Overview
- Kickoff is 1 p.m. ET at Nissan Stadium on CBS with streaming on Paramount+.
- Tennessee lists Calvin Ridley, Jeffrey Simmons and Xavier Woods out, and traded cornerback Roger McCreary this week, pushing more rookies into the secondary.
- Justin Herbert enters with 2,140 passing yards and 16 touchdowns through eight games, buoyed by the return of left tackle Joe Alt and a productive stretch from rookie back Kimani Vidal.
- Los Angeles is coming off a 37-10 win over Minnesota, while the 1-7 Titans have allowed 34 sacks and rank last in points and yards under rookie QB Cam Ward.
- Consensus odds sit around Chargers -9.5 with a total near 44.5, and model-driven projections broadly forecast a comfortable Los Angeles win in the high-20s to mid-30s scoring range.