2026 · Week 1

Arizona Cardinals @ Los Angeles Chargers

Sun Sep 13, 1:25 PM PDT SoFi Stadium Indoors Final 26–14

Depth

Game total

points, both teams

Offense
Team total	18.8	28.2
Plays a game	59.8	62.6

Game and team totals: consensus of 9 books via The Odds API, as of Sun Sep 13 1:57 PM EDT.

Key players

who each offense runs through

Cardinals

LAC defense allows a game WR 127yds · 20th over usual TE 42yds · 28th over usual RB 85yds · 21st over usual

#14 M. WilsonWR WR2

11 tgt25% of targets84% routes0.24 tgt / route

last 4

A trip home: born in Simi Valley, CA, 32 miles from where he plays this week
25% of targets over his last 4 Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the receiving yards it usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 72 a game, up from 59 in the 13 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
2.5 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
Last game, vs LA: 32 receiving yards, 4 catches on 7 targets
1.59 yards per route run in 2025, 49th of 154 receivers and tight ends
LAC allow 17.7 targets a game to receivers, 15th most
Vs LAC: 36 receiving yards a game over 2, 48 in all his games
Vs Chris O’Leary: 56 receiving yards in his one game, 48 in all his games

#85 T. McBrideTE TE1

10.5 tgt32% of targets97% routes0.27 tgt / route

last 4

32% of targets over his last 4 Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the receiving yards it usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 72 a game, level with 72 in the 13 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
1.8 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
Last game, vs LA: 53 receiving yards, 7 catches on 9 targets
1.76 yards per route run in 2025, 8th of 84 receivers and tight ends
LAC allow 5.6 targets a game to tight ends, 31st most
Vs LAC: 73 receiving yards a game over 2, 70 in all his games
Vs Chris O’Leary: 95 receiving yards in his one game, 70 in all his games

#4 J. LoveRB RB1 Q

14 car2.5 tgt50% snaps

last 4

Chargers

ARI defense allows a game WR 137yds · 27th over usual RB 113yds · 4th over usual

#84 K. Lambert-SmithWR WR5

9 tgt6% of targets25% routes0.20 tgt / route

last game

#8 O. HamptonRB RB1

11.2 car2 tgt43% of carries38% routes0.13 tgt / route

last 4

43% of carries over his last 4 Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the scrimmage yards it usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 81 a game, up from 80 in the 5 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
2.5 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
Last game, vs KC: 18 rushing yards on 7 carries, 4 catches for 21 yards
3.6 yards a carry, 27th of 39 backs
Vs ARI: 43 rushing yards in his one game, 52 in all his games

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