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Chargers at Bills: Starting Lineups, Week 3

Final: Chargers 16, Bills 24

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert against Bills quarterback Josh Allen. Lineups as listed before kickoff (Chargers: Sep 27, 2026, 8:56 AM ET; Bills: Sep 27, 2026, 8:56 AM ET).

Chargers depth chart · Bills depth chart · All Week 3 games

Chargers offense vs Bills defense

Los Angeles Chargers offense against the Buffalo Bills defenseBills defense: LDE T.J. Sanders, NT Deone Walker, RDE Ed Oliver, WLB Greg Rousseau, LILB Dorian Williams, RILB Terrel Bernard, SLB Bradley Chubb, LCB Christian Benford, SS Cole Bishop, FS C.J. Gardner-Johnson, RCB Maxwell Hairston. Chargers offense: WR Ladd McConkey, WR Quentin Johnston, LT Rashawn Slater, LG Trevor Penning, C Jake Slaughter, RG Cole Strange, RT Joe Alt, WR Tre' Harris, QB Justin Herbert, TE Charlie Kolar, RB Omarion HamptonBills defenseChargers offense#98LDESanders2 · JacksonOUT#96NTWalker2 · Gaines#91RDEOliver2 · CarterQ#15WLBRousseau2 · Hoecht#42LILBWilliams2 · Elarms-Orr#8RILBBernard2 · Andreessen#9SLBChubb2 · Parker#47LCBBenford2 · Couch#24SSBishop2 · Hamlin#22FSGardner-Johnson2 · Franklin Jr.#1RCBHairston2 · Igbinosun#15WRMcConkey2 · Thompson#1WRJohnston2 · Valdes-Scantling#70LTSlater2 · Taylor#75LGPenning2 · Harkey#66CSlaughter2 · Spomer#69RGStrange2 · Penning#76RTAlt2 · Burke#9WRHarris2 · Davis#10QBHerbert2 · Lance#88TEKolar2 · GadsdenOUT#8RBHampton2 · Mitchell

Chargers offense

  1. WR#15 Ladd McConkeyNext up: Brenen Thompson
  2. WR#1 Quentin JohnstonNext up: Marquez Valdes-Scantling
  3. LT#70 Rashawn SlaterNext up: Logan Taylor
  4. LG#75 Trevor PenningNext up: Alex Harkey
  5. C#66 Jake SlaughterNext up: Jacob Spomer
  6. RG#69 Cole StrangeNext up: Trevor Penning
  7. RT#76 Joe AltNext up: Travis Burke
  8. WR#9 Tre' HarrisNext up: Derius Davis
  9. QB#10 Justin HerbertNext up: Trey Lance
  10. TE#88 Charlie Kolar Out (forearm)Next up: Oronde Gadsden
  11. RB#8 Omarion HamptonNext up: Keaton Mitchell

Bills defense

  1. LDE#98 T.J. Sanders Out (illness)Next up: Landon Jackson
  2. NT#96 Deone WalkerNext up: Greg Gaines
  3. RDE#91 Ed Oliver Questionable (hip)Next up: DeWayne Carter
  4. WLB#15 Greg RousseauNext up: Michael Hoecht
  5. LILB#42 Dorian WilliamsNext up: Kaleb Elarms-Orr
  6. RILB#8 Terrel BernardNext up: Joe Andreessen
  7. SLB#9 Bradley ChubbNext up: TJ Parker
  8. LCB#47 Christian BenfordNext up: Te'Cory Couch
  9. SS#24 Cole BishopNext up: Damar Hamlin
  10. FS#22 C.J. Gardner-JohnsonNext up: Sam Franklin Jr.
  11. RCB#1 Maxwell HairstonNext up: Davison Igbinosun

Bills offense vs Chargers defense

Buffalo Bills offense against the Los Angeles Chargers defenseChargers defense: 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, SS Derwin James Jr., FS Elijah Molden, RCB Donte Jackson. Bills offense: WR DJ Moore, WR Khalil Shakir, LT Dion Dawkins, LG Alec Anderson, C Connor McGovern, RG O'Cyrus Torrence, RT Spencer Brown, WR Keon Coleman, QB Josh Allen, TE Dalton Kincaid, RB James Cook IIIChargers defenseBills offense#93LDETart2 · Barrett#99NTCaldwell2 · Tomlinson#92RDEEboigbeno backup listed#45WLBTuipulotu2 · Dupree#0LILBHenley2 · Wax#53RILBPhillips2 · Dye#52SLBMack2 · Mesidor#20LCBHart2 · Shelley#3SSJames Jr.2 · Jefferson#2FSMolden2 · SmithOUT#26RCBJackson2 · Leonard#2WRMoore2 · PalmerQ#10WRShakir2 · Bell#73LTDawkins2 · Bowry#70LGAnderson2 · Corbett#66CMcGovern2 · Cushenberry III#64RGTorrence2 · Reed-Adams#79RTBrown2 · Grable#0WRColeman2 · DortchQ#17QBAllen2 · Allen#86TEKincaid2 · Knox#4RBCook III2 · Davis

Bills offense

  1. WR#2 DJ Moore Questionable (shoulder)Next up: Joshua Palmer
  2. WR#10 Khalil ShakirNext up: Skyler Bell
  3. LT#73 Dion DawkinsNext up: Jude Bowry
  4. LG#70 Alec AndersonNext up: Austin Corbett
  5. C#66 Connor McGovernNext up: Lloyd Cushenberry III
  6. RG#64 O'Cyrus TorrenceNext up: Ar'maj Reed-Adams
  7. RT#79 Spencer BrownNext up: Tylan Grable
  8. WR#0 Keon Coleman Questionable (ankle)Next up: Greg Dortch
  9. QB#17 Josh AllenNext up: Kyle Allen
  10. TE#86 Dalton KincaidNext up: Dawson Knox
  11. RB#4 James Cook IIINext up: Ray Davis

Chargers defense

  1. LDE#93 Teair TartNext up: Nick Barrett
  2. NT#99 Jamaree CaldwellNext up: Dalvin Tomlinson
  3. RDE#92 Justin EboigbeNo backup listed
  4. WLB#45 Tuli TuipulotuNext up: Bud Dupree
  5. LILB#0 Daiyan HenleyNext up: Marlowe Wax
  6. RILB#53 Del'Shawn PhillipsNext up: Troy Dye
  7. SLB#52 Khalil MackNext up: Akheem Mesidor
  8. LCB#20 Cam HartNext up: Rodney Shelley
  9. SS#3 Derwin James Jr.Next up: Tony Jefferson
  10. FS#2 Elijah Molden Out (hamstring)Next up: Genesis Smith
  11. RCB#26 Donte JacksonNext up: Deane Leonard

Injury report, Week 3

Chargers

  • NT Dalvin Tomlinson Out (hamstring)
  • LT Trey Pipkins III Out (knee)
  • LG Kayode Awosika Out (fibula)
  • FS Elijah Molden Out (hamstring)
  • TE Charlie Kolar Out (forearm)
  • WR Brenen Thompson Out (quadricep)
  • QB Trey Lance Questionable (groin)
  • LCB Rodney Shelley Questionable (hamstring)

Bills

  • NB Jordan Hancock Out (hamstring)
  • LDE T.J. Sanders Out (illness)
  • WR DJ Moore Questionable (shoulder)
  • RDE Ed Oliver Questionable (hip)
  • WR Keon Coleman Questionable (ankle)
  • RG Ar'maj Reed-Adams Questionable (elbow)

Special teams

Chargers

  1. PK#11 Cameron DickerNo backup listed
  2. P#16 JK ScottNo backup listed
  3. H#16 JK ScottNo backup listed
  4. PR#12 Derius DavisNext up: Brenen Thompson
  5. KR#12 Derius DavisNext up: Keaton Mitchell
  6. LS#47 Josh HarrisNo backup listed

Bills

  1. PK#16 Tyler BassNo backup listed
  2. P#39 Tommy Doman Jr.No backup listed
  3. H#39 Tommy Doman Jr.No backup listed
  4. PR#19 Greg DortchNext up: Dee Alford
  5. KR#19 Greg DortchNext up: Ray Davis
  6. LS#69 Reid FergusonNo backup listed