2026 · Week 3
Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills
Sep 27, 2026 · Ralph Wilson Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Buffalo Bills defeated Los Angeles Chargers 24–16. ScoutIndex had favored Bills (80%) going in. Bills improve to 3-0; Chargers fall to 0-3. Josh Allen paced the offense with 204 passing yards; 22 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs; 1 catch for 1 yard.
Team stats
| LAC | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 21 |
| 357 | Total yards | 380 |
| 226 | Passing yards | 204 |
| 131 | Rushing yards | 176 |
| 20/34 | Comp / Att | 16/26 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:37) (Shotgun) 10-J.Herbert pass short middle to 34-K.Mitchell for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q111-C.Dicker extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-16-J.Scott.
- Q1(:37) 11-C.Dicker 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-16-J.Scott.
- Q2(10:26) 11-C.Dicker 45 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-16-J.Scott.
- Q2(6:05) 16-T.Bass 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-39-T.Doman.
- Q2(:19) 17-J.Allen left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on LAC-93-T.Tart, Defensive Offside, declined.
- Q216-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-39-T.Doman.
- Q3(6:15) 11-C.Dicker 21 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-16-J.Scott.
- Q4(11:15) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short left to 26-T.Johnson for 43 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty [92-J.Eboigbe]. PENALTY on BUF-88-D.Knox, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at LAC 14.
- Q4(7:37) 17-J.Allen left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q416-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-39-T.Doman.
- Q4(3:16) 4-J.Cook up the middle for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q416-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-39-T.Doman.
- Q4(2:10) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 10-J.Herbert sacked at BUF 18 for -3 yards (91-E.Oliver). FUMBLES (91-E.Oliver) [91-E.Oliver], RECOVERED by BUF-23-D.Alford at BUF 13. 23-D.Alford for 87 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the fumble ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (No Huddle, Shotgun) 10-J.Herbert pass incomplete short left [91-E.Oliver].
- Q4(1:59) 11-C.Dicker 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-16-J.Scott.
Box score
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert | 20/34 | 226 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Omarion Hampton | 15 | 56 | 0 |
| Keaton Mitchell | 8 | 52 | 0 |
| Kimani Vidal | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tre Harris | 6 | 7 | 76 | 0 |
| Ladd McConkey | 4 | 5 | 66 | 0 |
| Omarion Hampton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keaton Mitchell | 3 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| Quentin Johnston | 3 | 6 | 40 | 0 |
| Alec Ingold | 3 | 4 | 35 | 0 |
| Kimani Vidal | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Oronde Gadsden II | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 16/26 | 204 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 8 | 22 | 2 |
| James Cook | 24 | 154 | 1 |
| Dawson Knox | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| James Cook | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Moore | 6 | 10 | 67 | 0 |
| Ty Johnson | 4 | 4 | 50 | 0 |
| Dalton Kincaid | 2 | 3 | 38 | 0 |
| Keon Coleman | 1 | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| Khalil Shakir | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Dawson Knox | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jackson Hawes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |