Week 8, 2026

played in Buffalo, NY

45 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	7	0	0	0	-	7
Buffalo Bills	14	7	3	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:27 SDO - Diego Woodson 4 run (Sam Sloman extra point)
1Q: 03:17 BUF - Lamont Upshaw 73 punt return (Junior Wilczewski extra point)
1Q: 00:14 BUF - Terrell Edmunds 94 interception return (Junior Wilczewski extra point)
2Q: 05:27 BUF - Kerry Rodriguez 1 run (Junior Wilczewski extra point)
3Q: 09:01 BUF - Junior Wilczewski 41 field goal
4Q: 14:23 BUF - Kristopher Reisinger 15 pass from Cam Newton (Junior Wilczewski extra point)
4Q: 02:25 BUF - Junior Wilczewski 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:27 SDO - Diego Woodson 4 run (Sam Sloman extra point)
1Q: 03:17 BUF - Lamont Upshaw 73 punt return (Junior Wilczewski extra point)
1Q: 00:14 BUF - Terrell Edmunds 94 interception return (Junior Wilczewski extra point)
2Q: 05:27 BUF - Kerry Rodriguez 1 run (Junior Wilczewski extra point)
3Q: 09:01 BUF - Junior Wilczewski 41 field goal
4Q: 14:23 BUF - Kristopher Reisinger 15 pass from Cam Newton (Junior Wilczewski extra point)
4Q: 02:25 BUF - Junior Wilczewski 32 field goal

Team Statistics SDO BUF
Record 3-4 5-1-1
First Downs 17 21
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 285 353
- Offensive Plays 67 69
- Yards per Play 4.25 5.12
Net Rushing Yards 96 185
- Rushing Attempts 24 41
- Yards per Rush 4.00 4.51
Net Passing Yards 189 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 18 - 2 27 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 189 172
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.40 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 5/26
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 4/90
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/94
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 25
Time of Possession 26:57 33:03

Team Statistics	SDO	BUF
Record	3-4	5-1-1
First Downs	17	21
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	285	353
- Offensive Plays	67	69
- Yards per Play	4.25	5.12
Net Rushing Yards	96	185
- Rushing Attempts	24	41
- Yards per Rush	4.00	4.51
Net Passing Yards	189	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 18 - 2	27 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	189	172
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.40	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	5/26
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	4/90
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/94
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 25
Time of Possession	26:57	33:03

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:39	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
1	6:45	3:39	OWN 2	7	24	Punt
1	3:06	3:03	OWN 25	7	37	Interception
1	0:03	0:55	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
2	11:39	2:10	OWN 20	4	33	Punt
2	5:19	3:58	OWN 34	13	64	Interception
3	13:45	2:14	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
3	8:55	2:11	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
3	5:26	0:23	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
4	14:13	2:39	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
4	6:25	0:28	OWN 20	4	0	Downs
4	2:19	0:32	OWN 25	3	5	Punt

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:21	2:36	OWN 25	5	29	Punt
2	14:08	2:29	OWN 28	7	29	Punt
2	9:29	4:10	OWN 7	10	93	Touchdown
2	1:21	1:21	OWN 20	5	14	Half
3	15:00	1:15	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	11:31	2:36	OWN 18	6	58	Field Goal
3	6:44	1:18	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
3	5:03	5:50	OWN 18	13	82	Touchdown
4	11:34	5:09	OWN 12	9	43	Punt
4	5:57	3:38	OPP 20	6	5	Field Goal
4	1:47	1:47	OWN 33	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Terrell Edmunds, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB D'Andre Swift	14	40	2.86	17	1	0
QB Freddie Mitchell	6	35	5.83	8	0	0
RB Diego Woodson	4	21	5.25	10	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kerry Rodriguez	27	138	5.11	14	3	1
RB Javonte Williams	11	39	3.55	11	1	0
FB Lincoln Kazadi	3	8	2.67	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Freddie Mitchell	43	18	189	0/0	0	26	2	35.9

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	27	15	172	1/4	1	32	0	87.2

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Nico Collins	5	10	58	11.60	26	20
WR Michael Thomas	4	8	53	13.25	17	22
RB Diego Woodson	3	5	16	5.33	2	6
TE Claude Hicks	3	5	21	7.00	9	16
WR Parris Campbell	1	1	26	26.00	15	26
TE Leonard Shannon	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB D'Andre Swift	1	4	16	16.00	12	16
WR Ryan Switzer	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Deon Nichols	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Lorenzo Osborne	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mecole Hardman	5	8	72	14.40	35	31	0
RB Kerry Rodriguez	3	3	-4	-1.33	0	1	0
WR Kristopher Reisinger	2	3	34	17.00	13	19	1
WR Samuel Dunbar	2	6	42	21.00	29	32	0
WR Landon Dixon	2	4	21	10.50	4	13	0
TE Damien Stowers	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Ken Mankad	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Terrell Edmunds	1	94	94.00	1
S L'Jarius Sneed	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Sersland	8	357	44.6	36.6	52	6

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackson McElroy	6	266	44.3	36.3	50	2

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sam Sloman	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Junior Wilczewski	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Parris Campbell	1	8	8.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamont Upshaw	4	90	22.5	1

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Diego Woodson	3	65	21.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kevin Byard	9	3	0.0	39	28
ILB Harold Landry	6	1	0.0	39	26
DT Donald Terrell	6	1	0.0	37	22
DE Otis Brien	4	2	1.0	36	26
CB Duke Dawson	4	2	0.0	41	28
OLB Willie Gay	4	2	0.0	37	19
DT Vernon Butler	4	1	0.0	27	19
S Todd Rusk	4	1	0.0	38	28
DE Nick Bosa	3	1	0.0	41	26
CB Patrick Surtain II	3	0	0.0	36	28
OLB Jaelan Phillips	1	4	0.0	20	9
S Damarious Randall	1	0	0.0	4	0
CB Carlton Davis	1	0	0.0	1	0
CB Amari Hoover	1	0	0.0	6	2
QB Freddie Mitchell	1	0	---	---	---
S Gilbert Schultz	1	0	0.0	3	0
DT Jordan Elliott	1	0	0.0	15	11
DE Tony Sutton	1	0	0.0	3	6
CB Zachary Walsh	1	0	0.0	20	20
ILB Joey Scherer	0	2	0.0	3	2

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sam Shanahan	9	2	24	42
S Terrell Edmunds	6	3	24	42
CB Zachary Thomason	4	2	22	36
DT Xavier Cooper	3	1	21	34
CB Chidobe Awuzie	3	1	24	40
CB Lamont Upshaw	3	1	22	34
S L'Jarius Sneed	3	0	20	30
DE Jerome Baker	2	1	17	26
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	2	0	22	35
OLB Rod Mirer	2	0	20	27
CB Guy Newsome II	2	0	5	17
ILB Baron Browning	1	2	4	12
DE Paul Eickholt	1	1	16	19
DE Vic Beasley	0	1	4	11

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Otis Brien	1.0	0	2	1	26
DE Nick Bosa	0.0	1	0	0	26
DT Donald Terrell	0.0	0	1	0	22
ILB Joey Scherer	0.0	0	1	0	2

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ta'Quon Graham	1	2	0	17
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	0	2	0	35
OLB Sam Shanahan	0	1	1	42
DE Vic Beasley	0	1	0	11
CB Chidobe Awuzie	0	1	0	40
S Terrell Edmunds	0	1	0	42
DE Jason Strowbridge	0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Duke Dawson	3	3	28
S Kevin Byard	3	2	28
ILB Harold Landry	2	0	26
S Todd Rusk	2	0	28
CB Patrick Surtain II	2	0	28
OLB Willie Gay	1	0	19
DE Otis Brien	1	0	26
CB Zachary Walsh	1	0	20
OLB Alonzo Lubbers	0	1	6

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chidobe Awuzie	3	1	0	40
CB Zachary Thomason	3	0	0	36
S L'Jarius Sneed	2	1	1	30
OLB Sam Shanahan	2	1	0	42
CB Lamont Upshaw	2	1	0	34
CB Guy Newsome II	2	0	0	17
S Terrell Edmunds	1	2	1	42
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	1	0	0	35
OLB Rod Mirer	1	0	0	27
DE Jerome Baker	1	0	0	26

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Nicky Hitt	3	7	24	43
T Dalton Voigt	2	3	24	43
C Antoine Boyd	1	4	24	43
T Ezra Cleveland	1	4	24	40

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Bryson Sanderson	5	9	0	41	0	28
T Javier Bates	4	8	0	41	0	28
G Calvin Carlson	3	7	1	41	0	28
TE Ken Mankad	2	2	0	11	0	10
T Don Modargri	1	7	0	38	0	28
C Marcus Martin	1	4	0	41	0	28
TE Damien Stowers	1	2	0	40	1	26
FB Lincoln Kazadi	1	1	0	12	0	2
G Austin Jackson	0	1	0	3	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Leonard Shannon	1	23
D.J. Coley	1	23
Nick Bosa	1	12

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Shanahan	4	13

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Nick Bosa	---	---	41	26	12	79
G Nicky Hitt	24	43	---	---	8	75
T Dalton Voigt	24	43	---	---	8	75
T Ezra Cleveland	24	40	---	---	8	72
G Randy Grantham	24	40	---	---	8	72
CB Duke Dawson	---	---	41	28	2	71
WR Lorenzo Osborne	23	33	---	---	15	71
S Kevin Byard	---	---	39	28	3	70
ILB Harold Landry	---	---	39	26	3	68
S Todd Rusk	---	---	38	28	2	68
C Antoine Boyd	24	43	---	---	---	67
QB Freddie Mitchell	24	43	---	---	---	67
CB Patrick Surtain II	---	---	36	28	2	66
TE Claude Hicks	24	40	---	---	---	64
DE Otis Brien	---	---	36	26	2	64
WR Michael Thomas	23	39	---	---	---	62
DT Donald Terrell	---	---	37	22	2	61
OLB Willie Gay	---	---	37	19	3	59
RB D'Andre Swift	20	29	---	---	9	58
WR Nico Collins	21	28	---	---	9	58
DT Vernon Butler	---	---	27	19	1	47
CB Zachary Walsh	---	---	20	20	7	47
OLB Alonzo Lubbers	---	---	5	6	22	33
DT Jordan Elliott	---	---	15	11	6	32
RB Diego Woodson	5	19	---	---	7	31
TE Leonard Shannon	0	7	---	---	23	30
OLB Jaelan Phillips	---	---	20	9	1	30
S Damarious Randall	---	---	4	0	23	27
RB D.J. Coley	0	0	---	---	23	23
WR Parris Campbell	1	7	---	---	13	21
ILB Joey Scherer	---	---	3	2	12	17
CB Carlton Davis	---	---	1	0	15	16
WR Ryan Switzer	3	9	---	---	---	12
DE Tony Sutton	---	---	3	6	1	10
C Jimmy Landes	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Amari Hoover	---	---	6	2	---	8
DE Roy Hasselbeck	---	---	0	2	6	8
P Alonzo Sersland	0	0	---	---	8	8
S Gilbert Schultz	---	---	3	0	1	4
TE Deon Nichols	0	4	---	---	---	4
G Branden Caldwell	0	3	---	---	---	3
T Josh Jones	0	3	---	---	---	3
K Sam Sloman	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Lamar Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dana Rhodes	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Liam Eichenberg	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Chidobe Awuzie	---	---	24	40	23	87
OLB Sam Shanahan	---	---	24	42	13	79
G Calvin Carlson	41	28	---	---	8	77
T Javier Bates	41	28	---	---	8	77
G Bryson Sanderson	41	28	---	---	8	77
T Don Modargri	38	28	---	---	8	74
WR Mecole Hardman	37	27	---	---	9	73
CB Lamont Upshaw	---	---	22	34	17	73
C Marcus Martin	41	28	---	---	---	69
TE Damien Stowers	40	26	---	---	2	68
S Terrell Edmunds	---	---	24	42	---	66
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	---	---	22	35	8	65
QB Cam Newton	35	28	---	---	---	63
CB Zachary Thomason	---	---	22	36	---	58
DT Xavier Cooper	---	---	21	34	---	55
RB Kerry Rodriguez	27	25	---	---	2	54
WR Samuel Dunbar	31	19	---	---	2	52
S L'Jarius Sneed	---	---	20	30	---	50
OLB Rod Mirer	---	---	20	27	---	47
TE Ken Mankad	11	10	---	---	23	44
DE Jerome Baker	---	---	17	26	---	43
WR Landon Dixon	25	18	---	---	---	43
WR Kristopher Reisinger	7	9	---	---	19	35
DE Paul Eickholt	---	---	16	19	---	35
FB Lincoln Kazadi	12	2	---	---	19	33
CB Guy Newsome II	---	---	5	17	8	30
ILB Baron Browning	---	---	4	12	10	26
S P. J. Williams	---	---	1	6	17	24
DE Vic Beasley	---	---	4	11	8	23
DE Jason Strowbridge	---	---	8	15	---	23
OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka	---	---	0	1	22	23
DT Ta'Quon Graham	---	---	5	17	---	22
DE Montravius Adams	---	---	3	15	---	18
RB Javonte Williams	14	3	---	---	---	17
ILB Julian Okwara	---	---	2	13	1	16
RB Emmett MacDonald	0	0	---	---	15	15
K Junior Wilczewski	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Jackson McElroy	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Eric Barton	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Jimmy Clausen	6	0	---	---	---	6
G Austin Jackson	3	0	---	---	---	3
TE Francisco Corbett	1	1	---	---	---	2
DE Chad Thomas	---	---	0	1	---	1
G Mel Singleton	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Donte Porter	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Jeffrey McIntyre	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	16	77	4.8
Right	5	11	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	47	4.7
Middle	17	96	5.6
Right	14	42	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Freddie Mitchell	43	18	3	3	5	6	8	2	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	27	15	2	0	1	6	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	15	6	54	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	43	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	70	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	27	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	111	10.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	34	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nico Collins	10	5	0	58	1	28
WR Michael Thomas	8	4	1	53	1	39
RB Diego Woodson	5	3	0	16	0	19
TE Claude Hicks	5	3	0	21	0	40
RB D'Andre Swift	4	1	1	16	0	29
WR Lorenzo Osborne	4	0	2	0	0	33
WR Ryan Switzer	3	0	0	0	0	9
TE Leonard Shannon	2	1	0	-1	0	7
WR Parris Campbell	1	1	0	26	1	7
TE Deon Nichols	1	0	1	0	0	4

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mecole Hardman	8	5	0	72	1	27
WR Samuel Dunbar	6	2	1	42	1	19
WR Landon Dixon	4	2	0	21	0	18
WR Kristopher Reisinger	3	2	0	34	0	9
RB Kerry Rodriguez	3	3	0	-4	0	25
TE Damien Stowers	2	1	0	7	0	26
TE Ken Mankad	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Freddie Mitchell	1	6	6.00	5.83
RB D'Andre Swift	1	2	2.00	2.86
RB Diego Woodson	1	4	4.00	5.25

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kerry Rodriguez	5	7	1.40	5.11
RB Javonte Williams	3	11	3.67	3.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Freddie Mitchell	3	1	1	0.33	4.40

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	1	1	15	15.00	6.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB D'Andre Swift	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Claude Hicks	1	1	1	1.00	4.20
WR Nico Collins	1	0	0	0.00	5.80

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kristopher Reisinger	1	1	15	15.00	11.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
RB Diego Woodson	3	3
QB Freddie Mitchell	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kerry Rodriguez	5	3
FB Lincoln Kazadi	1	1
RB Javonte Williams	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Freddie Mitchell	13	6	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	6	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Diego Woodson	4	3	1
WR Nico Collins	4	2	1
WR Michael Thomas	2	0	0
TE Deon Nichols	1	0	0
TE Claude Hicks	1	1	0
WR Lorenzo Osborne	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mecole Hardman	4	2	1
WR Samuel Dunbar	1	0	0
TE Damien Stowers	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)