NFL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Steelers (5-3) vs. Los Angeles Chargers (6-3)

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Venue & Game Details

Location: SoFi Stadium, 1000 S Prairie Ave, Inglewood, CA 90301

Kickoff: 8:20 PM ET / 5:20 PM PT

Broadcast: NBC: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark (field producer)

Radio: Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic

Chargers Radio (KFI AM-640), Steelers Radio Network

Weather Forecast

Conditions: Indoor stadium with climate control

Outside forecast: Mid-60s °F, clear skies in Los Angeles

Factor: No weather impact expected

Injury Report

Steelers:

QB Aaron Rodgers – active, coming off 2-TD game vs. Colts

RB Jaylen Warren – probable (ankle)

Secondary healthy, led by Jalen Ramsey & Joey Porter Jr.

Chargers:

LT Joe Alt – OUT (season-ending)

RT Bobby Hurtt – questionable

WR Keenan Allen – active, team’s leading receiver

OL depth thin, forcing protection adjustments

Key Player Matchups

T.J. Watt (Steelers EDGE) vs. Chargers patchwork O-line – With both starting tackles out, Watt could dominate.

Aaron Rodgers (Steelers QB) vs. Chargers secondary – Rodgers has 17 TDs, 4 INTs this season; LA allows just 177.1 pass ypg (top-5 NFL).

Justin Herbert (Chargers QB) vs. Steelers pass rush – Herbert has 2,390 yards, 18 TDs, but must get the ball out quickly.

Jaylen Warren (Steelers RB) vs. Chargers run defense – Warren leads Pittsburgh with 404 rushing yards; LA allows 109.7 rush ypg.

Recent Team Form

Steelers: Beat Colts 27-20 last week, forcing 6 turnovers. Defense inconsistent but opportunistic.

Chargers: Won 27-20 at Titans, extending win streak to 2. Offense averaging 374.6 ypg, defense allowing just 286.8 ypg.

Series History

All-time: Steelers lead 25-11

Last meeting: Steelers won 20-10 (Sept. 2024)

At Los Angeles: Steelers have won 3 of last 4

Betting Trends

Steelers: 4-4 ATS; OVER 5-3 this season; 8-2 SU in last 10 as underdogs

Chargers: 3-6 ATS; OVER 5-4 this season; 1-5 ATS in last 6

Head-to-head: Steelers 4-1 SU in last 5 vs. Chargers

Historical Betting Results

Steelers games: 62.5% OVER in 2025

Chargers games: 55% OVER in 2025

Chargers have covered just once in last 7 games

Projected Final Score: Steelers 24 – Chargers 23

STEELERS NOTES:

NBC: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark (field producer) Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic

CHARGERS NOTES:

• QB JUSTIN HERBERT passed for 250 yards, 2 TDs – INT with a 101.2 passer rating & 57 rushing yards & rush TD during Week 9. Has 5 games in 2025 with 250+ pass yards, tied for 5th most in NFL. Has 50 career games with 2+ TD passes, tied with HOF Peyton Manning for 4th most such in a players 1st 6 seasons in NFL history. Surpassed Matt Ryan (23,472) for 5th most pass yards by a player in their first 6 seasons in NFL history (23,483). • RB JARET PATTERSON had 2nd consecutive game with rush TD in Week 9. • WR KEENAN ALLEN has 12th career season with 50+ catches & 500+ rec. yards. Has 350 rec. yards & TD against Pit & 112 rec. yards in last meeting (11/21/21). • TE ORONDE GADSDEN (rookie) aims for 4th in row with 65+ rec. yards & 5th in row with 5+ rec. & . Has rec. TD in 2 of last 3 games. 2nd in league among rookie TEs in rec. yards (453) & tied for 2nd rec. TDs (2). • WR LADD MCCONKEY aims for 5th in row with 50+ rec. yards. Has 5+ rec. in 4 of last 5. Has TD rec. in 2 of past 3 home games. • LB KHALIL MACK has 3 sacks on season & 34 with LAC. Can join HOFer Kevin Greene as only players since 1982 with 35+ sacks with 3 different teams (40.5 sacks with Oak., 36 sacks with Chi. & 34 sacks with LAC). His 110.5 sacks since 2014 are the 4th most in the league. • LB ODAFE OWEH had 2 sacks in Week 9, his first 2+ sack game in 2025. Has 1+ sack in 3 of last 4. • LB DAIYAN HENLEY had 7 tackles, PD & 3rd sack of season in Week 9. • LB TULI TUIPULOTU had 2nd consecutive game with sack in Week 9. Has 7 sacks on the season & 1+ in 3 of past 4. • LB DENZEL PERRYMAN had season-high 7 tackles in Week 9. Had 9 tackles & TFL in last meeting (09/22/24). • S DERWIN JAMES had 8 tackles & 2 TFL in last meeting (09/22/24).

Game Odds

Pittsburgh Steelers                         45.5

Los Angeles Chargers                     – 3.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, November 8, 2025