | Tgt | Share | Rec | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.Pierce87% | 10 | 31% | 5 | 98 | +4.1 | |
| M.Pittman87% | 9 | 28% | 7 | 58 | 1 | +5.7 |
| T.Warren92% | 5 | 16% | 4 | 69 | 1 | +6.1 |
| J.Taylor87% | 3 | 9% | 3 | 38 | +2.5 | |
| M.Alie-Cox30% | 2 | 6% | 1 | 6 | -0.5 | |
| A.Abdullah8% | 1 | 3% | 1 | 8 | -0.8 | |
| A.Gould65% | 1 | 3% | 1 | 3 | -0.6 | |
| A.Mitchell8% | 1 | 3% | 1 | 8 | +0.3 |
Defense D.Buckner 2 sacks, G.Stewart 1 INT, N.Cross 1 INT, L.Latu 1 sack · Kicking M.Badgley 1/1 FG (long 36)
Chargers
| Passing | C/A | Yds | TD | INT | Sk | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.Herbert100% | 37/55 | 420 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +5.8 |
| Rushing | Car | Share | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.Vidal64% | 9 | 56% | 20 | -2.9 | |
| J.Herbert100% | 6 | 38% | 31 | +3.7 | |
| H.Haskins33% | 1 | 6% | 3 | -0.2 |
| Receiving | Tgt | Share | Rec | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.McConkey88% | 15 | 28% | 9 | 67 | +1.6 | |
| K.Allen64% | 14 | 26% | 11 | 119 | 1 | +6.6 |
| O.II79% | 9 | 17% | 7 | 164 | 1 | +7.0 |
| Q.Johnston89% | 6 | 11% | 2 | 30 | 1 | -4.7 |
| K.Vidal64% | 5 | 9% | 4 | 15 | -1.0 | |
| H.Haskins33% | 2 | 4% | 2 | 2 | -1.7 | |
| T.Harris43% | 2 | 4% | 2 | 23 | +4.8 | |
| W.Dissly4% | 1 | 2% | 0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Defense K.Mack 1 sack · Kicking C.Dicker 1/1 FG (long 43)
Each player's line for this game from nflverse's weekly stats; the percentage beside his name is his share of the offense's snaps. Share is his part of the team's carries or targets in this game. Defense lists sacks and interceptions; kicking lists field goals.
Wideouts feast
Colts give up 168 yards a game to wide receivers (31st), against a league average of 140. Chargers' wide receivers produce 155 (10th).
Deep left is open
Colts are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.86 EPA per attempt. Chargers send 7% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.
Checkdowns go nowhere
Colts give up 24 yards a game to running backs (4th), against a league average of 32. Chargers' running backs produce 23 (27th).
Success rate
Call this one even. Chargers succeed on 43% of plays (22nd) against a defense that allows 45% (23rd).
The Chargers lead the series 8–5 since 1999. This game is the latest meeting.
The last 5
| 2025 · Wk 7 | IND 38 at LAC 24 |
| 2022 · Wk 16 | LAC 20 at IND 3 |
| 2019 · Wk 1 · OT | IND 24 at LAC 30 |
| 2016 · Wk 3 | LAC 22 at IND 26 |
| 2013 · Wk 6 | IND 9 at LAC 19 |
2025 records
| Colts | Chargers | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8–9 | 11–6 |
| Division | 2–4 | 5–1 |
| Conference | 6–6 | 8–4 |
| Other conference | 2–3 | 3–2 |
| Home | 6–3 | 6–3 |
| Away | 2–6 | 5–3 |
| Last 5 | LLLLL | WWWLL |
| Streak | Lost 7 | Lost 2 |
| Points a game | 27.4 – 24.2 | 21.6 – 20.0 |
Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Colts' side. Records are this regular season.
| Stat | Favors LAC · Favors IND | NFL avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||||
| EPA per play | -0.04#25 | +0.00#16 | +0.01 | |
| Success rate | 43%#22 | 45%#23 | 44% | |
| Yards per play | 5.2#22 | 5.4#17 | 5.4 | |
| Explosive play rate | 9%#21 | 9%#14 | 10% | |
| Passing | ||||
| Pass EPA per dropback | -0.07#26 | +0.04#18 | +0.01 | |
| Sack rate | 10%#28 | 6%#25 | 7% | |
| Running | ||||
| Run EPA per carry | -0.08#23 | -0.09#8 | -0.05 | |
| Yards per carry | 3.9#25 | 3.8#5 | 4.3 | |
| Money downs | ||||
| 3rd down conversion | 45%#5 | 44%#25 | 40% | |
| Red zone TD rate | 47%#29 | 56%#12 | 59% | |
| Targets by position | ||||
| WR yards per game | 155#10 | 168#31 | 140 | |
| TE yards per game | 51#18 | 70#31 | 53 | |
| TE targets per game | 5.8#26 | 8.4#29 | 7.3 | |
| RB receiving yards per game | 23#27 | 24#4 | 32 | |
Chargers: EPA per throw
Colts: EPA allowed per throw
Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.