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NFL / FINAL / Sun Sep 13, 2026 3:25 PM CT

Cardinals beat Chargers 26-14 on four Ryland field goals

Chad Ryland kicked field goals of 27, 44, 34 and 49 yards, and Arizona held the ball for 37:31 at SoFi Stadium.

Final
Arizona Cardinals26
Los Angeles Chargers14
WHERE IT TURNED

Arizona beat the Los Angeles Chargers 26-14 on Sunday at SoFi Stadium.

Jeremiyah Love's 5-yard run at 8:49 of the first quarter put the Cardinals ahead 7-0, and Omarion Hampton's 8-yard run at 4:22 tied it. Chad Ryland's 27-yard field goal at 6:51 of the second gave Arizona a 10-7 lead, and his 44-yarder with 0:00 on the clock made it 13-7 at the half. Ryland added a 34-yard kick at 7:25 of the third; Justin Herbert's 8-yard pass to Ladd McConkey at 6:03 pulled the Chargers within 16-14. Jacoby Brissett's 3-yard touchdown pass to Trey McBride at 11:44 of the fourth made it 23-14, and Ryland's 49-yard field goal with 2:33 left closed it out.

Brissett finished 27 of 37 for 277 yards and a touchdown. McBride caught 9 passes for 95 yards, and Tyler Allgeier ran 17 times for 61 yards. Dante Stills had a sack. Herbert was 17 of 27 for 209 yards with a touchdown and an interception; McConkey caught 5 passes for 82 yards, and Hampton ran 12 times for 43 yards and a score.

Arizona held the ball for 37:31 to the Chargers' 22:29, ran 72 plays to 51 and outgained Los Angeles 393 yards to 268. The Cardinals converted 6 of 14 third downs and did not turn the ball over; Los Angeles was 2 of 8 on third down and turned it over twice. Arizona was penalized 8 times for 111 yards. Attendance was 70,540.

Reporting source: ESPN public site API (game summary) Captured Sep 14, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC

SELECTED SOURCE GAMEBOOK LEADERS

Names of the game.

Passing yards

Jacoby Brissett

Arizona Cardinals · 27/37, 277 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing yards

Tyler Allgeier

Arizona Cardinals · 17 CAR, 61 YDS

Receiving yards

Trey McBride

Arizona Cardinals · 9 REC, 95 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Dante Stills

Arizona Cardinals · 1

Passing yards

Justin Herbert

Los Angeles Chargers · 17/27, 209 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing yards

Omarion Hampton

Los Angeles Chargers · 12 CAR, 43 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving yards

Ladd McConkey

Los Angeles Chargers · 5 REC, 82 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Troy Dye

Los Angeles Chargers · 0.5

SOURCE GAMEBOOK

The final ledger.

Open period scoring and team statistics
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Arizona Cardinals7631026
Los Angeles Chargers707014

Team statistics

StatisticArizona CardinalsLos Angeles Chargers
First downs2317
Net passing yards277187
Time of possession37:3122:29
Rushing yards11681
Third-down efficiency6-142-8
Total yards393268
Turnovers02