AFC West · 2016

Los Angeles Chargers

5-11 (1-5 AFC West · 4-8 AFC)4th in the AFC West

Last: L 27-37 vs Kansas City Chiefs

Rating: -1.222
Adj Off: 23.912
Adj Def: 25.029
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	37.9%13	36.2%20
Early-down pass rate	56.2%7	51.8%26
Plays per game	66.316	66.017
Time of possession	30:509	29:5120
Yards per pass attempt	6.87	6.519
Yards per rush	3.926	4.09
Starting field position	Own 2818	Own 3131

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.00916	-0.01611
Adj. EPA per play	+0.00317	+0.00316
Success rate	42.5%20	44.5%19
Passing EPA per play	+0.08715	+0.05714
Rushing EPA per play	-0.12020	-0.14310
CPOE	0.119	1.923
Explosive play rate	8.7%14	9.1%21

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	25.69	26.429
Points per drive	2.169	2.2222
Red zone TD rate	55.7%19	52.6%6
3rd down conversion	42.5%9	39.9%18
Turnovers per game	2.1932	1.752
Sack rate	5.5%19	5.2%15
Penalties per game	6.716	7.36

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 11Wk 1	@3Kansas City ChiefsDIV	L27-33OT	+0.19	+0.12	5.7 / 5.9	7-15 / 5-14	0 / 1
Sep 18Wk 2	27Jacksonville Jaguars	W38-14	+0.15	-0.11	5.7 / 6.2	7-13 / 2-11	1 / 3
Sep 25Wk 3	@19Indianapolis Colts	L22-26	-0.04	-0.09	6.1 / 6.2	4-11 / 2-9	3 / 2
Oct 2Wk 4	16New Orleans Saints	L34-35	-0.04	+0.05	5.2 / 4.1	6-13 / 11-18	3 / 2
Oct 9Wk 5	@17Las Vegas RaidersDIV	L31-34	+0.05	+0.10	8.3 / 5.7	2-8 / 5-14	4 / 1
Oct 13Wk 6	7Denver BroncosDIV	W21-13	-0.05	-0.19	4.4 / 4.5	3-13 / 6-15	1 / 3
Oct 23Wk 7	@2Atlanta Falcons	W33-30OT	+0.09	-0.01	5.8 / 6.1	9-16 / 6-12	2 / 1
Oct 30Wk 8	@7Denver BroncosDIV	L19-27	-0.30	-0.26	4.7 / 5.3	7-17 / 5-15	3 / 3
Nov 6Wk 9	26Tennessee Titans	W43-35	+0.25	+0.04	6.8 / 6.4	5-11 / 5-11	0 / 3
Nov 13Wk 10	25Miami Dolphins	L24-31	-0.08	+0.22	5.3 / 6.9	6-11 / 4-10	5 / 0
Nov 27Wk 12	@23Houston Texans	W21-13	+0.08	-0.17	6.2 / 5.5	4-11 / 4-11	1 / 4
Dec 4Wk 13	21Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L21-28	-0.03	+0.14	6.2 / 6.0	4-8 / 5-13	2 / 1
Dec 11Wk 14	@11Carolina Panthers	L16-28	-0.19	-0.15	4.3 / 4.1	5-13 / 5-15	5 / 1
Dec 18Wk 15	17Las Vegas RaidersDIV	L16-19	-0.11	-0.02	4.8 / 6.1	8-15 / 4-13	2 / 2
Dec 24Wk 16	@32Cleveland Browns	L17-20	+0.09	+0.03	5.6 / 3.8	5-15 / 6-15	1 / 0
Jan 1Wk 17	3Kansas City ChiefsDIV	L27-37	+0.08	+0.13	6.2 / 6.1	3-10 / 8-12	2 / 1

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
17Philip RiversYr 13	100%	349/578	60.4%	4386	7.6	33	21	+0.07

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
28Melvin GordonYr 2	64%	254	997	3.9	10	41	-0.02
27Kenneth FarrowR	15%	60	192	3.2	0	13	-0.16
36Ronnie HillmanYr 5	10%	41	131	3.2	0	7	-0.20
39Danny WoodheadYr 9	5%	19	116	6.1	0	6	+0.14
44Andre WilliamsYr 3	5%	18	87	4.8	0	0	+0.10

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
16Tyrell WilliamsWR Yr 2	12%	69	1059	15.3	7	+0.17
15Dontrelle InmanWR Yr 6	10%	58	810	14.0	4	+0.27
85Antonio GatesTE Yr 14	9%	53	548	10.3	7	+0.13
12Travis BenjaminWR Yr 5	8%	47	677	14.4	4	+0.20
86Hunter HenryTE R	6%	36	478	13.3	8	+0.66

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
99Joey BosaDE R	29	17	10.5	21	1
94Corey LiugetDT Yr 6	28	9	0.0	7	0
92Brandon MebaneDT Yr 10	17	4	1.0	3	0
71Damion SquareDT Yr 4	8	4	2.5	4	0
93Darius PhilonDT Yr 2	7	0	1.0	2	0
95Tenny PalepoiDE Yr 3	6	1	0.0	7	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
57Jatavis BrownOLB R	64	6	3.5	6	0
52Denzel PerrymanMLB Yr 2	56	8	2.0	2	1
56Korey ToomerLB Yr 5	53	4	1.0	2	0
54Melvin IngramLB Yr 5	46	9	8.0	5	0
51Kyle EmanuelOLB Yr 2	36	3	0.5	1	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
26Casey HaywardCB Yr 5	51	20	7	0
20Dwight LoweryFS Yr 9	49	9	1	1
37Jahleel AddaeS Yr 4	43	4	1	0
42Trevor WilliamsCB R	26	5	0	0
31Adrian PhillipsDB Yr 3	25	3	1	0
24Brandon FlowersCB Yr 9	24	5	1	0
45Robert McClainDB Yr 7	22	1	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
2Josh LamboYr 2	26/32	81%	47	42/46	120

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
8Drew KaserR	59	46.3	69	18	5