Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills
NFL 2026 · Week 3 · · Highmark Stadium
Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills, Week 3 of the 2026 season: Buffalo Bills won 24–16.
Result
Los Angeles Chargers 16–24 Buffalo Bills
Closing line BUF −7, total 50.5 (stayed under). Buffalo Bills covered.
What the model predicted beforehand
No model prediction was made before this game kicked off (predictions are only shown if they were made beforehand). The betting line is BUF −7, total 50.5.
Buffalo Bills
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Los Angeles Chargers
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Form is each team’s last 5 games before this one, home and away (the season is only 17 games), oldest to newest; play-offs included.
2026 season before this game
| Bills | Chargers | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 2-0 | 0-2 |
| Points per game | 38.5 | 14.0 |
| Points allowed per game | 31.0 | 26.0 |
| Points difference | +15 | -24 |
| Against the spread (W-L-P) | 2-0 | 0-2 |
Head-to-head record
Los Angeles Chargers lead 6–4 in 10 meetings since 2002. Buffalo Bills have won the last 2.
| P | Bills | T | Chargers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All meetings | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| At Buffalo Bills | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
- Biggest Buffalo Bills win
- Los Angeles Chargers 17–27 Buffalo Bills (2020 Week 12)
- Biggest Los Angeles Chargers win
- Buffalo Bills 10–48 San Diego Chargers (2005 Week 11)
- Average points per meeting
- 47.1
- Buffalo Bills against the spread (W-L-P)
- 4-6
Head-to-head (last 10)
- Buffalo Bills 24–22 Los Angeles Chargers2023 Week 16 · line BUF −13 (Bills did not cover)
- Los Angeles Chargers 17–27 Buffalo Bills2020 Week 12 · line BUF −4.5 (Bills covered)
- Los Angeles Chargers 31–20 Buffalo Bills2018 Week 2 · line LAC −7.5 (Bills did not cover)
- Buffalo Bills 24–54 Los Angeles Chargers2017 Week 11 · line LAC −7 (Bills did not cover)
- San Diego Chargers 22–10 Buffalo Bills2014 Week 3 · line BUF −2.5 (Bills did not cover)
- Buffalo Bills 10–37 San Diego Chargers2011 Week 14 · line LAC −7 (Bills did not cover)
- San Diego Chargers 14–23 Buffalo Bills2008 Week 7 · line LAC −1 (Bills covered)
- San Diego Chargers 24–21 Buffalo Bills2006 Week 13 · line LAC −5.5 (Bills covered)
- Buffalo Bills 10–48 San Diego Chargers2005 Week 11 · line LAC −9 (Bills did not cover)
- San Diego Chargers 13–20 Buffalo Bills2002 Week 15 · line BUF −3 (Bills covered)
Recent games
Buffalo Bills
- Wv Detroit LionsWeek 2 · covered BUF −5.541–31
- W@ Houston TexansWeek 1 · covered BUF −1.536–31
- L@ Denver Broncos2025 Divisional round · did not cover DEN −1.530–33 (OT)
- W@ Jacksonville Jaguars2025 Wild card round · covered JAX −1.527–24
- Wv New York Jets2025 Week 18 · covered BUF −12.535–8
- Lv Philadelphia Eagles2025 Week 17 · did not cover BUF −312–13
- W@ Cleveland Browns2025 Week 16 · did not cover BUF −10.523–20
- W@ New England Patriots2025 Week 15 · covered BUF −2.535–31
- Wv Cincinnati Bengals2025 Week 14 · did not cover BUF −639–34
- W@ Pittsburgh Steelers2025 Week 13 · covered BUF −326–7
Recent games
Los Angeles Chargers
- Lv Las Vegas RaidersWeek 2 · did not cover LAC −6.514–26
- Lv Arizona CardinalsWeek 1 · did not cover LAC −8.514–26
- L@ New England Patriots2025 Wild card round · did not cover NE −3.53–16
- L@ Denver Broncos2025 Week 18 · did not cover DEN −14.53–19
- Lv Houston Texans2025 Week 17 · did not cover LAC −1.516–20
- W@ Dallas Cowboys2025 Week 16 · covered DAL −1.534–17
- W@ Kansas City Chiefs2025 Week 15 · covered KC −5.516–13
- Wv Philadelphia Eagles2025 Week 14 · covered PHI −1.522–19 (OT)
- Wv Las Vegas Raiders2025 Week 13 · covered LAC −1031–14
- L@ Jacksonville Jaguars2025 Week 11 · did not cover LAC −36–35