Los Angeles
Chargers
2-0
34
FINAL
31
Buffalo
Bills
0-2
AI Recap
AI RECAPThe Los Angeles Chargers walked into Orchard Park and left with a 34-31 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, handing the Bills a Week 3 stumble in front of their own crowd. It was a shootout from the jump, with both offenses trading haymakers and neither defense able to slam the door until the final margin held up. For a Chargers team still measuring itself against the AFC's heavyweights, this was the kind of road result that carries weight in September and again in January. Buffalo, meanwhile, put up 31 and still came away empty.
Justin Herbert was the difference-maker, carving up the Buffalo secondary for 343 passing yards and keeping the Chargers ahead of the chains all afternoon. Omarion Hampton gave the offense the balance it needed, grinding out a game-high 92 rushing yards to keep Buffalo's front honest. On the other side, Josh Allen answered with three touchdown passes, and Khalil Shakir was his most reliable weapon, piling up 107 receiving yards. That combination kept the Bills within striking distance, but Los Angeles simply had one more scoring drive in the tank.
Defensively, the numbers tell a story of two units chasing high-powered offenses. Terrel Bernard was everywhere for Buffalo, leading all players with eight total tackles as the Bills tried to stem the Chargers' rushing attack. Daiyan Henley registered the game's lone sack for Los Angeles, a disruptive moment against a quarterback who rarely goes down. In a game that came down to three points, that pressure — and the Chargers' ability to keep pace with three Allen touchdown throws — proved to be the separator.
Passing
| Player | Pos | ATT | CMP | YDS | TD | INT | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert | QB | 44 | 26 | 343 | 3 | 0 | 106.5 |
| Josh Allen | QB | 30 | 20 | 316 | 3 | 0 | 134.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Pos | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omarion Hampton | HB | 15 | 92 | 6.1 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Josh Allen | QB | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| James Conner | HB | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Justin Herbert | QB | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| James Cook III | HB | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Kimani Vidal | HB | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Brenen Thompson | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Njoku | TE | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Kincaid | TE | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khalil Shakir | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Moore | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Quentin Johnston | WR | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Pos | REC | YDS | YPR | TD | LNG | DROP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khalil Shakir | WR | 2 | 107 | 53.5 | 1 | 93 | 0 |
| DJ Moore | WR | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 1 | 67 | 0 |
| David Njoku | TE | 9 | 99 | 11.0 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Quentin Johnston | WR | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Ladd McConkey | WR | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| Joshua Palmer | WR | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Dalton Kincaid | TE | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Brenen Thompson | WR | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Omarion Hampton | HB | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| James Cook III | HB | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Kimani Vidal | HB | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tre' Harris | WR | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Alec Ingold | FB | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Conner | HB | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oronde Gadsden | TE | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keaton Mitchell | HB | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| Player | Pos | TKL | SACK | INT | FF | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daiyan Henley | WILL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrel Bernard | MIKE | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derwin James Jr | SS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Stone | FS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Rousseau | LEDG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Bishop | FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denzel Perryman | MIKE | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxwell Hairston | CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarheeb Still | CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Oliver | DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Hancock | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Khalil Mack | REDG | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bradley Chubb | REDG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Gardner-Johnson | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Jackson | CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Benford | CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Molden | FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akheem Mesidor | REDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Andreessen | MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teair Tart | DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Elarms-Orr | WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deane Leonard | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaree Caldwell | DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | Pos | FGM | FGA | XPM | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon McManus | K | 1 | 2 | 4 | 25 |
| Cameron Dicker | K | 2 | 2 | 4 | 32 |

