NFL Game Preview: Los Angeles Chargers (0-3-0) vs. Seattle Seahawks (2-1-0)

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CBS: Andrew Catalon, Logan Ryan, AJ Ross (field reporter)

Kickoff Is scheduled for 4:25 PM ET

Lumen Field

Referee: Scott Novak

Regular Season: SEA leads series, 27-25 (LAC won 2 of past 3)

Last reg. season meeting: 10/23/22: SEA 37 at LAC 23

Jim Harbaugh (LAC) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-5 Reg. Season: 66-34-1 (.658)

Mike Macdonald (SEA) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 26-11 (.703)

LA Chargers Last Game: L, 24-16 at BUF (Week 3)

Seattle Last Game: L, 33-31 at WAS (Week 3)

CHARGERS NOTES

• QB JUSTIN HERBERT passed for 226 yards & TD in Week 3. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 210+ pass yards & TD pass. Completed 33 of 51 atts. (64.7 pct.) for 293 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. • RB OMARION HAMPTON led team with 56 rush yards last week. Has rush TD in 4 of his past 5. Aims for his 5th in row on road with 50+ rush yards. • RB KEATON MITCHELL had 52 rush yards & 1st-career rec. TD in Week 3. Rushed for career-high 138 yards & TD in his only career game vs. Sea. (11/5/23 w/ Bal.). • WR TRE HARRIS set career highs in receptions (6) & rec. yards (76) last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 50+ rec. yards. • WR LADD MCCONKEY had 66 rec. yards in Week 3. Has 65+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3. • WR QUENTIN JOHNSTON had 40 rec. yards last week. • LB KHALIL MACK had sack in Week 3. Aims for his 5th in row with TFL & 3rd in row with sack. Had FR in last meeting. • LB DAIYAN HENLEY led team with 9 tackles & had 2 FRs & FF last week. Has 6+ tackles in 4 of his past 5. • LB TULI TUIPULOTU had 6 tackles & 1.5 sacks in Week 3. Has sack in 6 of his past 7 on road. • LB TROY DYE had 5 tackles & PD last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ tackles. • LB AKHEEM MESIDOR (rookie) had sack in Week 3. • DL JUSTIN EBOIGBE had 1st-career FF last week. • CB TARHEEB STILL had 1st-career FF in Week 3. • S TONY JEFFERSON had FR & PD last week. Has PD in 2 of his past 3 overall & 8+ tackles in 2 of his past 3 on road. • S GENESIS SMITH (rookie) had 5 tackles, 2 PD & 2 INTs in Week 3. Has 5+ tackles in 2 of his past 3. Aims for his 3rd in row with PD.

SEAHAWKS NOTES

• QB SAM DARNOLD passed for career-high 379 yards & had 4 TD passes for 105.7 rating in Week 3. Became 4th QB ever to win Super Bowl in 1st season with team, joining Tom Brady, Trent Dilfer & Matthew Stafford. • RB JADARIAN PRICE (rookie) has 55+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his last 3. • WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA led team with 10 catches for 128 yards & 2 TDs in Week 3. Leads NFL with 6 TD receptions in 2026, 4th player in Super Bowl era with 6 TD receptions in his 1st 3 games of a season, joining HOFers Calvin Johnson (2011), Marvin Harrison (1999) & Daryl Turner (1985). Has 27 catches for 405 yards & 6 TDs in 2026, 2nd player in NFL history with 25+ receptions, 400+ rec. yards & 6+ TD receptions in his 1st 3 games of a season, joining HOFer Marvin Harrison (1999). • WR COOPER KUPP had TD catch in Week 3. Had 71 rec. yards & TD catch in last game vs. LAC (9/23/18 w/ LAR). • TE AJ BARNER had 5 receptions for 69 yards in Week 3. • LB DRAKE THOMAS led team with 9 tackles & had TFL in Week 3. Aims for 4th in row with 7+ tackles & TFL. • LB ERNEST JONES IV had 8 tackles & PD in Week 3. Aims for 4th in row with 8+ tackles & 6th in row at home with 10+ tackles. Had 9 tackles in last game vs. LAC (1/1/23 w/ LAR). • LB DEMARCUS LAWRENCE had 5 tackles & TFL in Week 3. • DT LEONARD WILLIAMS had sack in Week 3 & aims for 4th in row with sack. Has TFL in 5 of his last 6 at home. • CB DEVON WITHERSPOON had 6 tackles in Week 3. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles. • S JULIAN LOVE had INT & PD in Week 2 & was 1 of 2 (Jevon Holland) with INT in each of 1st 2 weeks. Had 6 tackles & TFL in last game vs. LAC (12/12/21 w/ NYG)

Game Odds

Los Angeles Chargers     42.5

Seattle Seahawks            – 7

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, October 3, 2026

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