It's yet to be announced when the Chargers 2026 schedule will be released, but they've known their opponents since last season ended.
The Bolts will face the following teams in 2026:
Home: Broncos, Chiefs, Raiders, Jets, Patriots, Cardinals, 49ers, Texans
Road: Broncos, Chiefs, Raiders, Bills, Dolphins, Seahawks, Rams, Buccaneers, Ravens
So what's the Chargers strength of schedule for the upcoming season?
The Chargers are tied for the ninth-toughest schedule this year based on the final records of teams in 2025.
The Bolts 2026 opponents combined to go 151-138 for a .522 winning percentage, good for fifth-highest in the AFC.
The Chargers will play the usual six AFC West games in 2026 and are slated to play two other divisions aside from their own — the AFC East and the NFC West — based on a league-wide rotation that make up eight games on the schedule.
The Bolts will play a second-place schedule again in 2026 based on their 11-6 finish last season, which is why they were matched up against same-place finishers in Baltimore, Houston and Tampa Bay.