AFC West · 2018

Los Angeles Chargers

12-4 (4-2 AFC West · 9-3 AFC)2nd in the AFC West · No. 5 seed

Last: L 28-41 at New England Patriots

Rating: +4.05
Adj Off: 25.65
Adj Def: 21.59
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	40.1%7	36.5%22
Early-down pass rate	54.0%16	52.0%21
Plays per game	61.329	64.221
Time of possession	30:4315	29:1722
Yards per pass attempt	7.45	6.29
Yards per rush	4.97	4.310
Starting field position	Own 2815	Own 2816

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.1304	-0.02010
Adj. EPA per play	+0.0744	-0.0217
Success rate	47.2%8	44.4%19
Passing EPA per play	+0.2143	+0.0226
Rushing EPA per play	+0.0044	-0.09414
CPOE	3.48	-0.412
Explosive play rate	12.4%1	8.5%10

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	26.86	20.68
Points per drive	2.694	2.0413
Red zone TD rate	65.8%10	54.8%6
3rd down conversion	39.6%15	39.1%18
Turnovers per game	1.065	1.3116
Sack rate	5.8%16	5.8%22
Penalties per game	7.121	6.420

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 9Wk 1	3Kansas City ChiefsDIV	L28-38	+0.24	+0.19	7.1 / 6.6	3-11 / 4-10	1 / 1
Sep 16Wk 2	@27Buffalo Bills	W31-20	+0.27	-0.09	6.5 / 4.5	3-9 / 5-14	0 / 2
Sep 23Wk 3	@4Los Angeles Rams	L23-35	+0.13	+0.25	6.8 / 7.5	7-13 / 8-11	2 / 2
Sep 30Wk 4	28San Francisco 49ers	W29-27	-0.00	-0.04	5.8 / 6.2	4-14 / 5-12	1 / 2
Oct 7Wk 5	31Las Vegas RaidersDIV	W26-10	+0.26	-0.03	7.4 / 6.2	7-13 / 4-11	0 / 2
Oct 14Wk 6	@24Cleveland Browns	W38-14	+0.24	-0.31	8.1 / 4.4	1-9 / 6-16	1 / 2
Oct 21Wk 7	N17Tennessee Titans	W20-19	+0.32	+0.11	8.0 / 5.7	4-9 / 9-15	0 / 1
Nov 4Wk 9	@9Seattle Seahawks	W25-17	+0.20	-0.09	7.3 / 4.9	2-9 / 4-15	0 / 1
Nov 11Wk 10	@31Las Vegas RaidersDIV	W20-6	+0.10	-0.18	6.3 / 5.1	2-10 / 5-15	1 / 1
Nov 18Wk 11	19Denver BroncosDIV	L22-23	+0.08	+0.10	6.7 / 6.3	9-15 / 3-10	2 / 0
Nov 25Wk 12	32Arizona Cardinals	W45-10	+0.30	-0.29	6.5 / 3.4	3-7 / 4-12	1 / 1
Dec 2Wk 13	@8Pittsburgh Steelers	W33-30	+0.24	+0.15	6.0 / 5.3	6-11 / 3-10	0 / 1
Dec 9Wk 14	25Cincinnati Bengals	W26-21	+0.08	+0.05	5.1 / 4.6	5-13 / 5-13	0 / 0
Dec 13Wk 15	@3Kansas City ChiefsDIV	W29-28	+0.25	+0.24	6.0 / 5.5	6-10 / 6-10	2 / 0
Dec 22Wk 16	6Baltimore Ravens	L10-22	-0.42	-0.10	3.5 / 6.2	4-13 / 4-14	3 / 1
Dec 30Wk 17	@19Denver BroncosDIV	W23-9	-0.18	-0.28	5.3 / 4.9	4-11 / 4-14	3 / 4
Jan 6WC	@6Baltimore Ravens	W23-17	-0.14	-0.28	3.7 / 4.0	6-17 / 5-15	1 / 3
Jan 13Div	@1New England Patriots	L28-41	+0.16	+0.24	5.2 / 6.6	5-13 / 7-14	1 / 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 15	99%	347/508	68.3%	4308	8.5	32	12	+0.23

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
28Melvin GordonYr 4	44%	175	885	5.1	10	50	+0.10
30Austin EkelerYr 2	27%	106	554	5.2	3	39	+0.14
32Justin JacksonR	13%	50	206	4.1	2	15	+0.03

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
13Keenan AllenWR Yr 6	19%	97	1196	12.3	6	+0.39
81Mike WilliamsWR Yr 2	8%	43	664	15.4	10	+0.65
16Tyrell WilliamsWR Yr 4	8%	41	653	15.9	5	+0.36
85Antonio GatesTE Yr 16	5%	28	333	11.9	2	+0.13
88Virgil GreenTE Yr 8	4%	19	210	11.1	1	+0.38

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
92Brandon MebaneDT Yr 12	22	3	1.0	3	1
93Darius PhilonDT Yr 4	19	7	4.0	9	1
99Joey BosaDE Yr 3	18	7	5.5	9	0
98Isaac RochellDE Yr 2	18	6	5.0	7	0
71Damion SquareDT Yr 6	16	3	3.0	7	0
94Corey LiugetDT Yr 8	9	4	1.5	5	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
57Jatavis BrownOLB Yr 3	61	4	1.0	5	0
54Melvin IngramLB Yr 7	28	8	7.0	3	1
52Denzel PerrymanMLB Yr 4	30	0	0.0	2	1
51Kyle EmanuelOLB Yr 4	21	4	1.0	0	0
42Uchenna NwosuLB R	18	3	3.5	1	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
33Derwin JamesFS R	74	13	3	0
31Adrian PhillipsDB Yr 5	65	9	1	1
37Jahleel AddaeS Yr 6	52	3	1	0
20Desmond KingDB Yr 2	47	10	3	1
26Casey HaywardCB Yr 7	41	8	0	0
43Michael DavisCB Yr 2	40	8	0	1
24Trevor WilliamsCB Yr 3	19	4	1	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
4Mike BadgleyR	15/16	94%	59	27/28	72
6Caleb SturgisYr 6	9/13	69%	49	9/15	36

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
5Donnie JonesYr 15	47	42.3	59	15	3
Drew Kaser	13	48.4	66	5	1