DOWN X DOWN › week 15 › 49ers at Chargers
Updated Nov 3, 9:16 AM ET
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Week 15 · Thursday 8:15 PM ET · SoFi Stadium

SFvsLAC

49ers offensevsChargers defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for 49ers, 7 for Chargers. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

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

Clean pockets

49ers take a sack on 3% of dropbacks (1st). Chargers get home on 6% (23rd). League average is 7%.

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Chargers are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.21 EPA per attempt. 49ers send 6% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Tight ends go quiet

Chargers give up 6.0 targets a game to tight ends (3rd), against a league average of 7.6. 49ers' tight ends produce 7.3 (18th).

04
Wash

EPA per play

Call this one even. 49ers average +0.18 EPA per play (2nd). Chargers allow -0.04 (9th). League average is +0.00.

Players to watch

SF 49ers

13Brock PurdyQB · 146/211 · 1748 yds · 15 TD · 4 INTEPA per dropback +0.29 · 2nd23Christian McCaffreyRB · 84 car · 389 yds · 8 TD · 34 recEPA per touch +0.11 · 7th85George KittleTE · 34 rec · 425 yds · 5 TD · 46 tgtEPA per target +0.35 · 13th5Mike EvansWR · 27 rec · 420 yds · 3 TD · 39 tgtEPA per target +1.05 · 2nd0Renardo GreenLeft Cornerback · 26 tackles · 3 INT · 5 PD3 INT · T-2nd in the NFL99DeForest BucknerRight Defensive Tackle · 31 tackles · 4 sacks · 3 PD4 sacks · T-23rd in the NFL

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 · 49ers and Chargers since 1999, and this season's records7 meetings

The Chargers lead the series 5–2 since 1999 (they first met in 2000). Nov 13, 2022, at Levi's Stadium: the 49ers won 22–16. Jimmy Garoppolo started at quarterback for the 49ers and Justin Herbert for the Chargers; Kyle Shanahan and Brandon Staley coached.

49ers at home1–2the 49ers' record
In Los Angeles1–3the 49ers' record
Most points49ers 45 · Chargers 482000 · 2006
Biggest win49ers by 28 · Chargers by 292000 · 2006

The last 5

2022 · Wk 10LAC 16 at SF 22
2018 · Wk 4SF 27 at LAC 29
2014 · Wk 16 · OTLAC 38 at SF 35
2010 · Wk 15SF 7 at LAC 34
2006 · Wk 6LAC 48 at SF 19

2026 records

49ersChargers
Overall6–10–7
Division3–00–3
Conference4–10–4
Other conference2–00–3
Home4–00–3
Away2–10–4
Last 5WWWWLLLLLL
StreakLost 1Lost 7
Points a game28.1 – 19.914.1 – 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 49ers' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · 49ers offense against the Chargers defenseDepth charts
Chargers defense · 3-4 D49ers offense · 3WR 1TE71Williams75Colby64Brendel77Puni68McKivitz85Kittle13Purdy23McCaffrey5Evans17Watkins19Samuel92Eboigbe99Caldwell93Tart45Tuipulotu52Mack53Phillips0Henley26Jackson20Hart4Still23Jefferson2Molden

49ers offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBBrock Purdy#13 · 146/211 · 1748 yds · 15 TD · 4 INT
  • RBChristian McCaffrey#23 · 84 car · 389 yds · 8 TD · 34 rec
  • WRMike Evans#5 · 27 rec · 420 yds · 3 TD · 39 tgt
  • WRDeebo Samuel#19 · 16 rec · 206 yds · 3 TD · 20 tgt
  • WRJordan Watkins#17 · 6 rec · 138 yds · 0 TD · 9 tgt
  • TEGeorge Kittle#85 · 34 rec · 425 yds · 5 TD · 46 tgt
  • LTTrent Williams#71
  • LGConnor Colby#75
  • CJake Brendel#64
  • RGDominick Puni#77
  • RTColton McKivitz#68

Chargers defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEJustin Eboigbe#92 · 24 tackles · 0.5 sacks
  • NTJamaree Caldwell#99 · 13 tackles
  • LDETeair Tart#93 · 15 tackles
  • WLBTuli Tuipulotu#45 · 29 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • SLBKhalil Mack#52 · 21 tackles · 3 sacks
  • RILBDel'Shawn Phillips#53 · 36 tackles
  • LILBDaiyan Henley#0 · 39 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • RCBDonte Jackson#26 · 7 tackles · 2 PD
  • LCBCam Hart#20 · 28 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD
  • NBTarheeb Still#4 · 24 tackles · 1 INT · 4 PD
  • SSTony Jefferson#23 · 31 tackles · 2 PD
  • FSElijah Molden#2 · 24 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 · SF offense against LAC defense
StatSF SF offFavors SF · Favors LACLAC LAC def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.18#2
-0.04#9+0.00
Success rate
53%#1
44%#1944%
Yards per play
6.5#1
5.6#205.4
Explosive play rate
13%#2
10%#179%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.24#3
-0.02#11+0.03
Sack rate
3%#1
6%#237%
Running
Run EPA per carry
+0.02#4
-0.06#23-0.08
Yards per carry
4.5#9
4.3#214.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
50%#2
31%#341%
Red zone TD rate
87%#1
52%#1061%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
135#20
133#12147
TE yards per game
65#7
52#1655
TE targets per game
7.3#18
6.0#37.6
RB receiving yards per game
49#4
22#732
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

49ers: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.016% of throws
+1.567% of throws
+1.415% of throws
Short
+0.2939% of throws
+0.2319% of throws
-0.0424% of throws

Chargers: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.2111 throws
3too few
+1.197 throws
Short
+0.1060 throws
-0.0942 throws
+0.0073 throws

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