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2024 Week 8 · Final

New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Chargers, final 8–26

NONONew Orleans Saints8LACLACLos Angeles Chargers26

Pregame first read

LAC pass defense has the stronger league profile.

NO passing attack #30/32 · LAC pass defense #7/32 · 190 offense / 156 defense EPA plays.

Principal uncertainty · The model’s 80% range includes either team winning.

Model spread
LAC -2
Model total
41.5
80% range (LAC margin)
-18.1 to +20.5

League profiles describe different prior opponents. They do not measure this game’s head-to-head outcome. The model is a historical scoring estimate, not a betting line, and it does not know injuries or availability.

Recorded leaders

Unit matchups

Rank among qualified teams by EPA per play, from each team's last five games before kickoff.

  • LAC passing attack#10/32NO pass defense#19/32
  • LAC run game#22/32NO run defense#32/32
  • NO passing attack#30/32LAC pass defense#7/32
  • NO run game#27/32LAC run defense#16/32

Players to watch

Per-game averages from 2024 games before kickoff, minimum two games. Availability is not verified.

NONew Orleans Saints

LACLos Angeles Chargers