STADIUM: Nissan Stadium
REFEREE: Alan Eck
DATE: Sunday, September 17, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
CBS: Tom McCarthy, James Lofton, Jay Feely, Tiffany Blackmon
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) LAC: 138 or 387 TEN: 121 or 232
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: LAC leads series, 28-15-1 (won 3 of past 4)
POSTSEASON: TEN leads series, 1-3
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 12/18/22: TEN 14 at LAC 17
POSTSEASON: 1/6/08 AFC-WC: TEN 6 at SD 17
HEAD COACHES NOTES:
Brandon Staley vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 19-16 (.543) Postseason: 0-1 (.000)
Mike Vrabel vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 1-2 Reg. Season: 48-35 (.578) Postseason: 2-3 (.400)
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS NOTES:
- QB JUSTIN HERBERT completed 23 of 33 atts. (69.7 pct.) for 228 yards & had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs with 99.1 rating last week. Passed for 313 yards in last meeting. Had 14 TDs vs. 4 INTs with 95.3 rating in 9 reg. season road starts last season. Has 95 TD passes in 50 career games, tied with Deshaun Watson for
4th-most ever by QB in 1st 50 games. - RB AUSTIN EKELER had 164 scrimmage yards (117 rush, 47 rec.) & rush TD last week, 3rd-most yards among all players in Week 1. Became 5th undrafted RB in common-draft era with 150+ scrimmage yards & TD in 5+ career games. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ten. with TD. Has 2 rush TDs in 2 of his past 3 on road, incl. playoffs.
- RB JOSHUA KELLEY rushed for career-high 91 yards & TD last week. Had rush TD in last meeting.
- WR KEENAN ALLEN led team with 6 catches for 76 yards in Week 1, his 10th-straight game with 5+ catches, incl. playoffs. Had 8 catches for 86 yards in last meeting. Had TD catch in 3 of his 4 reg. season road games in 2022.
- WR MIKE WILLIAMS had 4 catches for 45 yards last week. Had 67 rec. yards in last meeting. Had 475 rec. yards (95 per game) in 5 road games last season.
- TE DONALD PARHAM had TD catch in Week 1.
- LB JOEY BOSA had 2 sacks & FF in his last game vs. Ten. (10/20/19).
- CB J.C. JACKSON had 3 PD & 26th-career INT (1st with LAC) in Week 1. Had INT & FF in his last game vs. Ten. (11/28/21 w/ NE).
- S DERWIN JAMES had 6 tackles, 2 PD & TFL last week. Aims for his 4th in row in reg. season with PD.
- S ALOHI GILMAN led team with career-high 11 tackles in Week 1. Had 8 tackles in last meeting.
TENNESSEE TITANS NOTES:
- QB RYAN TANNEHILL passed for 198 yards last week. Passed for 312 yards in last home meeting & has 2 TD passes with 120+ rating in 2 of his past 3 overall vs. LAC. Had 8 TDs (7 pass, 1 rush) vs. 2 INTs with 94.8 rating in 6 home starts last season.
- RB DERRICK HENRY led team with 119 scrimmage yards (63 rush, 56 rec.) last week, his 5th-straight game with 100+ scrimmage yards, longest active streak in NFL. Has 43 career games with 100+ scrimmage yards, tied 3rd-most in NFL since 2016. Had 163 scrimmage yards (104 rush, 59 rec.) & rush TD in last meeting & has rush TD in each of 3 career games vs. LAC. Had 828 scrimmage yards (118.3 per game) in 7 home games last season.
- WR DEANDRE HOPKINS led team with 7 catches for 65 yards last week in Ten. debut. Had 87 rec. yards & TD catch in his last game vs. LAC (11/27/22 w/ Ari.). & has 65+ rec. yards in each of 4 career games vs. LAC.
- WR NICK WESTBROOK-IKHINE had 58 rec. yards in Week 1.
- WR TREYLON BURKS had 60+ rec. yards in 2 of final 3 home games last season.
- TE CHIG OKONKWO had 4 catches for 54 yards in last meeting.
- S KEVIN BYARD led team with 9 tackles last week. Had INT in last meeting & has PD in 3 of 4 career games vs. LAC.
- S AMANI HOOKER was only player in NFL with INT, FF & FR in Week 1. Had 6+ tackles in 3 of his final 4 home games last season.
- CB SEAN MURPHY-BUNTING had FF last week in Ten. debut.
- LB ARDEN KEY had 1.5 sacks & PD in Week 1.
- DE DENICO AUTRY had 5 tackles & 1.5 sacks last week. Had sack & PD in 2 of his past 3 at home last season.
- DT JEFFERY SIMMONS had 5 tackles, 2 TFL & sack in Week 1. Has sack in each of 2 career games vs. LAC.
