STADIUM: SoFi Stadium
REFEREE: John Hussey
DATE: Sunday, October 1, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:05 PM ET
CBS: Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) LV: 133 or 384 LAC: 85 or 226
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY – REG. SEASON: LV leads series, 67-57-2 (Home team won past 4)
THE LAST TIME … REG. SEASON: 12/4/22: LAC 20 at LV 27
HEAD COACHES NOTES:
Josh McDaniels vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 2-3 Reg. Season: 18-30 (.375) Postseason: 0-0
Brandon Staley vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 2-2 Reg. Season: 20-17 (.541) Postseason: 0-1 (.000)
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS NOTES:
- QB JIMMY GAROPPOLO completed 28 of 44 atts. (63.6 pct.) for season-high 324 yards & 2 TDs last week. Passed for 240 yards with 0 INTs & 94.3 rating & had rush TD in only career start vs. LAC (11/13/22 w/ SF).
- QBs BRIAN HOYER & AIDAN O’CONNELL (rookie) can make season debuts.
- RB JOSH JACOBS had season-high 80 scrimmage yards (62 rush, 18 rec.) last week. Rushed for 144 yards & TD in last meeting & has 125+ rush yards & rush TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. LAC. Has 424 scrimmage yards (141.3 per game) in his past 3 on road vs. division. Needs 152 rush yards to become 4th player in franchise history with 5,000+ career rush yards.
- WR DAVANTE ADAMS led team with 13 catches for 172 yards & 2 TDs in Week 13, his 15th-career game with 10+ catches, 100+ rec. yards & rec. TD, most in NFL history. Has 6+ catches & 65+ rec. yards in each of 1st 3 games of season. Had 18 catches for 318 yards (159 per game) & 3 rec. TDs in 2 games vs. LAC last season. Has 65+ rec. yards in each of 7 games vs. division since joining LV. Ranks tied-4th in NFL with 25 catches & 5th with 322 rec. yards.
- WR JAKOBI MEYERS has 7+ catches & 80+ rec. yards in each of his 1st 2 games of season.
- DE MAXX CROSBY had 2nd sack of season last week. Had FF in last meeting. Has 12 TFL & 8 sacks in his past 6 vs. division, with sack in each of past 2.
- LB DIVINE DEABLO has 8+ tackles in each of 1st 3 games of season. Had 7 tackles in last meeting.
- CB MARCUS PETERS had season-high 6 tackles & TFL in Week 3. Has PD in 6 of 7 career games vs. Chargers, with INT in 3 of past 4.
- CB NATE HOBBS had 6 tackles & 2 PD last week.
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS NOTES:
- QB JUSTIN HERBERT completed 40 of 47 atts. (85.1 pct.) for career-high 405 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 123.8 rating last week, 3rd-highest comp. pct. ever by QB with 40+ attempts. Has 0 INTs & 95+ rating in each of 1st 3 games in 2023. Passed for 335 yards in last meeting. Has 15 TDs (14 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT with 101.6 rating in 6 career starts vs. LV, with 2+ TD passes in 5 of 6 games. Has 15,028 pass yards & 100 TD passes in 52 career games, becoming 2ndfastest ever to 15,000 pass yards & 4th-fastest to 100 TD passes.
- RB AUSTIN EKELER had 102 scrimmage yards (67 rec., 35 rush) & 5 catches in last meeting. Has 95+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4 vs. LV. Aims for his 8th in row at home with TD. Has 393 catches in 90 career games & can become 4th-fastest RB ever to reach 400 catches.
- WR KEENAN ALLEN set career highs in catches (18) & rec. yards (215) & threw 49-yard TD pass last week, tied 3rd-most catches in reg. season game in NFL history. Became 4th player ever with 10+ catches & TD pass in same game. Aims for 3rd in row with 110+ rec. yards & is 1 of 3 in NFL with 5+ catches & 75+ rec. yards in each of 1st 3 weeks of season. Had rec. TD in last meeting.
- WR JOSHUA PALMER had season-best 66 rec. yards & 1st TD catch of season in Week 3. Had 7 catches for 60 yards in last meeting.
- TE DONALD PARHAM had career-high 2 rec. TDs last week.
- LB JOEY BOSA aims for 3rd in row with sack. Aims for his 4th in row vs. LV with sack & FF.
- LB KHALIL MACK had 3 sacks & FF in last home meeting.
- LB KENNETH MURRAY had 9 tackles & 2nd-career INT in Week 3. Aims for 3rd in row with TFL. Had FF in last meeting.
- S DERWIN JAMES aims for his 5th in row with 6+ tackles. Had sack in last home meeting.
