TV: FOX (4:05 PM ET): Chris Myers, Mark Sanchez, Kristina Pink (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: LAC leads series, 7-6 (NO won past 4) Postseason: —
The Last Time… Regular Season: 10/12/20: LAC 27 at NO 30 Postseason: —
HEAD COACHES
Dennis Allen vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-3 Reg. Season: 26-51 (.338) Postseason: —
Jim Harbaugh vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 3-1 Reg. Season: 47-22-1 (.679) Postseason: 5-3 (.625)
SAINTS NOTES
QB SPENCER RATTLER (rookie) had 206 yards (172 pass, 34 rush) & 82.1 rating last week. Can make 1st-career road start in Week 8. • RB ALVIN KAMARA leads all RBs in receptions (34) & ranks 2nd in rec. yards (252) in 2024. Aims for his 5th in row with 5+ receptions. Has 539 career catches & can surpass HOFer Marshall Faulk (548) for most receptions by RB in his 1st 8 seasons in NFL history. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 65+ scrimmage yards. Had 8 catches & 119 scrimmage yards (74 rec., 45 rush) in last meeting. • WR CHRIS OLAVE has 80+ rec. yards in 2 of his 3 road games this season. • WR CEDRIC WILSON had 6 catches for 57 yards & 1st rec. TD of season last week. • WR MASON TIPTON (rookie) had career-high 6 receptions in Week 7. • TE JUWAN JOHNSON (15 receptions) & TE FOSTER MOREAU (11) are only pair of NFC TE teammates each with 10+ catches in 2024. • LB DEMARIO DAVIS aims for his 6th in row with 6+ tackles. Had 10 tackles in last meeting. • LB WILLIE GAY had 3rd-career FF & 6th-career FR last week. Has 5 TFL, 3 PD & 2 sacks in his past 3 vs. LAC. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. LAC with sack & 4th in row vs. LAC with TFL. • DE CAMERON JORDAN has 2.5 sacks & 5 TFL in 3 career games vs. Chargers & aims for his 4th in row vs. Chargers with TFL. • DE CHASE YOUNG has TFL in 3 of his past 4 & aims for his 3rd in row on road with TFL. • CB ALONTAE TAYLOR has PD in 4 of his past 5. Is only player with 7 TFL & 6 PD in 2024. • S TYRANN MATHIEU has 4 PD & 2 INTs in 5 career games vs. LAC.
CHARGERS NOTES
• QB JUSTIN HERBERT completed season-high 27 of 39 atts. (69.2 pct.) for season-high 349 yards with 0 INTs & 97.1 rating last week, 26th-career game with 300+ pass yards, tied 2nd-most in NFL since 2020. Has 90+ rating in 6 games this season, tied with Lamar Jackson & Baker Mayfield for most in NFL. Has 0 INTs in 5 of 6 games this season. Passed for 264 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 122.7 rating in last meeting. • RB J.K. DOBBINS had 66 scrimmage yards (40 rush, 26 rec.) last week & has 60+ scrimmage yards in 5 of 6 games this season. • WR LADD MCCONKEY (rookie) had 5 catches for 46 yards in Week 7. Aims for 5th in row with 40+ rec. yards & 4th in row with 4+ catches. Ranks 4th among rookies with 24 catches & 6th with 265 rec. yards this season. • WR JOSHUA PALMER had season-high 63 rec. yards last week. • TE WILL DISSLY led team with career-high 8 catches for 81 yards in Week 7. Aims for 3rd in row with 4+ catches. • LB KHALIL MACK had season-high 2 PD last week, 3rd-straight game with PD. Has PD in 5 of his past 6 at home. Has sack in 2 of past 3 at home. Had sack & FF in his last game vs. NO (11/1/20 w/ Chi.). • LB JOEY BOSA has a sack in 2 of his 3 games this season. Had sack in last meeting. • DT TEAIR TART had 2nd-career INT in Week 7. Had 5 tackles & TFL in only career game vs. NO (9/10/23 w/ Ten.). • S DERWIN JAMES led the team with 8 tackles last week. Has 6+ tackles in 4 of his 5 games this season. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3. • S ALOHI GILMAN aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles. • CB CAM HART (rookie) had career-high 7 tackles & 1st-career FF & PD last week. • CB JA’SIR TAYLOR had TFL & PD in Week 7. Has PD in 2 of his past 3 vs. NFC.
