The Los Angeles Chargers will tackle the Detroit Lions within the annual Corridor of Fame recreation as a part of enshrinement week.
The Corridor introduced the matchup for July 31 on Wednesday with the Chargers enjoying simply days earlier than longtime tight finish Antonio Gates will likely be inducted into the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame.
Gates will likely be joined by three different modern-era candidates with Eric Allen, Jared Allen and Sterling Sharpe additionally getting inducted on Aug. 2.
The Lions will likely be designated as the house workforce for the sport after going 15-2 final season earlier than dropping within the divisional spherical to Washington. The Chargers went 11-6 and made the playoffs as a wild-card workforce in coach Jim Harbaugh’s first season.
This would be the fourth journey to Canton for the Lions and the third for the Chargers. Detroit final performed within the recreation in 1991, beating Denver 14-3. The final look for the Chargers within the Corridor of Fame recreation was a 21-17 loss to Atlanta in 1994.
The sport will likely be broadcast by NBC.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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