Chargers’ high-powered offense set to face struggling Titans

Los Angeles Chargers (5-3) at Tennessee (1-7)

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Los Angeles Chargers safety R.J. Mickens (27) celebrates with teammates after intercepting a pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Tennessee Titans interim head coach Mike McCoy watches during the second half an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh answers questions after an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward throws during the second half an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) runs with the football during the first half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

BetMGM NFL odds: Chargers by 9 1/2.

Against the spread: Chargers 3-4-1, Titans 2-6.

Series record: Chargers lead 30-19-1.

Last meeting: Chargers beat Titans 27-17 in Los Angles on Nov. 10, 2024.

Last week: Chargers beat Vikings 37-10, Titans lost at Colts 38-14.

Chargers offense: overall (4), rush (12), pass (4), scoring (16).

Chargers defense: overall (7), rush (17), pass (6), scoring (T-11).

Titans offense: overall (32), rush (32), pass (31), scoring (32).

Titans defense: overall (26), rush (26), pass (17), scoring (29).

Turnover differential: Chargers minus-3; Titans minus-4.

QB Justin Herbert. The veteran leads the NFL with 2,140 yards passing, and Herbert also has 16 touchdowns with seven interceptions. He has thrown for three TDs in each of the past two games. Herbert also ran for a season-high 62 yards in his most recent game.

Cam Ward. The No. 1 overall pick still continues struggling with interceptions and sacks. Ward also has thrown for 1,001 yards combined over the past four games, good enough to rank sixth in the NFL between Week 5 and through Oct. 26.

The Titans offense trying to keep pace with the Chargers’ high-powered unit led by Herbert. Tennessee is last in the NFL in total yards per game and points per game. The Chargers are averaging more points per game than the Titans have managed in any game this season.

Chargers: CB Tarheeb Still isn’t expected to play after hurting a knee last week. S Derwin James Jr. is dealing with an ankle, RG Mekhi Becton did not practice Wednesday with an injured knee. … S Tony Jefferson did not practice with a hamstring injury, and S Kendall Williamson was limited by an Achilles tendon. … DB Deane Leonard (knee) is practicing in a limited fashion trying to return from injured reserve.

Titans: DT Jeffery Simmons (hamstring) is expected to miss his second straight game and WR Calvin Ridley (hamstring) his third. OLB Arden Key (quadricep muscle) has missed three straight games and still isn’t practicing. .S Xavier Woods (hamstring) also isn’t practicing. … CB Darrell Baker Jr. is working his way through the concussion protocol.

These are founding franchises of the American Football League, and this is the 51st game between them since 1960. This is the fourth straight season they’ve played with the Chargers winning 12 of the past 15 overall. The Titans won the previous game in Nashville in overtime. The Chargers’ nine game winning streak ended in 2013 during Mike McCoy’s first season coaching the Chargers. This will be McCoy’s third game as the Titans’ interim coach.

The Chargers are the NFL’s best at converting third downs at a 48.7% rate. … Chargers RB Kimani Vidal had 127 yards from scrimmage last week and his first career rushing TD. … Chargers WR Keenan Allen needs two catches and 21 yards receiving for his 12th season with at least 50 catches and 500 yards receiving. … TE Oronde Gadsden has 19 catches for 309 yards and two TDs in his past three games. He is one of three rookie tight ends with at least 300 yards receiving in a three-game span since 1970 with Brock Bowers and Kyle Pitts. … LB Khalil Mack had a sack and his 33rd forced fumble of his career. He has had a sack in three straight games. … LB Tuli Tuipulotu two tackles for loss and his sixth sack of the season last week. … This is the first of four straight home games wrapped around a Week 10 bye for Tennessee. … Titans rookie Chimere Dike leads the NFL with 1,294 all-purpose yards, the most by an NFL player through eight games since Darren Sproles had 1,331 for New Orleans in 2011. Dike had a career-high seven catches for 93 yards last week. … OLB Dre’Mont Jones has had a sack in each of the past three games. NT T’Vondre Sweat has a sack in each of the past two games. … The Titans have had seven sacks combined over the past two games. … LB Cedric Gray has 55 total tackles in his past five games, second most by any NFL player from Week 4 through last week.

Take Herbert against a banged-up Titans’ defense, especially a secondary overhauled both by injury and trades.

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DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Multiple people who had been allegedly plotting a violent attack over the Halloween weekend were arrested Friday in Michigan, FBI Director Kash Patel said in a social media post.

The law enforcement effort was focused on suburban Detroit. Patel said more information would be released later.

Investigators believe the plot was inspired by Islamic State extremism and are investigating whether those in custody were potentially radicalized online, according to two people briefed on the investigation who could not publicly discuss details. They spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

FBI and state police vehicles were in a neighborhood near Fordson High School in Dearborn. People wearing shirts marked FBI walked in and out of a house, including one person who collected paper bags and other items from an evidence truck.

Police in Inkster, another suburb, said FBI personnel were at a storage facility there.

“There is no current threat to public safety,” said Jordan Hall, an FBI spokesperson in Detroit, who declined further comment.

The investigation involved discussion in an online chatroom involving at least some of the suspects who were taken into custody, people familiar with the investigation told AP. The group had discussed carrying out an attack around Halloween, referring to “pumpkin day,” according to one of the people. The other person briefed on the investigation confirmed that there had been a “pumpkin” reference.

It wasn’t immediately clear if the group had the means to carry out an attack, but the reference to Halloween prompted the FBI to make arrests Friday, one of the people said.

A lawyer who was at the Dearborn home, Hussein Bazzi, said he’s representing people in the investigation but declined to speak further when reached by phone.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said on X that she was briefed by Patel. She said she was grateful for “swift action” but offered no details.

Residents in the Dearborn neighborhood watched as investigators worked at the house.

“It’s really scary because we have a lot of relatives around this neighborhood,” said Fatima Saleh, who was next door.

Separately, in May, the FBI said it arrested a man who had spent months planning an attack against a U.S. Army site in suburban Detroit on behalf of the Islamic State group. The man, Ammar Said, didn’t know that his supposed allies in the alleged plot were undercover FBI employees.

Said remains in custody, charged with attempting to provide support to a terrorist organization. The criminal complaint was replaced in September with a criminal “information” document, signaling that a plea agreement could be possible in the months ahead.

Associated Press writers Mike Balsamo, Sarah Brumfield and Alanna Durkin Richer in Washington, and Ed White in Detroit contributed to this report.