Los Angeles Chargers 2026 Travel Schedule
The Los Angeles Chargers travel 24,840 round-trip miles in 2026, 8th most of the 32 teams, with 2 short weeks, 4 kickoffs before 11 a.m. on the body clock, and a bye in Week 7. Week 18's kickoff time is not set yet, so its rest and body-clock cells read TBD.
Los Angeles Chargers travel miles 2026 by week
Home: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood. Miles are round trips from home. Body clock is the kickoff in Chargers home time.
| Week | Opponent | Venue | Rest days | Miles | Time zones | Body clock | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs ARI | Inglewood | — | 0 | 0 | 1:25 PM | |
| W2 | vs LV | Inglewood | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1:05 PM | |
| W3 | @ BUF | Orchard Park | 7 | 4,420 | 3 | 10:00 AM | Early |
| W4 | @ SEA | Seattle | 7 | 1,940 | 0 | 1:25 PM | B2B road |
| W5 | vs DEN | Inglewood | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1:05 PM | |
| W6 | @ KC | Kansas City | 7 | 2,740 | 2 | 1:25 PM | |
| W7 | BYE | ||||||
| W8 | @ LAR | Inglewood | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1:05 PM | Long rest · B2B road |
| W9 | vs HOU | Inglewood | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1:05 PM | |
| W10 | @ BAL | Baltimore | 8 | 4,640 | 3 | 5:15 PM | Long rest |
| W11 | vs NYJ | Inglewood | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1:05 PM | Short |
| W12 | vs NE | Inglewood | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5:20 PM | |
| W13 | @ TB | Tampa | 7 | 4,300 | 3 | 10:00 AM | Early |
| W14 | @ LV | Las Vegas | 7 | 460 | 0 | 1:05 PM | B2B road |
| W15 | vs SF | Inglewood | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5:15 PM | Short |
| W16 | @ MIA | Miami Gardens | 10 | 4,660 | 3 | 10:00 AM | Long rest · Early |
| W17 | vs KC | Inglewood | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10:00 AM | Early |
| W18 | @ DEN | Denver | TBD | 1,680 | 1 | TBD |
- Miles (round trip):
- 24,840
- Short weeks (under 7 days rest):
- 2
- Early kickoffs (before 11 a.m. body clock):
- 4
- Longest road trip (games):
- 2
- Longest home gap (days):
- 28
- Time zones crossed:
- 15
- International games:
- 0
Los Angeles Chargers short weeks 2026
- Week 11, vs New York Jets: 6 days after the previous game.
- Week 15, vs San Francisco 49ers: 4 days after the previous game.
Los Angeles Chargers 1 p.m. Eastern kickoffs 2026
- Week 3, at Buffalo Bills: 10:00 AM on the Chargers body clock.
- Week 13, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 10:00 AM on the Chargers body clock.
- Week 16, at Miami Dolphins: 10:00 AM on the Chargers body clock.
- Week 17, at Kansas City Chiefs: 10:00 AM on the Chargers body clock.
How MockSlate counts travel miles
Every game is a round trip from SoFi Stadium to the game venue, as the crow flies, rounded to ten miles. A home game counts zero; a neutral or international site counts from home even when the Chargers are the designated home team. Rest days are the days since the previous game, a short week is fewer than seven, and the body clock is the kickoff in Chargers home time. Back-to-back road games are flagged rather than modeled as one trip. All 32 teams ranked →
Los Angeles Chargers rest advantage 2026 by week
Since 2002, home teams win 56% of games with even rest. With a rest edge of three days or more that rises to 58%. On the short side of three days or more it drops to 53%.
| Week | Opponent | Own rest | Opp rest | Edge | Situation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs ARI | — | — | ||
| W2 | vs LV | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W3 | @ BUF | 7 | 10 | -3 | |
| W4 | @ SEA | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W5 | vs DEN | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W6 | @ KC | 7 | 14 | -7 | |
| W7 | BYE | ||||
| W8 | @ LAR | 14 | 7 | +7 | Off bye |
| W9 | vs HOU | 7 | 14 | -7 | |
| W10 | @ BAL | 8 | 11 | -3 | |
| W11 | vs NYJ | 6 | 7 | -1 | |
| W12 | vs NE | 7 | 14 | -7 | |
| W13 | @ TB | 7 | 6 | +1 | |
| W14 | @ LV | 7 | 14 | -7 | |
| W15 | vs SF | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| W16 | @ MIA | 10 | 7 | +3 | |
| W17 | vs KC | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W18 | @ DEN | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Edge is the Chargers’ rest days minus the opponent’s. Green is an edge, red a deficit, white even. Week 1 has no edge. Thursday games usually show 0: both teams are on a short week, so the edge cancels out.
Chargers’ season rest edge is -24, 32nd in the league, through the scheduled weeks.
Los Angeles Chargers games off a bye 2026
- Week 8, at Los Angeles Rams: 14 days of rest against the opponent’s 7, an edge of +7.
NFL win rate by rest advantage since 2002
Every regular-season game from 2002 to 2025 after Week 1, bucketed by the home team’s rest edge over the visitor. The win rate is the home team’s, so the Even row is the plain home-field baseline to read the others against.
| Home rest edge | Games | Home record | Home win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| −3 or worse | 650 | 345-303-2 | 53.2% |
| −2 to −1 | 469 | 269-198-2 | 57.6% |
| Even | 3,790 | 2131-1653-6 | 56.3% |
| +1 to +2 | 364 | 199-165 | 54.7% |
| +3 or more | 565 | 326-237-2 | 57.9% |
5,838 games bucketed: 6,223 in the file minus 383 Week 1 games and 2 later games where a team had no earlier game that season. Ties count as half a win.
Los Angeles Chargers hardest stretch of the 2026 schedule
The Chargers’ hardest three-game stretch is Weeks 6 to 9: @KC, @LAR, HOU, at an average model win chance of 42.3%, 16th hardest three-game run in the league, with the bye inside it. Difficulty is 100 minus each game’s win chance, so home field and rest are already counted.
Hardest 3-game stretch: Weeks 6 to 9, @KC, @LAR, HOU. Average win chance 42.3%, includes bye.
Easiest 3-game stretch: Weeks 1 to 3, ARI, LV, @BUF. Average win chance 66.7%.
These are MockSlate model numbers, not sportsbook lines. All 32 teams ranked by hardest stretch →
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Updated: September 6, 2026