TV: FOX (4:25 PM ET): Adam Amin, Mark Sanchez, Kristina Pink (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: LAC leads series, 8-4 (TB won past 3)
The Last Time… Regular Season: 10/4/20: LAC 31 at TB 38
HEAD COACHES
Todd Bowles vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 50-64 (.439) Postseason: 1-2 (.333)
Jim Harbaugh vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 2-0 Reg. Season: 52-24-1 (.682) Postseason: 5-3 (.625)
BUCCANEERS NOTES
QB BAKER MAYFIELD passed for 295 yards & 3 TDs for 101.9 rating last week, his 6th game with 3+ TD passes in 2024, 2nd-most in NFL. Ranks tied-3rd in TD passes (28) & 4th in pass yards (3,329) this season. Can make 100thcareer start in Week 15. • RB RACHAAD WHITE had 109 scrimmage yards (90 rush, 19 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in Week 14, his 10th-career rush TD & 10th-career rec. TD. Is 1 of 2 RBs (De’Von Achane) with 5+ rec. TDs (5) in 2024. • RB BUCKY IRVING leads all rookies in scrimmage yards (1,035) & rush yards (735) & ranks tied-1st in rush TDs (6). Has 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in 3 of his past 4 on road & aims for his 3rd in row on road with 150+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. • WR MIKE EVANS has 5+ catches & 60+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 on road & aims for his 4th in row with 65+ rec. yards. Had 7 catches for 122 yards & rec. TD in last meeting. • WR JALEN MCMILLAN (rookie) had 1st-career game with 2 rec. TDs last week. • TE CADE OTTON led team with 70 rec. yards last week. Has career highs in receptions (57) & rec. yards (576) in 2024. • LB LAVONTE DAVID had 4th sack of season & 19th-career FR last week. Needs 8 tackles for his 11th-career 100+ tackle season. Had INT-TD in his only career game at Chargers (12/4/16 at SD). • NT VITA VEA has career-high 9 TFL in 2024. Has sack in 4 of his past 5 on road. • DL CALIJAH KANCEY aims for his 5th in row on road with sack. • CB ZYON MCCOLLUM has 9 PD in 6 road games in 2024. • S TYKEE SMITH (rookie) had 2nd-career INT last week. • S KAEVON MERRIWEATHER had 1st-career sack last week.
CHARGERS NOTES
• CHARGERS lead NFL in scoring defense (15.9 points per game allowed) this season. • QB JUSTIN HERBERT completed 21 of 30 atts. (70 pct.) for 213 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs with 101.1 rating last week, becoming 2nd player in NFL history (Tom Brady – 2010) with 0 INTs in 11 straight games (min. 15 atts.) within a single season. Has 335 consecutive atts. without INT, 4th-longest streak ever. Has 90+ rating in 5 of 6 home games this season. Completed 20 of 25 atts. (80 pct.) for 290 yards & 3 TDs with 137.9 rating in last meeting. • RB GUS EDWARDS had rush TD last week & has rush TD in 2 of past 3. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with 65+ scrimmage yards. • WR LADD MCCONKEY (rookie) aims for his 7th in row with 50+ rec. yards & 4th in row with 6+ catches & 80+ rec. yards. Ranks 4th among rookies with 815 rec. yards this season, 3rd-most ever by Chargers rookie. • WR QUENTIN JOHNSTON had 5 catches for 48 yards & 7th TD of season in Week 14. Has TD catch in 2 of past 3 on road. • WR JOSHUA PALMER set season highs in catches (6) & rec. yards (78) last week. • TE STONE SMARTT had career-high 54 rec. yards in Week 14. • DL POONA FORD has sack in 3 of past 4 at home. • LB JOEY BOSA had 4th sack of season last week. Has TFL in 2 of past 3 at home. Had sack in last home meeting. • LB DAIYAN HENLEY aims for 8th in row with 8+ tackles. Aims for 5th in row at home with 10+ tackels. Has TFL in 2 of past 3. • LB KHALIL MACK had PD & half sack last week. Aims for 3rd in row with PD. • LB TROY DYE aims for 3rd in row with 6+ tackles. • CB TARHEEB STILL (rookie) has 5+ tackles in 3 of past 4. • S DERWIN JAMES had sack last week. Aims for 3rd in row with TFL.
