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Game Notes: Detroit Lions at Los Angeles Chargers (Nov 12, 2023)

This upcoming Sunday, the 6-2 Detroit Lions take on the 4-4 Los Angeles Chargers. Gametime is 4:05PM ET in Inglewood. These two foes most recently fought on on Sunday, September 15, 2019 as the Lions bounced the Chargers 13-10. Overall, in their last 10 meetings the Chargers are ahead 7-3.

The Lions are 8-2 over their last 10 games.

The Lions have won 5 of their last 6 games, they have also won 4 of their last 5 games on the road.

The Chargers have won their last 2 games, and they have also won 5 of their last 7 games at home.

In the betting odds, the Lions are favored by 3.0 points. The over/under sits at 48.5. The Lions are 8-2-0 against the spread.

The Lions are anchored by Jared Goff who has thrown for 2,170 yards, 12 td passes with 5 interceptions this season. Amon-Ra St. Brown has 57 receptions for 665 yards and 3 TDs.

The Chargers are paced by Justin Herbert who has thrown for 2,025 yards, 13 td passes with 4 picks this season. Keenan Allen has 62 receptions for 720 yards and 4 TDs.

The Lions are in first place in the NFC North. The Chargers are in 2nd in the AFC West.

Jared Goff is 1-0 as a starter against the Chargers.

The Lions enter off a win over the Las Vegas Raiders 26-14 and the Chargers come into the game off a postive performance against the New York Jets 27-6.

Next week the Lions welcome the the Chicago Bears; the Chargers travel to the Green Bay Packers.

Game Details

• Matchup: Detroit Lions (DET) at Los Angeles Chargers (LAC)
• Date: November 12, 2023
• Time: 4:05PM ET
• Stadium: SoFi Stadium
• TV: CBS
• SoFi Stadium Kick-Off Weather Forecast: Clear; 72F; 17% humidity; wind: SSW 3 mph

TEAM STATS COMPARISON

2023 LAST 10
DET LAC DET LAC
Record 6-2 4-4 8-2 5-5
Home Record 3-1 2-2 4-1 3-2
Away Record 3-1 2-2 4-1 2-3
Points Scored/Game 25.0 25.1 26.1 26.0
Points Allowed/Game 20.6 21.8 19.1 21.5
Point Differential +35 +27 +70 +45
Yards/Game 390.6 341.0 395.2 351.1
Yards Allowed/Game 296.9 375.8 289.6 375.4
Passing Yards/Game 258.8 221.1 252.8 206.2
Passing Yards Allowed/Game 220.1 262.5 197.9 236.6
Rushing Yards/Game 131.4 81.8 142.0 71.3
Rushing Yards Allowed/Game 76.8 80.3 91.7 84.7
First Downs/Game 22.0 17.6 22.3 16.2
First Downs Allowed/Game 18.8 20.0 17.6 18.2
3rd Down Conv % 40.7 42.3 39.4 43.2
Opp 3rd Down Conv % 32.6 37.4 31.6 37.9
Turnover Margin +0 +9 +4 +10
Total Games 8 8 10 10

Detroit Lions 2023 Leaders

PASSING C-A YDS TD INT SK
Jared Goff 200-293 2,170 12 5 15
RUSHING ATT YDS TD LNG
Jahmyr Gibbs 76 399 2 27
RECEIVING REC YDS TD LNG
Amon-Ra St. Brown 57 665 3 44

Los Angeles Chargers 2023 Leaders

PASSING C-A YDS TD INT SK
Justin Herbert 189-282 2,025 13 4 20
RUSHING ATT YDS TD LNG
Joshua Kelley 74 323 2 49
RECEIVING REC YDS TD LNG
Keenan Allen 62 720 4 42

Last 10 Meetings

DATE TIME RESULT
Sun 15-Sep-19 1:00PM DETROIT LIONS d. Los Angeles Chargers 13-10
Sun 13-Sep-15 4:05PM SAN DIEGO CHARGERS d. Detroit Lions 33-28
Sat 24-Dec-11 4:05PM DETROIT LIONS d. San Diego Chargers 38-10
Sun 16-Dec-07 4:15PM SAN DIEGO CHARGERS d. Detroit Lions 51-14
Sun 07-Dec-03 1:03PM San Diego Chargers d. DETROIT LIONS 14-7
Sun 10-Oct-99 1:01PM San Diego Chargers d. DETROIT LIONS 20-10
Mon 11-Nov-96 9:00PM SAN DIEGO CHARGERS d. Detroit Lions 27-21
Sun 30-Sep-84 4:00PM SAN DIEGO CHARGERS d. Detroit Lions 27-24
Sun 13-Sep-81 4:00PM SAN DIEGO CHARGERS d. Detroit Lions 28-23
Sun 22-Oct-78 2:00PM DETROIT LIONS d. San Diego Chargers 31-14

Head-to-Head Stats (last 10)

DET LAC
Last 10 Record 3-7 7-3
Home Record 3-2 5-0
Away Record 0-5 2-3

QB Career Comparison

CMP-ATT PCT YDs TDs INTs SKs PS REC (GMs)
Jared Goff 2450-3795 64.6% 28,024 167 75 202 0-1 (1)
Justin Herbert 1505-2248 67% 16,114 107 39 121 0-1 (1)

Starting QB Win-Loss Trends

• Jared Goff W-L last 20 games as a starter: 14-6
• Jared Goff last 20 games vs. Los Angeles Chargers: 1-0

• Justin Herbert W-L last 20 games as a starter: 11-9
• Justin Herbert last 20 games vs. Detroit Lions: 0-0

Player Trends

• Amon-Ra St. Brown has 3 straight games with 100+ receiving yards
• Amon-Ra St. Brown has 7 straight games with at least 50+ receiving yards
• Amon-Ra St. Brown has 8 straight games with at least 5+ catches

• Keenan Allen has 4 straight games with at least 50+ receiving yards

Game Injuries

Detroit Lions: ; Dan Skipper (OT) Ribs – Questionable; Halapoulivaati Vaitai (OG) Back – Out; Donovan Peoples-Jones (WR) Ribs – Questionable

Los Angeles Chargers:

Betting Odds

• Favorite: Detroit Lions
• Spread: 3.0
• Over/Under: 48.5

Betting Trends

Detroit Lions Los Angeles Chargers
Last 5 ATS 4-1-0 3-2-0
Last 10 ATS 8-2-0 3-6-1
Last 10 ATS at Home 5-4-1
Last 10 ATS on Road 7-3-0
Last 10 ATS as a Favorite 8-2-0
Last 10 ATS as a Road Favorite 5-5-0
Last 10 ATS as an Underdog 5-4-1
Last 10 ATS as a Home Underdog 5-4-1
Last 10 Over-Under 4-6-0 5-5-0

Latest Super Bowl Odds

• Detroit Lions: +1300
• Los Angeles Chargers: +4000

Lions vs. Chargers Game Prediction

• Oddsmakers: Detroit Lions d. Los Angeles Chargers 27-23
• GFA Model: Los Angeles Chargers d. Detroit Lions 25-23