2026 Week 3 · Regular season

Los Angeles Chargers vs. Buffalo Bills: 2026 Week 3

Name: Game Highlights: Chargers vs. Bills | Week 3
Uploaded: 2026-09-27
Description: Los Angeles Chargers vs. Buffalo Bills official game highlights from NFL.com

Buffalo Bills defeated the Los Angeles Chargers, 16–24. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Chargers vs. Bills Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Los Angeles Chargers

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Week 3 Final LAC at BUF

Home team

Buffalo Bills

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Date: Sunday, September 27, 2026
Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET1:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: FOX
Venue: Highmark StadiumOrchard Park, NY

Postgame video

Chargers vs. Bills 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Chargers vs. Bills Final Score and Game Result

Buffalo Bills defeated the Los Angeles Chargers, 16–24.

Winner

Buffalo Bills

16–24

LAC record

Los Angeles Chargers

0-3

BUF record

Buffalo Bills

3-0

Quarter-by-quarter result

Chargers vs. Bills Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 3

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 16–24 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
LAC Los Angeles Chargers	10	0	3	3	16
BUF Buffalo Bills	0	10	0	14	24

Top performers

Chargers vs. Bills Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

LAC

Justin Herbert

20/34, 226 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

BUF

Josh Allen

16/26, 204 YDS, 2 INT

Rushing Yards

LAC

Omarion Hampton

15 CAR, 56 YDS

BUF

James Cook III

24 CAR, 154 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving Yards

LAC

Tre' Harris

6 REC, 76 YDS

BUF

DJ Moore

6 REC, 67 YDS

Sacks

LAC

Tuli Tuipulotu

1.5

BUF

Greg Rousseau

Tackles

LAC

Daiyan Henley

BUF

Dorian Williams

Game statistics

Chargers vs. Bills Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

LACStatisticBUF

201st Downs22

6-153rd down efficiency6-12

0-14th down efficiency2-2

348Total Yards350

217Passing174

131Rushing176

1Turnovers5

7-50Penalties10-88

1-4Red Zone (Made-Att)3-4

31:22Possession28:38

Every scoring play

Chargers vs. Bills Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q110:33

LAC
Keaton Mitchell 1 Yd pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker Kick)
7–0
Q10:34

LAC
Cameron Dicker 31 Yd Field Goal
10–0
Q26:02

BUF
Tyler Bass 28 Yd Field Goal
10–3
Q20:16

BUF
Josh Allen 1 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)
10–10
Q36:12

LAC
Cameron Dicker 21 Yd Field Goal
13–10
Q47:35

BUF
Josh Allen 1 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)
13–17
Q43:13

BUF
James Cook III 3 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)
13–24
Q41:56

LAC
Cameron Dicker 33 Yd Field Goal
16–24

Individual statistics

Chargers vs. Bills Player Box Score and Individual Stats

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Passing Stats

Los Angeles Chargers Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Justin Herbert	20/34	226	6.6	1	1	2-9	29.1	76.3

Buffalo Bills Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Josh Allen	16/26	204	7.8	0	2	4-30	50.8	54.0

Rushing Stats

Los Angeles Chargers Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Omarion Hampton	15	56	3.7	10
Keaton Mitchell	8	52	6.5	17
Justin Herbert	4	17	4.3	7
Kimani Vidal	1	6	6.0	6

Buffalo Bills Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
James Cook III	24	154	6.4	1	23
Josh Allen	8	22	2.8	2	8
Dawson Knox	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving Stats

Los Angeles Chargers Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Tre' Harris	6	76	12.7	0	29	7
Ladd McConkey	4	66	16.5	0	29	5
Quentin Johnston	3	40	13.3	0	21	6
Alec Ingold	3	35	11.7	0	25	4
Kimani Vidal	1	14	14.0	0	14	3
Marquez Valdes-Scantling	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Oronde Gadsden	0	0	0.0	0	0	3
Omarion Hampton	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Keaton Mitchell	3	-5	-1.7	1	1	3

Buffalo Bills Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
DJ Moore	6	67	11.2	16	10
Ty Johnson	4	50	12.5	29	4
Dalton Kincaid	2	38	19.0	24	3
Keon Coleman	1	37	37.0	37	2
Khalil Shakir	1	6	6.0	6	3
Dawson Knox	1	5	5.0	5	1
Josh Allen	1	1	1.0	1	1
James Cook III	0	0	0.0	0	1
Jackson Hawes	0	0	0.0	0	1

Defensive Stats

Los Angeles Chargers Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Daiyan Henley	9	5	0	0	0	0
Tuli Tuipulotu	6	5	1.5	1	0	2
Troy Dye	6	4	0	0	1	0
Del'Shawn Phillips	5	3	0	0	0	0
Genesis Smith	5	2	0	0	2	0
Derwin James Jr.	4	3	0	0	0	0
Cam Hart	4	2	0	0	0	0
RJ Mickens	3	3	0	0	0	0
Justin Eboigbe	3	3	0	0	0	1
Akheem Mesidor	3	2	1	1	0	1
Tarheeb Still	3	2	0	0	0	0
Khalil Mack	3	1	1	1	0	2
Nick Barrett	3	1	0.5	0	0	1
Tony Jefferson	2	2	0	0	1	0
Rodney Shelley	2	2	0	0	0	0
Kendall Williamson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Joe Alt	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bud Dupree	1	0	0	0	0	0
Donte Jackson	0	0	0	0	1	0

Buffalo Bills Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Dorian Williams	9	4	0	0	0	0
Greg Rousseau	8	5	2	4	0	3
Davison Igbinosun	6	3	0	0	1	0
Cole Bishop	5	4	0	0	0	0
C.J. Gardner-Johnson	5	3	0	0	2	0
Terrel Bernard	5	3	0	0	0	0
Dee Alford	5	0	0	0	1	0
Landon Jackson	4	1	0	0	1	0
Christian Benford	3	2	0	0	1	0
DeWayne Carter	3	1	0	0	0	0
Deone Walker	3	1	0	0	1	0
Bradley Chubb	3	0	0	0	0	2
Damar Hamlin	2	1	0	0	0	0
Sam Franklin Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Elarms-Orr	2	1	0	0	0	0
Maxwell Hairston	2	1	0	0	1	0
Greg Gaines	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Andreessen	2	0	0	0	0	0
DJ Moore	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dawson Knox	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ed Oliver	1	1	0	0	0	3
Te'Cory Couch	1	1	0	0	0	0

Kicking Stats

Los Angeles Chargers Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Cameron Dicker	3/4	75.0	33	1/1	10

Buffalo Bills Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tyler Bass	1/1	100.0	28	3/3	6

Game flow

Chargers vs. Bills Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

LAC 0%Home win probabilityBUF 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Chargers vs. Bills Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 22 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
BUF	Fumble1 play, 4 yards, 0:16	1	4	0:16	BUF 43	BUF 43
LAC	Touchdown8 plays, 47 yards, 4:11	8	47	4:11	BUF 47	BUF 0
BUF	Punt5 plays, 4 yards, 3:06	5	4	3:06	BUF 30	BUF 34
LAC	Punt3 plays, 1 yard, 1:29	3	1	1:29	LAC 29	LAC 30
BUF	Interception5 plays, 0 yards, 2:35	5	0	2:35	BUF 34	BUF 34
LAC	Field Goal6 plays, 30 yards, 2:49	6	30	2:49	BUF 43	BUF 13
BUF	Interception2 plays, 3 yards, 0:45	2	3	0:45	BUF 32	BUF 35
LAC	Missed FG11 plays, 63 yards, 4:27	11	63	4:27	LAC 10	BUF 27
BUF	Field Goal10 plays, 55 yards, 4:20	10	55	4:20	BUF 35	LAC 10
LAC	Punt4 plays, 12 yards, 1:57	4	12	1:57	LAC 32	LAC 44
BUF	Touchdown10 plays, 80 yards, 3:49	10	80	3:49	BUF 20	LAC 0
LAC	End of Half3 plays, 30 yards, 0:16	3	30	0:16	LAC 35	LAC 44
LAC	Field Goal13 plays, 69 yards, 8:48	13	69	8:48	LAC 28	BUF 3
BUF	Fumble4 plays, 41 yards, 2:22	4	41	2:22	BUF 35	LAC 48
LAC	Punt5 plays, 13 yards, 2:14	5	13	2:14	LAC 17	LAC 30
BUF	Fumble4 plays, 3 yards, 1:44	4	3	1:44	BUF 25	BUF 34
LAC	Interception3 plays, 5 yards, 1:27	3	5	1:27	BUF 28	BUF 23
BUF	Touchdown13 plays, 58 yards, 5:50	13	58	5:50	BUF 42	LAC 0
LAC	Downs5 plays, 12 yards, 2:27	5	12	2:27	LAC 33	LAC 45
BUF	Touchdown6 plays, 45 yards, 1:55	6	45	1:55	LAC 45	LAC 0
LAC	Field Goal7 plays, 69 yards, 1:17	7	69	1:17	LAC 16	BUF 15
BUF	End of Game4 plays, 12 yards, 1:56	4	12	1:56	LAC 45	LAC 32

Official game information

Chargers vs. Bills Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance60,361

Reported crowd at Highmark Stadium.

Playing surfaceGrass

Surface listed for Highmark Stadium.

Game officials

Clete Blakeman — Referee
James Coleman — Side Judge
Greg Meyer — Back Judge
Kent Payne — Line Judge
Tab Slaughter — Umpire
Karina Tovar — Field Judge
Andy Warner — Down Judge

Time and broadcast

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Kickoff time

What Time Does Chargers vs. Bills Start?

The scheduled kickoff is 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, September 27, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Chargers vs. Bills Being Played?

Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY.

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Chargers vs. Bills FAQ

When is Los Angeles Chargers vs. Buffalo Bills?

The game is scheduled for Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET.

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Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY.

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