2018 · Week 2
Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills
Sep 16, 2018 · Ralph Wilson Stadium · outdoors · a_turf
Recap
Los Angeles Chargers topped Buffalo Bills 31–20. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Chargers had just a 38% chance going in. Chargers improve to 1-1; Bills fall to 0-2. Philip Rivers was the story of the game with 256 passing yards and 3 TDs; 5 rushing yards. Bills turned it over 2 times to Chargers's 0.
Team stats
| LAC | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 14 |
| 365 | Total yards | 299 |
| 256 | Passing yards | 215 |
| 109 | Rushing yards | 84 |
| 23/27 | Comp / Att | 17/32 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 23/27 | 256 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Austin Ekeler | 11 | 77 | 0 |
| Melvin Gordon | 9 | 28 | 1 |
| J.J. Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Detrez Newsome | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Smith | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Ekeler | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Keenan Allen | 6 | 8 | 67 | 0 |
| Virgil Green | 3 | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| Tyrell Williams | 3 | 3 | 48 | 0 |
| Melvin Gordon | 6 | 7 | 38 | 2 |
| Mike Williams | 2 | 2 | 27 | 1 |
| Antonio Gates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 17/32 | 215 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 8 | 32 | 0 |
| LeSean McCoy | 9 | 39 | 0 |
| Chris Ivory | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Marcus Murphy | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zay Jones | 2 | 3 | 63 | 0 |
| LeSean McCoy | 4 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| Robert Foster | 2 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Charles Clay | 2 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Kelvin Benjamin | 2 | 3 | 19 | 1 |
| Jason Croom | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Chris Ivory | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Thomas | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Marcus Murphy | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Andre Holmes | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |