DOWN X DOWN › week 13 › Chargers at Buccaneers
Updated Nov 3, 7:02 AM ET
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Week 13 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Raymond James Stadium

LACvsTB

Chargers offensevsBuccaneers defense

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

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

Tight ends feast

Buccaneers give up 8.1 targets a game to tight ends (23rd), against a league average of 7.6. Chargers' tight ends produce 7.4 (17th).

02
Opportunity

Deep middle is open

Buccaneers are worst against deep middle throws, allowing +0.64 EPA per attempt. Chargers send 2% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Passing lanes are closed

Chargers gain -0.30 EPA per dropback (32nd). Buccaneers allow -0.20 (2nd).

04
Wash

Explosive play rate

Call this one even. Chargers create explosive plays on 8% of snaps (25th). Buccaneers give them up at 7% (4th).

Players to watch

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

TB Buccaneers

6Baker MayfieldQB · 68/110 · 679 yds · 3 TD · 2 INTEPA per dropback -0.257Bucky IrvingRB · 147 car · 728 yds · 6 TD · 18 recEPA per touch -0.02 · 26th2Emeka EgbukaWR · 28 rec · 240 yds · 2 TD · 49 tgtEPA per target -0.2614Chris Godwin Jr.WR · 27 rec · 243 yds · 0 TD · 35 tgtEPA per target +0.1925Jacob ParrishNickel Back · 36 tackles · 2 INT · 13 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL27Zyon McCollumLeft Cornerback · 30 tackles · 2 INT · 9 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL
The series · Chargers and Buccaneers since 1999, and this season's records6 meetings

The Buccaneers lead the series 4–2 since 1999 (they first met in 2004). They have won the last 4. Dec 15, 2024, at SoFi Stadium: the Buccaneers won 40–17. Justin Herbert started at quarterback for the Chargers and Baker Mayfield for the Buccaneers; Jim Harbaugh and Todd Bowles coached.

Chargers at home1–2the Chargers' record
In Tampa Bay1–2the Chargers' record
Most pointsChargers 41 · Buccaneers 402008 · 2024
Biggest winChargers by 17 · Buccaneers by 232008 · 2024

The last 5

2024 · Wk 15TB 40 at LAC 17
2020 · Wk 4LAC 31 at TB 38
2016 · Wk 13TB 28 at LAC 21
2012 · Wk 10LAC 24 at TB 34
2008 · Wk 16LAC 41 at TB 24

2026 records

ChargersBuccaneers
Overall0–73–5
Division0–32–0
Conference0–43–2
Other conference0–30–3
Home0–31–4
Away0–42–1
Last 5LLLLLLWLWW
StreakLost 7Won 2
Points a game14.1 – 25.022.3 – 18.9

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 Chargers' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Chargers offense against the Buccaneers defenseDepth charts
Buccaneers defense · 3-4 DChargers offense · 3WR 1TE76Alt74Awosika66Slaughter69Strange77Burke88Kolar10Herbert8Hampton15McConkey9Harris1Johnston91Robinson50Vea94Kancey3Bain0Diaby45Trotter34Anzalone21Morrison27McCollum25Parrish23Smith31Winfield

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

Buccaneers defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEA'Shawn Robinson#91 · 22 tackles · 1 sack · 2 INT · 3 PD
  • NTVita Vea#50 · 16 tackles · 1 sack · 2 PD
  • LDECalijah Kancey#94 · 9 tackles
  • WLBRueben Bain Jr.#3 · 7 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • SLBYaya Diaby#0 · 16 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • RILBJosiah Trotter#45 · 67 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • LILBAlex Anzalone#34 · 41 tackles · 1 sack · 3 INT · 3 PD
  • RCBBenjamin Morrison#21 · 11 tackles · 2 PD
  • LCBZyon McCollum#27 · 30 tackles · 2 INT · 9 PD
  • NBJacob Parrish#25 · 36 tackles · 2 INT · 13 PD
  • SSTykee Smith#23 · 42 tackles · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • FSAntoine Winfield Jr.#31 · 31 tackles

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 TB defense
StatLAC LAC offFavors LAC · Favors TBTB TB def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.26#32
-0.16#2+0.00
Success rate
35%#32
39%#344%
Yards per play
4.7#30
5.1#75.4
Explosive play rate
8%#25
7%#49%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.30#32
-0.20#2+0.03
Sack rate
10%#28
6%#247%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.23#31
-0.15#5-0.08
Yards per carry
3.7#23
3.6#84.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
37%#26
34%#641%
Red zone TD rate
50%#29
50%#961%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
122#27
131#10147
TE yards per game
47#22
56#2155
TE targets per game
7.4#17
8.1#237.6
RB receiving yards per game
31#15
33#1932
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

Buccaneers: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.1518 throws
+0.6410 throws
-0.259 throws
Short
-0.0292 throws
-0.1644 throws
-0.2395 throws

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