Head to head
Detroit Lions v Los Angeles Chargers — every meeting since 1999
Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers have met 7 times since 1999. DET trail the regular-season series 3-4. Against the closing spread DET are 3-4. The highest-scoring meeting produced 79 points in 2023; the widest margin was 37.
DET record
3-4
regular season, 1999–2023
DET v the spread
3-4
covered–against
Highest scoring
79
combined, 2023
Widest margin
37
2007 season
Every meeting
7 games, 1999–2023| Game | Result | Total | Line | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 WK 10 | DET 41atLAC 38 | 48.5 | LAC -2.5 | DET by 3 |
| 2019 WK 2 | LAC 10atDET 13 | 47 | DET -1 | DET by 3 |
| 2015 WK 1 | DET 28atLAC 33 | 45.5 | LAC +3.5 | LAC by 5 |
| 2011 WK 16 | LAC 10atDET 38 | 52.5 | DET -1 | DET by 28 |
| 2007 WK 15 | DET 14atLAC 51 | 45.5 | LAC +9.5 | LAC by 37 |
| 2003 WK 14 | LAC 14atDET 7 | 43.5 | DET +3 | LAC by 7 |
| 1999 WK 5 | LAC 20atDET 10 | 40 | DET +3.5 | LAC by 10 |
DET in the last meetings
- Last 32-1
- Last 53-2
The extremes
- Highest scoring2023 week 10 · DET 41 at LAC 3879 points
- Lowest scoring2003 week 14 · LAC 14 at DET 721 points
- Widest margin2007 week 15 · DET 14 at LAC 5137 points
By starting quarterback
regular season, 1999–2023| DET | LAC | Met | DET record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | Philip Rivers | 3 | 2-1 |
4 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
By head coach
regular season, 1999–2023No meeting on file names both head coaches.
7 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
Players, since 2021
a shorter window than aboveEverything above this line covers 1999 onwards, because that is how far the schedule and the closing lines go back. Per-player box scores start at 2021, so any figure naming a player covers the 3 seasons from 2021 and no more. The two windows are kept apart rather than blended, and neither is presented as the complete history: these clubs have played each other for far longer than this database reaches, and nothing on this page covers the seasons before 1999.
Most touchdowns
since 2021 · 1 meeting
- Justin Herbert QB · LAC · 1g4 TD
- Keenan Allen WR · LAC · 1g2 TD
- Jared Goff QB · DET · 1g2 TD
- Jahmyr Gibbs RB · DET · 1g2 TD
- Austin Ekeler RB · LAC · 1g1 TD
- Jalen Guyton WR · LAC · 1g1 TD
Most passing yards
since 2021 · 1 meeting
- Jared Goff QB · DET · 1g333 yds
- Justin Herbert QB · LAC · 1g323 yds
Most rushing yards
since 2021 · 1 meeting
- David Montgomery RB · DET · 1g116 yds
- Jahmyr Gibbs RB · DET · 1g77 yds
- Austin Ekeler RB · LAC · 1g67 yds
- Joshua Kelley RB · LAC · 1g16 yds
- Justin Herbert QB · LAC · 1g15 yds
- Amon-Ra St. Brown WR · DET · 1g9 yds
Most receiving yards
since 2021 · 1 meeting
- Keenan Allen WR · LAC · 1g175 yds
- Amon-Ra St. Brown WR · DET · 1g156 yds
- Austin Ekeler RB · LAC · 1g48 yds
- Kalif Raymond WR · DET · 1g46 yds
- Jalen Guyton WR · LAC · 1g41 yds
- Sam LaPorta TE · DET · 1g40 yds
