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The Chargers without Trey Lance

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The Chargers are 0–7 without Trey Lance this season. Since his first start, in January 2026, they’re 0–8 in the 8 games he missed and 0–1 in his starts.

On the reserve list, per the NFL’s week 8 roster.

Trey Lance’s page

, a game

This season

MeasureWith Trey Lance0 gamesWithout7 gamesDifference
Record–0–7
Points, over expected–−6.9–
Passing yards, over expected–−20.9–
Against the line–−8.5–
Points allowed, over expected–+1.5–
Margin, over expected–−7.8–
Rushing yards, over expected–−1.1–
Pass attempts, over expected–−1.8–
Carries, over expected–+0.7–
Sacks taken, over expected–+0.8–
Turnovers, over expected–+1.1–

Last 35 games

MeasureWith Trey Lance1 gameWithout24 gamesDifference
Record0–111–13
Points, over expected−16.5−1.9−14.6
Passing yards, over expected−86.1−1.7−84.4
Against the line−1.5−2.7+1.2
Points allowed, over expected−3.1−0.2−2.9
Margin, over expected−13.1−1.6−11.5
Rushing yards, over expected+2.5+0.7+1.8
Pass attempts, over expected+10.3−0.6+10.9
Carries, over expected−5.2+0.5−5.7
Sacks taken, over expected0.0+0.6−0.6
Turnovers, over expected+0.8+0.3+0.5

One game with him is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

Who played instead

His teammates without him

Last 35 games

MeasureWith Trey LanceWithoutDifference
Derius Davis, WR
Receiving yards7.00.5+6.5
Receptions1.00.1+0.9

The games he missed this season

DateGameResultPlayed instead
Nov 1, 2026@LAL 9–24Justin Herbert
Oct 18, 2026@KCL 6–22Justin Herbert
Oct 11, 2026vsDENL 17–23Justin Herbert
Oct 4, 2026@SEAL 23–30Justin Herbert
Sep 27, 2026@BUFL 16–24Justin Herbert
Sep 20, 2026vsLVL 14–26Justin Herbert
Sep 13, 2026vsARIL 14–26Justin Herbert

Method

  • With him is a game he played, from the snap counts; without him is a game the team played while he was on its roster and he didn’t.
  • With him means he was the team’s quarterback that game, at least half of its pass attempts; a game he left early or came into late reads as without him.
  • Since his first start counts from the first game the ledger has him starting for the team, playoffs included.
  • Over expected is the team’s average a game over what the season’s ratings expected in each game, the same numbers each measure’s own page reads. “Averages” shows the plain numbers.
  • Against the line is the team’s margin less the closing line’s, the market’s margin before kickoff, from nflverse’s schedules. A game with no line sits out.
  • His teammates’ numbers are plain averages a game.
  • Why he’s out: the NFL’s week 8 roster.

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