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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 11 · Sunday 4:05 PM ET · SoFi Stadium

LACvsNYJ

Chargers offensevsJets defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Chargers, 8 for Jets. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

NYJ offenseLAC offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Tight ends feast

Jets give up 60 yards a game to tight ends (24th), against a league average of 55. Chargers' tight ends produce 47 (22nd).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Jets are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.53 EPA per attempt. Chargers send 6% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Nowhere to run

Chargers' run game is 31st in EPA per carry (-0.23). Jets allow -0.14 (8th).

04
Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. Chargers succeed on 35% of plays (32nd) against a defense that allows 45% (24th).

Players to watch

NYJ Jets

7Geno SmithQB · 165/239 · 1913 yds · 12 TD · 3 INTEPA per dropback +0.15 · 12th20Breece HallRB · 51 car · 163 yds · 1 TD · 10 recEPA per touch 0.00 · 20th5Garrett WilsonWR · 43 rec · 527 yds · 3 TD · 63 tgtEPA per target +0.3915Adonai MitchellWR · 16 rec · 265 yds · 1 TD · 27 tgtEPA per target +0.71 · 7th31David BaileyLeft Defensive End · 34 tackles · 5.5 sacks · 1 PD5.5 sacks · T-9th in the NFL56Demario DavisWeakside Linebacker · 52 tackles · 2 sacks · 4 PD2 sacks

LAC Chargers

10Justin HerbertQB · 131/212 · 1398 yds · 5 TD · 10 INTEPA per dropback -0.268Omarion HamptonRB · 89 car · 309 yds · 3 TD · 11 recEPA per touch -0.239Tre HarrisWR · 18 rec · 256 yds · 0 TD · 28 tgtEPA per target +0.301Quentin JohnstonWR · 12 rec · 202 yds · 0 TD · 26 tgtEPA per target +0.2445Tuli TuipulotuWeakside Linebacker · 29 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 3 PD3 sacks20Cam HartLeft Cornerback · 28 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL
The series · Jets and Chargers since 1999, and this season's records12 meetings

The Chargers lead the series 7–5 since 1999 (they first met in 2002). They have won the last 5. Nov 6, 2023, at MetLife Stadium: the Chargers won 27–6. Zach Wilson started at quarterback for the Jets and Justin Herbert for the Chargers; Robert Saleh and Brandon Staley coached.

Jets at home1–4the Jets' record
In Los Angeles4–3the Jets' record
Most pointsJets 44 · Chargers 482002 · 2008
Biggest winJets by 31 · Chargers by 312002 · 2014
Playoffs2–0the Jets' record

The last 5

2023 · Wk 9LAC 27 at NYJ 6
2020 · Wk 11NYJ 28 at LAC 34
2017 · Wk 16LAC 14 at NYJ 7
2014 · Wk 5NYJ 0 at LAC 31
2012 · Wk 16LAC 27 at NYJ 17

2026 records

JetsChargers
Overall2–60–7
Division0–20–3
Conference2–30–4
Other conference0–30–3
Home1–30–3
Away1–30–4
Last 5LWLLLLLLLL
StreakLost 3Lost 7
Points a game21.3 – 23.514.1 – 25.0

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 Jets' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Chargers offense against the Jets defenseDepth charts
Jets defense · 4-3 DChargers offense · 3WR 1TE76Alt74Awosika66Slaughter69Strange77Burke88Kolar10Herbert8Hampton15McConkey9Harris1Johnston52Enagbare91Briggs95Jackson31Bailey56Davis44Sherwood49Wallace21Stephens1Thomas2Brownlee6Belton29Fitzpatrick

Chargers offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBJustin Herbert#10 · 131/212 · 1398 yds · 5 TD · 10 INT
  • RBOmarion Hampton#8 · 89 car · 309 yds · 3 TD · 11 rec
  • WRLadd McConkey#15 · 17 rec · 286 yds · 1 TD · 24 tgt
  • WRQuentin Johnston#1 · 12 rec · 202 yds · 0 TD · 26 tgt
  • WRTre' Harris#9 · 18 rec · 256 yds · 0 TD · 28 tgt
  • TECharlie Kolar#88 · 10 rec · 98 yds · 0 TD · 17 tgt
  • LTJoe Alt#76
  • LGKayode Awosika#74
  • CJake Slaughter#66
  • RGCole Strange#69
  • RTTravis Burke#77

Jets defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEKingsley Enagbare#52 · 25 tackles · 2.5 sacks
  • RDTJowon Briggs#91 · 28 tackles · 2 sacks
  • LDTDarrell Jackson Jr.#95 · 23 tackles · 1 sack · 2 PD
  • LDEDavid Bailey#31 · 34 tackles · 5.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • WLBDemario Davis#56 · 52 tackles · 2 sacks · 4 PD
  • MLBJamien Sherwood#44 · 65 tackles · 5 PD
  • SLBTrevin Wallace#49 · 4 tackles
  • RCBBrandon Stephens#21 · 22 tackles · 5 PD
  • LCBAzareye'h Thomas#1 · 37 tackles · 5 PD
  • NBJarvis Brownlee Jr.#2 · 15 tackles · 1 sack
  • SSDane Belton#6 · 67 tackles · 1 sack · 4 PD
  • FSMinkah Fitzpatrick#29 · 45 tackles · 1 INT · 3 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · LAC offense against NYJ defense
StatLAC LAC offFavors LAC · Favors NYJNYJ NYJ def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.26#32
+0.02#19+0.00
Success rate
35%#32
45%#2444%
Yards per play
4.7#30
5.1#95.4
Explosive play rate
8%#25
9%#119%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.30#32
+0.12#25+0.03
Sack rate
10%#28
8%#87%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.23#31
-0.14#8-0.08
Yards per carry
3.7#23
3.9#154.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
37%#27
41%#1641%
Red zone TD rate
50%#29
64%#1961%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
122#27
121#5147
TE yards per game
47#22
60#2455
TE targets per game
7.4#17
7.8#177.6
RB receiving yards per game
31#15
27#1132
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Chargers: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.656% of throws
-0.052% of throws
-0.069% of throws
Short
+0.0724% of throws
-0.0718% of throws
-0.4041% of throws

Jets: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.5312 throws
+0.0510 throws
+0.1215 throws
Short
+0.1273 throws
+0.3847 throws
+0.2982 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.