Week 1 · Recap
Cardinals 26, Chargers 14: Week 1 recap
What happened
The Cardinals beat the Chargers 26-14 on the road at SoFi Stadium in Week 1, moving to 1-0.
The Cardinals outgained the Chargers 393-268 in total yards, won the turnover battle 2-0, and went 6-14 on third down.
Jacoby Brissett went 27 of 37 for 277 yards and 1 TD. Tyler Allgeier had 17 carries for 61 yards on the ground. Trey McBride led the receivers with 9 catches for 95 yards and 1 TD.
On defense, Dante Stills led with 1 sack and Jack Gibbens had 7 tackles.
Team stats
- 393Total yards268
- 277Passing yards187
- 116Rushing yards81
- 23First downs17
- 6-14Third down2-8
- 2-5Red zone (TD-att)2-3
- 0Turnovers2
- 1-0Sacked-yards3-22
- 8-111Penalties-yards7-64
- 37:31Possession22:29
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: ARI-LAC- 1st quarter
- ARIJeremiyah Love 5 Yd Rush (Chad Ryland Kick)8:497-0
- LACOmarion Hampton 8 Yd Rush (Cameron Dicker Kick)4:227-7
- 2nd quarter
- ARIChad Ryland 27 Yd Field Goal6:5110-7
- ARIChad Ryland 44 Yd Field Goal0:0013-7
- 3rd quarter
- ARIChad Ryland 34 Yd Field Goal7:2516-7
- LACLadd McConkey 8 Yd pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker Kick)6:0316-14
- 4th quarter
- ARITrey McBride 3 Yd pass from Jacoby Brissett (Chad Ryland Kick)11:4423-14
- ARIChad Ryland 49 Yd Field Goal2:3326-14
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 8:01 p.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.