2025 · Week 9

Final

Chargers

Los Angeles

QB Justin Herbert

27·20

Titans

Tennessee

QB Cam Ward

Nissan Stadium · outdoors · grass · 46°F · wind 5mph

Closing spread

LAC -10

Total

44.5

Model margin

-3.2est.

TEN perspective

Push chance

3.1%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Titans
  • Chargers

How each play moved the game.

Titans winsChargers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Chargersedge mapTitans
  • -0.016EPA / play-0.148
  • 43.6%Success rate37.9%
  • +0.021EPA / dropback-0.165
  • -0.080EPA / rush-0.117
  • 7.4%Explosive rate7.3%
  • +0.01CPOE-3.50
  • 46.7%Third-down rate32.0%
  • 48.9%Red-zone TD rate58.5%
  • 2.10Points / drive1.36
  • 1.7%Turnover rate1.7%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

LAC lead 12–3 since 1999

CHARGERS have won 2 straight. Meetings average 46.7 points. TEN are 3-9-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W10TEN @ LAC1727CHARGERS
2023 · W2LAC @ TEN2427TEN
2022 · W15TEN @ LAC1417CHARGERS
2019 · W7LAC @ TEN2023TEN
2018 · W7TEN @ LAC1920CHARGERS
2016 · W9TEN @ SD3543CHARGERS
2013 · W3SD @ TEN1720TEN
2012 · W2TEN @ SD1038CHARGERS

Box score

Individual performances

Chargers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Justin Herbert19/2925021

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Justin Herbert9576.31
Jaret Patterson9444.90
Kimani Vidal12302.50

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Cam Ward12/2114500

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Tony Pollard10565.60
Tyjae Spears7263.70
Cam Ward263.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Elic Ayomanor36460
Tyjae Spears33360
Van Jefferson14210
Gunnar Helm11150
Tony Pollard12120
Chig Okonkwo22100
Chimere Dike1350

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line -102.7%3.1%4.8%3.1%7.5%6.9%

Positive margins favour Titans; negative favour Chargers.

Half-point at risk

3.08%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

40.6%

Expected total

41.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-4.62
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.24
  • Expected margin-3.16