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Tennessee Titans, Los Angeles Chargers Series History
Most recently, the Titans played the franchise’s first overseas game against the Chargers in London on October 21st, 2018. A touchdown pass from Marcus Mariota to tight end Luke Stocker put the Titans behind by one point with 31 seconds remaining. ![]() Tennessee Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews (18) dives in the end zone for a touchdown as he is defended by San Diego Chargers cornerback Brandon Flowers (24) during the second quarter at Qualcomm Stadium on November 6th, 2016. (Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports) The Titans elected to try a two-point conversion to take the lead, but a pass from Mariota to wide receiver Taywan Taylor was tipped by safety Adrian Phillips and fell incomplete to give the Chargers a 20-19 win. The Titans were founded as the Houston Oilers and moved to Tennessee in 1997 before becoming the Titans in 1999. The Chargers began in Los Angeles in 1960, moved to San Diego in 1961, and moved back to Los Angeles in 2017. On September 18th, 1960, the two clubs met for the Oilers’ inaugural home game at Houston’s Jeppesen Stadium. The Oilers won that matchup 38-28. In November of that same year, the Chargers won the rematch in Los Angeles, 24-21. The AFL’s top two teams would meet once more that season—a rubber match for the first-ever AFL Championship. The Oilers were victorious at home, rejoicing in a 24-16 win that earned each member of the team an extra $1,016.42. The following season, they met again for the AFL crown, and the Oilers again were the victors in a 10-3 final. They would clash twice more in the playoffs, first in a 17-14 Oilers win in a 1979 Divisional contest. Following the 2007 season, the Chargers hosted the Titans in a Wild Card matchup and earned their first victory in the postseason series, winning 17-6. It was part of the Chargers’ eight-game winning streak against the Titans, lasting from 1993 until 2013. The Chargers and Oilers marked another significant day on September 13th, 1998, when the then-Tennessee Oilers, who played their home games in Memphis in 1997, hosted their first regular season home game in Nashville in front of 41,089 fans at Vanderbilt Stadium. To their dismay, the Chargers spoiled the festivities by handing the Oilers a 13-7 defeat. of 43-35. The Titans and Chargers last met at Nissan Stadium on September 22nd, 2013. In one of the more dramatic finishes in the history of the venue, Jake Locker launched a 34-yard touchdown pass to Justin Hunter with 15 seconds on the clock in the fourth quarter to give the Titans a 20-17 win. Most Recent Matchups2012 Week 2 • Sept. 16, 2012 • Titans 10 at CHARGERS 38 2013 Week 3 • Sept. 22, 2013 • Chargers 17 at TITANS 20 2016 Week 9 • Nov. 6, 2016 • Titans 35 at CHARGERS 43
2018 Week 7 • Oct. 21, 2018 (London) • Titans 19 at CHARGERS 20 SectionsSportsTopicsAFL, American Football League, Antonio Gates, Bernard Pollard, Dion Lewis, Dwight Lowery, Houston Oilers, Jackie Battle, Jake Locker, Justin Hunter, Kendall Wright, London England, Los Angeles Chargers, Luke Stocker, Marcus Mariota, Melvin Gordon, Nashville TN, Nate Washington, National Football League, NFL, Philip Rivers, Rishard Matthews, Tajae Sharpe, Taywan Taylor, Tennessee Titans, Titans, Vanderbilt Stadium |
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