Chargers-Jaguars Preview Capsule

LOS ANGELES (4-8) vs JACKSONVILLE (4-8)

Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST, FOX

OPENING LINE — Chargers by 2 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD — Los Angeles 3-8-1, Jacksonville 5-7

SERIES RECORD — Chargers lead 7-3

LAST MEETING — Jaguars beat Chargers 20-17, OT, Nov. 12, 2017

LAST WEEK — Broncos beat Chargers 23-20; Buccaneers beat Jaguars 28-11

AP PRO32 RANKING — Chargers No. 22, Jaguars No. 24

CHARGERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (12), RUSH (27), PASS (6)

CHARGERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (4), RUSH (18), PASS (4)

JAGUARS OFFENSE — OVERALL (15), RUSH (15), PASS (11)

JAGUARS DEFENSE — OVERALL (18), RUSH (28), PASS (11)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Chargers have lost three straight. … Coach Anthony Lynn lost only game against Jacksonville, falling in overtime two years ago despite Blake Bortles throwing two interceptions in final two minutes of regulation. … Defensive coordinator Gus Bradley was Jaguars’ former head coach (2013-16) and still has home in Jacksonville. … QB Philip Rivers needs 66 yards passing to reach 3,500 yards for 12th straight season. Only Peyton Manning (16) and Drew Brees (14) have longer streaks. … RB Melvin Gordon has at least 110 yards from scrimmage in past two road games. … Austin Ekeler leads NFL running backs in receiving yards (718) and receiving touchdowns (7). He is second in catches (69). … WR Keenan Allen is third in AFC with 76 receptions. He needs four catches to reach 500 for career. … WR Mike Williams has 40-yard reception in five straight games, longest streak since Pittsburgh’s Sammie Coates also had five in 2016. Williams leads league with 15.5 yards per catch. … DE Joey Bosa tied for fifth in AFC with 8 1/2 sacks but has not had one in last three outings. … Jaguars have lost four consecutive games, all by at least 17 points. … Rookie QB Gardner Minshew returns to starting lineup in place of benched Nick Foles. Minshew has five TD passes and INT in three starts at home. He leads all rookies in passer rating, ranks second in passing yards (2,432) and tied for second with 14 TD passes. … RB Leonard Fournette has at least 90 yards from scrimmage in five of past six home games. … WR DJ Chark leads AFC with eight receiving TDs. … DE Calais Campbell is only player in NFL with at least five sacks each of last 11 seasons. … DE Josh Allen set ranchise’s rookie record with ninth sack last week. …. LB Donald Payne will make second straight start in place of Myles Jack, who was placed on injured reserve. Payne had career-high 13 tackles, including first sack, last week. … Fantasy tip: Rivers has torched Jaguars, with 21 TDs in eight games.