Los Angeles Chargers’ Schedule 2024-2025: Dates, Times, TV Channels, Strength of Schedule, and More

Fans of the Los Angeles Chargers spent the latter half of the season wondering if Brandon Staley would be fired as head coach. He was ultimately let go after a 42-point loss to the Raiders in Week 15, and the Chargers finished the season with just five wins. Now, the fan base is looking forward to the NFL return of Jim Harbaugh.

What is the former Michigan Wolverines and San Francisco 49ers coach walking into schedule-wise? Here’s a look at the Chargers’ schedule ahead of the 2024 season including strength of schedule (SOS) ranking, our record prediction, and previewing the biggest matchups of the upcoming campaign.

Los Angeles Chargers’ Schedule and Opponents

The complete 2024 NFL schedule was released on May 15 at 8 p.m. ET, and we have it in the table below (which is best viewed in landscape mode).

Chargers’ Strength of Schedule

Are Harbaugh and Co. expected to have it easy right away when it comes to their schedule?

Using PFN’s in-house metric, the Chargers will face the second-easiest schedule in the NFL in 2024. Los Angeles has a last-place schedule after last season’s struggles. They will face five teams that drafted in the top 10, and eight that picked in the top 15.

Their toughest tests will be against the AFC North teams — the only division in the league to send three teams to the 2023 playoffs (the Ravens, Browns, and Steelers). Even the last-place team, the Bengals, were in the postseason mix until Joe Burrow got hurt and they finished the year 9-8 overall.

Then, there’s the AFC West slate that’s proven to be competitive every season. Outside of the Staley-led Chargers, every division foe won eight games or more last season. Of course, one of those teams is the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.

However, none of the interconference showdowns involve conference title game representatives from a year ago.

Chargers Record Prediction: 7-10

DraftKings believes improvement is on the horizon for the Bolts with Harbaugh in place, setting their over/under at 8.5 victories for 2024.

This will be a new-look Chargers team, as they have revamped the roster. They parted ways with longtime receiving leader Keenan Allen, veteran wideout Mike Williams, and versatile running back Austin Ekeler.

The Chargers still have All-Pro quarterback Justin Herbert behind center. And the defense witnessed one breakout performer in rookie Tuli Tuipulotu at linebacker and lured back All-Pro safety Derwin James.

With the No. 5 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, they selected OT Joe Alt. Later in the draft, they addressed their need at wide receiver by selecting Ladd McConkey and Brenden Rice. The Chargers also drafted linebacker Junior Colson (who reunites with Harbaugh after playing for him at Michigan), defensive tackle Justin Eboigbe and cornerbacks Tarheeb Still and Cam Hart among others.

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But with a retooling roster, they will likely have to rely on Harbaugh’s enthusiasm and game-planning to compete in contests. This year will likely be a building-block campaign for the Bolts following the 5-12 debacle that led to Staley’s in-season dismissal.

Prime-Time Games

• Week 7: Chargers at Cardinals (MNF)
• Week 12: Ravens at Chargers (MNF)
• Week 14: Chargers at Chiefs (SNF)

This season, the Chargers have three prime-time games — down from six in 2023.

After winning just five games last season and moving on from several key players this offseason, it makes sense that they’ll be playing fewer prime-time games in 2024.

When Is Los Angeles’ Bye Week?

The Chargers’ bye is in Week 5. They will have two weeks to prepare for their Week 6 matchup against the Denver Broncos.

Biggest Matchups of the Year

One of the more highly-anticipated games on the Chargers’ schedule, and for the NFL as a whole, is the return of the “Harbaugh Bowl” when the Ravens come to Inglewood, Calif. It’ll mark the first time Harbaugh will face his brother John on the same field since Super Bowl 47.

Elsewhere, the remaining roster members of the 2023 Chargers likely have the Raiders on their minds. After all, Las Vegas ended the Staley era with a 63-21 Thursday Night Football thrashing in December.

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The rest of the AFC West will pique the interest of Chargers fans as Harbaugh gets his crack at trying to out-coach past Super Bowl winners Sean Payton and Andy Reid when they face the Broncos and Chiefs, respectively.

As for interconference showdowns, the Bolts will welcome back old rival Derek Carr when the Saints pull into SoFi Stadium. Carr owns a 9-9 overall record against the Bolts; L.A. will also host the NFC South-champion Buccaneers.

Overall, Harbaugh will aim to establish a culture and reignite the confidence of the Chargers by stringing together wins against the second-easiest schedule in the NFL.

Check out PFN’s coverage of the NFL schedule release, including the full week-by-week schedule, a breakdown of how the NFL schedule is made, top revenge games of 2024, strength of schedule rankings, our ranking of this year’s international games, and more!