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San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 15 · SoFi Stadium · Thursday Night

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

San Francisco 49ers—Away
Los Angeles Chargers—Home

Matchup preview

San Francisco 49ers 4–0 · Road 1–0 · Streak W4 · Power Index No. 1 · 4 days of rest
Los Angeles Chargers 0–4 · Home 0–2 · Streak L4 · Power Index No. 30 · 4 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · SF 4 games, LAC 4 games
MetricSFLAC
Points per game30.52nd16.830th
Points allowed per game16.03rd26.524th
Total yards per game389.07th306.821st
Passing yards per game251.814th204.023rd
Rushing yards per game137.36th121.512th
Turnovers per game0.53rd2.532nd
Sacks allowed per game0.01st3.028th
Penalty yards per game43.34th72.326th

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

San Francisco 49ers: recent results

  1. W 24–14 vs DEN Week 4
  2. W 36–30 vs ARI Week 3
  3. W 35–13 vs MIA Week 2
  4. W 27–7 @ LAR Week 1

Los Angeles Chargers: recent results

  1. L 23–30 @ SEA Week 4
  2. L 16–24 @ BUF Week 3
  3. L 14–26 vs LV Week 2
  4. L 14–26 vs ARI Week 1

San Francisco 49ers: season leaders

Passing
Brock Purdy 1,007 yds · 4 g
Rushing
Christian McCaffrey 218 yds · 4 g
Receiving
George Kittle 244 yds · 4 g
Sacks
Marques Sigle 1.0 · 4 g

Los Angeles Chargers: season leaders

Passing
Justin Herbert 816 yds · 4 g
Rushing
Omarion Hampton 238 yds · 4 g
Receiving
Tre' Harris 209 yds · 4 g
Sacks
Khalil Mack 3.0 · 3 g

San Francisco 49ers: injury report

  • Out Brandon Aiyuk WR
  • Out Enrique Cruz Jr. LT
  • Out Isaac Guerendo
  • Out James Thompson Jr. RDT
  • Out Kurtis Rourke QB
  • Out Kyle Juszczyk FB
  • Out Marques Sigle SS
  • Out Nick Bosa RDE

1 more listed.

16 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Los Angeles Chargers: injury report

  • Out Brenen Thompson
  • Out Derwin James Jr. SS
  • Out Donte Jackson RCB
  • Out Isaiah World LT
  • Out Joe Alt RT
  • Out Kayode Awosika LG
  • Out Quentin Johnston WR
  • Out Rodney Shelley LCB

8 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

SF 2 · LAC 5 in 7 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2022 · Week 10 LAC 16, SF 22
  2. 2018 · Week 4 SF 27, LAC 29
  3. 2014 · Week 16 LAC 38, SF 35 (OT)
  4. 2010 · Week 15 SF 7, LAC 34
  5. 2006 · Week 6 LAC 48, SF 19

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

SF 72.4% · LAC 27.4%

Matchup quality 72.4 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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