Los Angeles Chargers DEF

LAC — Week 9 vs HOU.

Week 8 recap: Los Angeles Chargers

3.0 PPR points against LAR on 1 sacks · 1 INT — right on his 4.5 projection (-1.5). The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Los Angeles Chargers this week?

Los Angeles Chargers projects 5.5 PPR points in week 9 vs HOU, averaging 4 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at DEF — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

· No usage trend on file
Week 8 vs LAR: 3 pts
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 9 proj
5.5
PPR · 5.5 std
Form
4
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 1 · median 4.6 · ceiling 11.7 — 16% chance of 10+, 5% of 15+, 1% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W9vs HOU Sun, Nov 8 5.55.55.5 –
W10@ BAL Mon, Nov 16 4.84.84.8 –
W11vs NYJ Sun, Nov 22 5.95.95.9 –
W12vs NE Sun, Nov 29 5.95.95.9 –
W13@ TB Sun, Dec 6 5.95.95.9 –
W14@ LV Sun, Dec 13 5.95.95.9 –
Free. Add your scoring and who else you have — the answer gets specific. 3 questions a day without an account, 30 with one.

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W8LAR1 sacks · 1 INT 3.03.03.0
W6KC1 INT 4.04.04.0
W5DEN1 sacks 5.05.05.0
W4SEA3 sacks · 1 INT 6.06.06.0
W3BUF4 sacks · 2 INT 17.017.017.0
W2LV2 sacks · 1 INT 5.05.05.0
W1ARI1 sacks 1.01.01.0
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.