AFC West · 2017

Los Angeles Chargers

9-7 (3-3 AFC West · 6-6 AFC)2nd in the AFC West

Last: W 30-10 vs Las Vegas Raiders

Rating: +2.810
Adj Off: 21.915
Adj Def: 19.13
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	38.8%17	39.4%17
Early-down pass rate	51.3%13	50.7%13
Plays per game	65.317	65.319
Time of possession	30:3212	29:5318
Yards per pass attempt	7.42	5.53
Yards per rush	4.025	4.932
Starting field position	Own 2630	Own 277

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.0843	-0.0708
Adj. EPA per play	+0.0376	-0.0597
Success rate	44.8%6	41.8%15
Passing EPA per play	+0.1892	-0.0914
Rushing EPA per play	-0.0829	-0.03830
CPOE	1.210	-0.615
Explosive play rate	10.3%3	8.5%14

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	22.213	17.03
Points per drive	—	1.9112
Red zone TD rate	59.1%14	50.9%7
3rd down conversion	40.2%12	38.9%19
Turnovers per game	0.943	1.696
Sack rate	2.8%1	6.8%5
Penalties per game	6.818	6.812

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	@25Denver BroncosDIV	L21-24	+0.02	-0.01	4.5 / 4.8	3-12 / 8-15	1 / 2
Sep 17Wk 2	28Miami Dolphins	L17-19	+0.16	+0.13	6.8 / 5.0	2-8 / 5-13	0 / 0
Sep 24Wk 3	8Kansas City ChiefsDIV	L10-24	-0.11	+0.03	4.8 / 6.1	5-13 / 4-12	3 / 0
Oct 1Wk 4	2Philadelphia Eagles	L24-26	+0.23	+0.26	7.5 / 6.3	5-10 / 9-16	1 / 0
Oct 8Wk 5	@29New York Giants	W27-22	+0.05	-0.09	5.4 / 5.0	8-18 / 5-15	1 / 2
Oct 15Wk 6	@23Las Vegas RaidersDIV	W17-16	+0.03	-0.12	5.5 / 5.2	6-14 / 6-12	1 / 2
Oct 22Wk 7	25Denver BroncosDIV	W21-0	-0.10	-0.36	4.4 / 4.3	3-12 / 3-14	0 / 3
Oct 29Wk 8	@1New England Patriots	L13-21	+0.13	+0.05	6.7 / 5.0	3-10 / 9-19	1 / 0
Nov 12Wk 10	@7Jacksonville Jaguars	L17-20OT	-0.12	-0.11	4.9 / 4.9	3-15 / 5-18	2 / 2
Nov 19Wk 11	20Buffalo Bills	W54-24	+0.24	-0.22	6.3 / 6.3	7-14 / 6-14	0 / 6
Nov 23Wk 12	@13Dallas Cowboys	W28-6	+0.45	-0.25	8.4 / 4.9	9-14 / 6-11	0 / 2
Dec 3Wk 13	32Cleveland Browns	W19-10	+0.15	-0.02	6.4 / 5.1	8-15 / 5-11	0 / 2
Dec 10Wk 14	16Washington Commanders	W30-13	-0.02	-0.31	6.9 / 4.0	6-15 / 2-12	1 / 1
Dec 16Wk 15	@8Kansas City ChiefsDIV	L13-30	-0.10	+0.15	5.1 / 6.3	4-11 / 6-14	4 / 0
Dec 24Wk 16	@27New York Jets	W14-7	+0.06	-0.25	5.4 / 4.8	5-15 / 3-14	0 / 3
Dec 31Wk 17	23Las Vegas RaidersDIV	W30-10	+0.31	-0.17	7.5 / 6.3	7-13 / 4-11	0 / 2

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 14	99%	360/575	62.6%	4515	7.9	28	10	+0.18

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
28Melvin GordonYr 3	68%	284	1105	3.9	8	58	-0.04
30Austin EkelerR	11%	47	260	5.5	2	27	+0.06
32Branden OliverYr 4	8%	35	83	2.4	0	6	-0.36

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
13Keenan AllenWR Yr 5	18%	102	1393	13.7	6	+0.38
86Hunter HenryTE Yr 2	8%	45	579	12.9	4	+0.63
16Tyrell WilliamsWR Yr 3	7%	43	728	16.9	4	+0.38
12Travis BenjaminWR Yr 6	6%	34	567	16.7	4	+0.23
85Antonio GatesTE Yr 15	5%	30	316	10.5	3	+0.06

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
99Joey BosaDE Yr 2	54	10	12.5	21	4
95Tenny PalepoiDE Yr 4	20	6	1.0	1	0
40Chris McCainDE Yr 4	18	3	5.0	5	2
93Darius PhilonDT Yr 3	16	6	4.5	9	1
92Brandon MebaneDT Yr 11	16	1	0.0	2	0
94Corey LiugetDT Yr 7	15	5	1.5	4	1

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
57Jatavis BrownOLB Yr 2	54	0	0.0	1	0
50Hayes PullardLB Yr 3	49	2	0.0	1	1
54Melvin IngramLB Yr 6	43	15	10.5	1	0
56Korey ToomerLB Yr 6	30	1	1.0	3	1
52Denzel PerrymanMLB Yr 3	25	1	0.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
20Desmond KingDB R	66	5	1	0
37Jahleel AddaeS Yr 5	66	7	0	0
33Tre BostonFS Yr 4	56	8	5	0
31Adrian PhillipsDB Yr 4	50	5	2	1
24Trevor WilliamsCB Yr 2	48	13	2	0
26Casey HaywardCB Yr 6	33	22	4	1
43Michael DavisCB R	14	1	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
6Nick RoseYr 2	11/14	79%	55	23/26	56
9Nick NovakYr 13	9/13	69%	50	17/18	44

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
8Drew KaserYr 2	74	48.1	69	27	9