Chargers at Lions, Week 2

Following Hunter Henry's recent knee injury, Sean Culkin and Virgil Green will see most of the action late in the game on Sunday.

"Every week, I get ready as if I were a starter (because) things are happening," Green said. "A guy can be tired and you're thrown out of nowhere."

Chargers looking to keep driving on the road

With a 7-1 record on the road last season, the Chargers will look to keep their momentum on the road in their first game as a team Sunday in Detroit. Head coach Anthony Lynn said that as the team changes from year to year, it's hard to keep up the momentum between seasons.

"When we hit the road last year, it was a" we against the world "mentality, so hopefully we can continue it," Lynn said.

"We need to [replicate it], Said quarterback Philip Rivers. "We were great on the road last year. We grew up in the place where we adopted it. There is something about going home to someone else, getting together, playing well and finding a way to win. We were able to do it in different ways last year. "

Rivers approaching records

Quarterback Philip Rivers is on the verge of eclipsing many Sunday milestones against the Lions.

• Will reach 210 consecutive starts Sunday, equaling quarterback Eli Manning for the second-largest quarterback in the history of the NFL.
• It takes him 11 yards to become the eighth player in NFL history with at least 55,000 career yards.
• He needed at least 300 passing yards to reach 64 career 300-yard games, which would break Rivers' relationship with Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino for the unique possession of No. 4 in the world. History of the NFL.

When he was asked about these recordings, Rivers mentioned his gratitude for staying healthy.

"All the guys you mentioned – you mentioned [Hall of Fame QB Dan] Marino – these are guys who, I shot, I had posters on my wall when I was little. I've always dreamed of playing the quarterback in this league. I am certainly far from other ways, but say that it is not special or that you did not understand that it would be lying. "

Tight end TJ Hockenson was selected by Detroit with the eighth pick in the NFL draft in 2019. Hockenson followed the hype in the opening game of the Lions against the Cardinals, setting an NFL rookie record in the which concerns the number of yards in the line in his first career game with 131 passes in six shots.

"That's why they took him [in the first round] last year, said head coach Anthony Lynn. "He's from Iowa. They do a good job of producing tight ends at this university …. He is a good football player. It's also a good blocker on the line of scrimmage. "

"He's jumping on his feet," said defense coordinator Gus Bradley. "We knew how talented he was to talk to some of our offensive coaches. Then, to see him go out like he did, we really need to know where he is on the field, because he has that caliber. "