# Los Angeles Chargers (0-6) Week 8 Preview vs Los Angeles Rams (3-4): Prediction, Depth Chart, Injuries, Odds

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> The 0-6 Los Angeles Chargers visit the surging Los Angeles Rams in a Week 8 matchup at SoFi Stadium on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

By Rhett Zone · Published 2026-11-01 01:41 UTC

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[Justin Herbert](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/justin-herbert) and the [Los Angeles Chargers](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/teams/los-angeles-chargers) defense try to snap a six-game skid against a surging [Los Angeles Rams](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/teams/los-angeles-rams) team.

## Game details

- When | Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM ET
- Where | SoFi Stadium
- TV | Fox
- Line | Los Angeles Rams -6.5 | O/U 45 (market view)
- Los Angeles Chargers record | 0-6
- Los Angeles Rams record | 3-4

## Overview

The Los Angeles Chargers enter Sunday at 0-6, losers of six straight, having been outscored 151-90 on the season. Their past five games have all ended in defeat: a 6-22 loss at the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 6, a 17-23 setback against the Denver Broncos in Week 5, a 23-30 loss at the Seattle Seahawks in Week 4, a 16-24 defeat at the Buffalo Bills in Week 3, and a 14-26 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 2.

The injury report isn't doing them any favors either. Safety [Derwin James Jr.](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/derwin-james-jr) is out with a hamstring injury, cornerback [Deane Leonard](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/deane-leonard) is out with a concussion, wide receiver [Brenen Thompson](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/brenen-thompson) is out with a quadricep injury, and guard [Kayode Awosika](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/kayode-awosika) is out with a fibula injury. Cornerbacks [Donte Jackson](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/donte-jackson) and [Rodney Shelley](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/rodney-shelley) are both questionable with hamstring issues.

The Los Angeles Rams, meanwhile, sit at 3-4 and have won their last game, a 35-21 win over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 7. Before that they lost 16-18 to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 6, lost 34-37 to the Buffalo Bills in Week 5, beat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-20 in Week 4, and lost 26-30 to the Denver Broncos in Week 3. The market has the Rams favored by 6.5 points with a total of 45.0, and that checks out — the Rams have the healthier roster and the better recent form heading into SoFi Stadium, their home venue.

## Key players

Justin Herbert has a touchdown pass in 10 of his past 11 games and carries a 12.5-point DraftKings projection; he completed 21 of 28 passes for 212 yards and 2 touchdowns with a 119.9 rating in the last meeting with the Rams.

[Omarion Hampton](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/omarion-hampton) has a touchdown in 5 of his 7 career games at SoFi Stadium, including 4 of his past 5, and is projected for 7.5 DraftKings points.

[Ladd McConkey](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/ladd-mcconkey) has a receiving touchdown in 2 of his past 3 games against NFC opponents and is projected for 6.5 DraftKings points.

[Cameron Dicker](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/cameron-dicker) is projected for 6.5 DraftKings points.

[Tre' Harris](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/tre-harris) is projected for 6.0 DraftKings points.

## Keys to the game

Protect Herbert up front — without left guard Kayode Awosika, the Chargers need their patchwork offensive line to buy him time against a Rams front that includes [Aaron Donald](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/aaron-donald), who leads the NFL in tackles for loss since 2014.

Make [Matthew Stafford](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/matthew-stafford) work for it — Stafford has thrown 2-plus touchdown passes in 10 of his past 11 regular-season home starts, so the Chargers front seven, led by [Khalil Mack](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/khalil-mack) and [Tuli Tuipulotu](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/tuli-tuipulotu), needs to get home and force some incompletions.

Slow down [Kyren Williams](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/kyren-williams) and [Puka Nacua](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/puka-nacua) — Williams has 65-plus scrimmage yards in 13 straight games and Nacua has 5-plus catches in 15 straight games, both the longest active streaks in the NFL, a tall task for a Chargers secondary already missing Derwin James Jr. and Deane Leonard.

## Fantasy angles

Start Justin Herbert with confidence — a touchdown pass in 10 of his past 11 games is the kind of reliability you want even in a tough road matchup.

Omarion Hampton is a must-start near the goal line — touchdowns in 5 of his 7 career games at SoFi Stadium shows the Chargers trust him with the ball inside the twenty, and that trend doesn't change Sunday.

Ladd McConkey is in play as a red-zone threat — touchdowns in 2 of his past 3 games against NFC teams gives him a real path to the end zone.

Tre' Harris is a touchdown-dependent flex at best — with no red-zone trend to point to and the Chargers averaging just 90 points through six games, his 6.0-point projection carries real bust risk.

Sit Cameron Dicker if you have options — an offense that's scored only 90 points across six games isn't generating the scoring volume that makes a kicker reliable, even with a 6.5-point projection.

## Prediction

The market sets this one at Rams 26, Chargers 19, and that lines up with what's in front of us: a Rams team riding a one-game winning streak and favored by 6.5 points at home against a Chargers team losers of six straight. Herbert can move the ball, but a secondary missing Derwin James Jr. and Deane Leonard has too thin a margin against Matthew Stafford and Puka Nacua.

## Injury report

- Player | Pos | Status
- Brenen Thompson | WR | Out
- Deane Leonard | CB | Out
- Derwin James Jr. | S | Out
- Donte Jackson | CB | Questionable
- Kayode Awosika | OG | Out
- Rodney Shelley | CB | Questionable

## Depth chart

### Offense

- Pos | Los Angeles Chargers
- QB | Justin Herbert
- RB | Omarion Hampton
- FB | Scott Matlock
- WR | Ladd McConkey, Quentin Johnston , Tre' Harris
- TE | Charlie Kolar
- LT | Travis Burke
- LG | Kayode Awosika
- C | Jake Slaughter
- RG | Cole Strange
- RT | Joe Alt

### Defense

- Pos | Los Angeles Chargers
- LDE | Teair Tart
- NT | Jamaree Caldwell
- RDE | Justin Eboigbe
- WLB | Tuli Tuipulotu
- LILB | Daiyan Henley
- RILB | Del'Shawn Phillips
- SLB | Khalil Mack
- LCB | Cam Hart
- RCB | Donte Jackson
- NB | Tarheeb Still
- SS | Derwin James Jr.
- FS | Elijah Molden

## Recent results

- Team | Last games
- Los Angeles Chargers | Wk6 L 6-22 vs Kansas City Chiefs, Wk5 L 17-23 vs Denver Broncos, Wk4 L 23-30 vs Seattle Seahawks

More league notes: [What To Look For - Week 8](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/news/nfl-press-what-to-look-for-week-8), from the NFL.

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