Chargers 16-24 Bills: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Sep 27)

Updated Oct 13, 2026, 9:10 AM ET

Week 3

Los Angeles ChargersChargers

0-3 · Away

16–24

Final

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Buffalo BillsBills

3-0 · Home

Chargers vs Bills final: the Buffalo Bills beat the Los Angeles Chargers 24-16 on September 27, 2026 at Highmark Stadium, Buffalo.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Chargers	10	0	3	3	16
Bills	0	10	0	14	24

Chargers vs Bills Top Performers

Chargers

PassingJustin Herbert20/34, 226 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingOmarion Hampton15 carries, 56 rush yds
ReceivingTre' Harris6 catches, 76 rec yds
DefenseDaiyan Henley9 tackles

Bills

PassingJosh Allen16/26, 204 pass yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
RushingJames Cook III24 carries, 154 rush yds, 1 TD
ReceivingDJ Moore6 catches, 67 rec yds
DefenseDorian Williams9 tackles

Chargers vs Bills Box Score

Passing

Chargers passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	LNG
Justin Herbert QB	20/34	226	6.6	1	1	2	29

Bills passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	LNG
Josh Allen QB	16/26	204	7.8	0	2	4	37

Rushing

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

Bills rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
James Cook III RB	24	154	6.4	1	23
Josh Allen QB	8	22	2.8	2	8
Dawson Knox TE	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving

Chargers receiving
Player	REC	TGT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Tre' Harris WR	6	7	76	12.7	0	29
Ladd McConkey WR	4	5	66	16.5	0	29
Quentin Johnston WR	3	6	40	13.3	0	21
Alec Ingold FB	3	4	35	11.7	0	25
Kimani Vidal RB	1	3	14	14.0	0	14
Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR	0	1	0	–	0	0
Omarion Hampton RB	0	1	0	–	0	0
Oronde Gadsden TE	0	3	0	–	0	0
Keaton Mitchell RB	3	3	-5	-1.7	1	1

Bills receiving
Player	REC	TGT	YDS	AVG	LNG
DJ Moore WR	6	10	67	11.2	16
Ty Johnson RB	4	4	50	12.5	29
Dalton Kincaid TE	2	3	38	19.0	24
Keon Coleman WR	1	2	37	37.0	37
Khalil Shakir WR	1	3	6	6.0	6
Dawson Knox TE	1	1	5	5.0	5
Josh Allen QB	1	1	1	1.0	1
James Cook III RB	0	1	0	–	0
Jackson Hawes TE	0	1	0	–	0

Defense

Chargers defense
Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL	PD	INT	FF
Daiyan Henley LB	9	5	0	0	0	0	1
Tuli Tuipulotu OLB	6	5	1.5	1	0	0	0
Troy Dye LB	5	3	0	0	1	0	0
Genesis Smith SAF	5	2	0	0	2	2	0
Derwin James Jr. SAF	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
Del'Shawn Phillips LB	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
Cam Hart CB	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Khalil Mack OLB	3	1	1	1	0	0	0
Nick Barrett DL	3	1	0.5	0	0	0	0
Tarheeb Still CB	3	2	0	0	0	0	1
RJ Mickens SAF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Akheem Mesidor OLB	3	2	1	1	0	0	0
Tony Jefferson SAF	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
Justin Eboigbe DL	2	2	0	0	0	0	1
Rodney Shelley CB	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Donte Jackson CB	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Bills defense
Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL	PD	INT
Dorian Williams LB	9	4	0	0	0	0
Greg Rousseau OLB	8	5	2	4	0	0
C.J. Gardner-Johnson SAF	5	3	0	0	2	1
Dee Alford CB	5	0	0	0	1	0
Terrel Bernard LB	5	3	0	0	0	0
Davison Igbinosun CB	5	2	0	0	1	0
Cole Bishop SAF	5	4	0	0	0	0
Landon Jackson DL	4	1	0	0	1	0
Bradley Chubb OLB	3	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Benford CB	3	2	0	0	1	0
DeWayne Carter DL	3	1	0	0	0	0
Deone Walker DL	3	1	0	0	1	0
Greg Gaines DL	2	0	0	0	0	0
Maxwell Hairston CB	2	1	0	0	1	0
Kaleb Elarms-Orr LB	2	1	0	0	0	0
Ed Oliver DL	1	1	0	0	0	0
Damar Hamlin SAF	1	1	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Chargers kicking
Player	FG	LNG	XP	PTS
Cameron Dicker K	3/4	33	1/1	10

Bills kicking
Player	FG	LNG	XP	PTS
Tyler Bass K	1/1	28	3/3	6

Punting

Chargers punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20	LNG
JK Scott P	3	145	48.3	0	56

Bills punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20	LNG
Tommy Doman Jr. P	1	51	51.0	0	51

Returns

Chargers returns
Player	KR	KR YDS	PR	PR YDS
Keaton Mitchell RB	2	52	0	0
Kimani Vidal RB	1	30	0	0
Derius Davis WR	1	24	1	14

Bills returns
Player	KR	KR YDS	PR	PR YDS	TD
Greg Dortch WR	3	92	1	8	0

Chargers vs Bills Recap

For the Bills: Josh Allen (16/26, 204 pass yds, 0 TD, 2 INT), James Cook III (24 carries, 154 rush yds, 1 TD), DJ Moore (6 catches, 67 rec yds). For the Chargers: Justin Herbert (20/34, 226 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INT), Omarion Hampton (15 carries, 56 rush yds), Tre' Harris (6 catches, 76 rec yds).

The Bills did the damage in the 4th quarter, winning that period by 11.

After the game, the Chargers are 0-3 and the Bills are 3-0.

Chargers vs Bills Team Stats

ChargersBills

348
Total yards: 350; 217
Passing yards (net): 174; 131
Rushing yards: 176; 5.4
Yards per play: 5.6; 20
First downs: 22; 6/15 (40%)
Third downs: 6/12 (50%); 1/4 (25%)
Red zone: 3/4 (75%); 1
Turnovers: 5; 7
Penalties: 10; 50
Penalty yards: 88; 31:22
Time of possession: 28:38

Chargers vs Bills Game Info

Date & time: Sunday, September 27, 20261:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT

Stadium: Highmark StadiumBuffalo

Week: NFL Week 3All Week 3 games

Season: 2026 NFL SeasonRegular season

Chargers vs Bills: Tale of the Tape

ChargersAFC conference gameBills

0-2
Record: 2-0; AFC #16
Playoff seed: AFC #2; 14.0
Points per game: 38.5; 26.0
Points allowed: 31.0; -12.0
Point differential: +7.5; 0-0
Road / home record: 1-0; 0-1
Division record: 0-0; L2
Streak: W2; 7 days
Rest: 10 days

Before this game, from every 2026 regular-season final. Seeds follow the NFL format (division leaders 1-4, Wild Cards 5-7); equal records are split with the NFL tiebreakers.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2026 season seriesFirst meeting this season

2025 season seriesDid not meet

Chargers last 5 · 2026 incl. playoffs

L vs Raiders 14-26 Sep 20, 2026
L vs Cardinals 14-26 Sep 13, 2026
L @ Patriots 3-16 Jan 11, 2026
L @ Broncos 3-19 Jan 4, 2026
L vs Texans 16-20 Dec 27, 2025

Bills last 5 · 2026 incl. playoffs

W vs Lions 41-31 Sep 17, 2026
W @ Texans 36-31 Sep 13, 2026
L @ Broncos 30-33 Jan 17, 2026
W @ Jaguars 27-24 Jan 11, 2026
W vs Jets 35-8 Jan 4, 2026

More NFL Games on Sep 27, 2026

Final
New York Jets2-524
Detroit Lions4-231
Top: Smith 31/37, 321 pass yds, 3 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
Houston Texans2-517
Indianapolis Colts2-519
Top: Jones 24/36, 235 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INTBox score ›
Final
Tennessee Titans1-67
New York Giants4-212
Top: Skattebo 20 carries, 60 rush ydsBox score ›
Final
Cincinnati Bengals4-227
Pittsburgh Steelers5-230
Top: Burrow 28/37, 282 pass yds, 3 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
Carolina Panthers3-318
Cleveland Browns5-221
Top: Watson 16/30, 144 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
Kansas City Chiefs5-124
Miami Dolphins1-510
Top: Mahomes 20/24, 246 pass yds, 2 TD, 1 INTBox score ›
Final
Seattle Seahawks4-331
Washington Commanders1-433
Top: Darnold 31/45, 379 pass yds, 4 TD, 2 INTBox score ›
Final
New England Patriots4-36
Jacksonville Jaguars4-235
Top: Lawrence 19/29, 182 pass yds, 3 TD, 1 INTBox score ›
Final
Arizona Cardinals2-530
San Francisco 49ers6-136
Top: Purdy 15/27, 297 pass yds, 4 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
Minnesota Vikings6-023
Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-516
Top: Mayfield 17/34, 217 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INTBox score ›
Final
Baltimore Ravens4-334
Dallas Cowboys3-431
Top: Jackson 15/20, 186 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
Las Vegas Raiders3-435
New Orleans Saints2-527
Top: Shough 29/42, 255 pass yds, 4 TD, 1 INTBox score ›
Final
Los Angeles Rams3-426
Denver Broncos5-230
Top: Stafford 30/55, 390 pass yds, 2 TD, 2 INTBox score ›

That covers Chargers vs Bills: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Chargers visit the Rams Nov 1; Bills host the Ravens Nov 1.

Chargers vs Bills FAQs

Who won Chargers vs Bills on Sep 27, 2026?

The Buffalo Bills beat the Los Angeles Chargers 24-16 on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo.

What are the Chargers and Bills records?

After this game the Chargers were 0-3 and the Bills were 3-0 this season.

Who were the top performers in Chargers vs Bills?

Justin Herbert led all passers with 226 yards for the Chargers. James Cook III led all rushers with 154 yards for the Bills. Tre' Harris led all receivers with 76 yards for the Chargers.

Where was Chargers vs Bills played?

At Highmark Stadium in Buffalo, the home stadium of the Buffalo Bills.

What was the score by quarter in Chargers vs Bills?

Chargers-Bills: Q1 10-0, Q2 0-10, Q3 3-0, Q4 3-14.

What is next for the Chargers and Bills?

Chargers visit the Rams on Sunday, November 1 at 4:05 PM ET; Bills host the Ravens on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 PM ET.