WEEK 12
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (5-5) @ ARIZONA CARDINALS (4-7)
DATE: Sunday (11/27/22)
STADIUM: State Farm Stadium
TIME: 4:05 PM ET
REFEREE: Ron Torbert
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Chargers lead all-time series, 10-4
STREAKS Chargers have won 4 of last 5
LAST GAME 11/25/18: Cardinals 10 at Chargers 45
LAST GAME AT SITE 9/8/14: Cardinals 18, Chargers 17
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
LAST WEEK L 30-27 vs. Kansas City
COACH VS. OPP. Brandon Staley: 0-0
PTS. FOR 22.7
OFFENSE 351.7
PASSING Justin Herbert: 277-416-2,730-16-7-90.7
RUSHING Austin Ekeler: 123-534-4.3-7
RECEIVING Mike Williams: 38-510-13.4-3
PTS. AGAINST 25.8
DEFENSE 369.0
SACKS Khalil Mack: 7
INTs Bryce Callahan: 2
TAKE/GIVE +2 (12/10)
PUNTING (NET) JK Scott: 43.9 (42.3)
KICKING Cameron Dicker (R): 27 (6/6 PAT; 7/7 FG)
CHARGERS NOTES
• QB JUSTIN HERBERT passed for 280 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT for 113.2 rating last week. Ranks 2nd in NFL in completions (277) & 5th in pass yards (2,730) in 2022. Has 19 games with 300+ pass yards, tied-most by QB in 1st 3 seasons in NFL history & 15 games with 3+ TD passes, tied-2nd most by QB in 1st 3 seasons all-time.
• RB AUSTIN EKELER had 100 scrimmage yards (83 rush, 17 rec.) & 7th rush TD of season last week. Needs 29 scrimmage yards for 3rd-career season with 1,000+ scrimmage yards. Leads all RBs with 69 catches & ranks 2nd in rec. yards (437) this season. Had 10 catches, 103 scrimmage yards (68 rec., 35 rush) & rush TD in last meeting. Has 2+ TDs in 3 of his past 4 on road.
• WR KEENAN ALLEN had 5 catches for 94 yards last week. Had 7 catches for 72 yards & rec. TD in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Az. with 5+ catches.
• WR MIKE WILLIAMS had 2 rec. TDs in last meeting. Can become 1st player since HOFer Calvin Johnson (2012) with 100+ rec. yards in 6 straight road games.
• WR JOSHUA PALMER led team with 8 catches for 106 yards & had 1st-career game with 2 rec. TDs last week. Has 8+ catches in 3 of his past 4.
• LB KHALIL MACK has TFL in 4 of his 5 road games this season. Had 2 sacks & FF in his last game vs. Az. (9/23/18 w/ Chi.) & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Az. with TFL.
• LB DRUE TRANQUILL has career-high 87 tackles. Has 10+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 on road. Aims for his 11th in row in 2022 with 5+ tackles.
• S DERWIN JAMES had career high 4th sack of season last week, most among DBs in 2022. Leads all DBs with 92 tackles & has 6+ tackles in each of his 1st 10 games this season.
ARIZONA CARDINALS
LAST WEEK: L 38-10 vs. San Francisco in Mexico City (Mon.)
COACH VS. OPP. Kliff Kingsbury: 0-0
PTS. FOR 21.8
OFFENSE 331.9
PASSING Kyler Murray: 240-360-2,168-12-6-86.9
RUSHING James Conner: 96-356-3.7-4
RECEIVING DeAndre Hopkins: 45-487-10.8-2
PTS. AGAINST 26.9
DEFENSE 360.3
SACKS J.J. Watt: 5.5
INTs Seven tied: 1
TAKE/GIVE +3 (14/11)
PUNTING (NET) Andy Lee: 46.7 (39.4)
KICKING Matt Prater: 37 (10/10 PAT; 9/9 FG)
CARDINALS NOTES
• QB KYLER MURRAY aims for his 3rd start in row with 2+ TD passes & 4th start in row with 95+ rating. Has 6 TDs vs. INT for 89.5 rating in 5 home starts in 2022. • QB COLT MCCOY has TD pass vs. 0 INTs & 95+ rating in 3 of his 5 career starts with Az.
• RB JAMES CONNER had 4th rush TD of season last week & aims for his 3rd in row with rush TD. Aims for his 9th home game in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has 193 scrimmage yards (96.5 per game) & 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in 2 career games vs. LAC & aims for his 3rd in row vs. LAC with 2+ TDs.
• WR DEANDRE HOPKINS had 9 catches for 91 yards in Week 11. Since Week 7, leads NFL in receptions (45) & ranks 2nd in rec. yards (487). Aims for his 4th in row vs. Chargers with 5+ receptions & 65+ rec. yards. Since 2013, leads NFL with 834 receptions & ranks 2nd with 11,068 rec. yards.
• WR A.J. GREEN had 5 catches last week. Has 5+ catches in 3 of his 4 career games vs. Chargers & had rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. Chargers.
• WR MARQUISE BROWN has 43 catches for 485 yards & 3 TDs in 6 games in 2022.
• WR GREG DORTCH had 9 catches for career-high 103 yards last week.
• DE J.J. WATT had PD last week & ranks 2nd among active DL with 67 career PD. Had 2 sacks in his last game vs. LAC (9/22/19 w/ Hou.).
• DE ZACH ALLEN has TFL in 4 of his past 5 home games & had career-high 8 TFL in 2022.
• LB ISAIAH SIMMONS aims for his 4th in row with TFL. Has 5+ tackles in 4 of his past 5.
• CB MARCO WILSON had 2 PD last wek & has career-high 7 PD in 2022.
• S BUDDA BAKER had 10 tackles & PD last week. Has 4 games with 10+ tackles this season, 2nd-most among DBs. Has 54 tackles (9 per game) in 6 home games in 2022.
