
Chargers’ 2026 schedule opens with a friendly start before a brutal early gauntlet
The Athletic released the Los Angeles Chargers’ 2026 schedule, showing back-to-back home openers before a tough early stretch (Weeks 3–6: Bills, Seahawks, Broncos, Chiefs). The Chargers won’t depart Los Angeles until Week 3, then face a sequence that could define the season, with notable primetime games including Week 10 at Baltimore against ex-Chargers DC Jesse Minter and Week 12 against New England. Analysts project a competitive year—around 10–7—with a wild-card playoff bid under coach Jim Harbaugh and OC Mike McDaniel.



