AFC West · 2023

Los Angeles Chargers

5-12 (1-5 AFC West · 3-9 AFC)4th in the AFC West

Last: L 12-13 vs Kansas City Chiefs

Rating: -1.421
Adj Off: 21.019
Adj Def: 22.519
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	33.9%27	38.2%17
Early-down pass rate	57.7%5	54.3%14
Plays per game	67.26	66.67
Time of possession	28:5729	31:216
Yards per pass attempt	5.919	6.628
Yards per rush	3.927	4.314
Starting field position	Own 2728	Own 2921

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.06924	+0.01824
Adj. EPA per play	-0.05524	-0.00323
Success rate	41.5%23	44.3%23
Passing EPA per play	+0.01919	+0.08126
Rushing EPA per play	-0.24232	-0.08318
CPOE	-1.623	-0.912
Explosive play rate	6.9%28	9.1%22

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	20.421	23.424
Points per drive	2.446	2.1521
Red zone TD rate	57.4%15	62.9%22
3rd down conversion	38.4%16	38.4%16
Turnovers per game	1.2916	1.1822
Sack rate	5.7%11	6.9%10
Penalties per game	4.63	6.18

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 10Wk 1	8Miami Dolphins	L34-36	+0.17	+0.34	5.7 / 8.5	9-15 / 4-9	0 / 2
Sep 17Wk 2	@25Tennessee Titans	L24-27OT	+0.08	+0.08	5.2 / 5.4	2-14 / 6-13	0 / 0
Sep 24Wk 3	@18Minnesota Vikings	W28-24	+0.16	+0.01	7.6 / 6.1	5-11 / 4-14	1 / 2
Oct 1Wk 4	13Las Vegas RaidersDIV	W24-17	-0.01	-0.17	5.4 / 3.8	5-14 / 1-11	1 / 3
Oct 16Wk 6	3Dallas Cowboys	L17-20	-0.12	+0.07	4.5 / 5.8	5-14 / 5-13	2 / 0
Oct 22Wk 7	@5Kansas City ChiefsDIV	L17-31	+0.05	+0.24	6.0 / 7.8	6-14 / 6-11	2 / 2
Oct 29Wk 8	22Chicago Bears	W30-13	+0.01	-0.18	5.4 / 4.8	7-13 / 6-14	1 / 2
Nov 6Wk 9	@28New York Jets	W27-6	-0.11	-0.34	3.5 / 3.5	7-16 / 3-17	0 / 3
Nov 12Wk 10	6Detroit Lions	L38-41	+0.27	+0.43	6.2 / 8.8	7-14 / 4-13	1 / 0
Nov 19Wk 11	@7Green Bay Packers	L20-23	+0.05	+0.12	6.5 / 5.7	7-14 / 7-14	1 / 0
Nov 26Wk 12	1Baltimore Ravens	L10-20	-0.30	-0.00	4.2 / 5.4	7-15 / 4-13	4 / 0
Dec 3Wk 13	@27New England Patriots	W6-0	-0.15	-0.26	4.1 / 4.2	5-15 / 4-14	0 / 1
Dec 10Wk 14	24Denver BroncosDIV	L7-24	-0.46	-0.06	4.2 / 5.2	0-12 / 8-17	2 / 1
Dec 14Wk 15	@13Las Vegas RaidersDIV	L21-63	-0.40	+0.26	5.2 / 6.0	6-12 / 9-16	4 / 1
Dec 23Wk 16	4Buffalo Bills	L22-24	-0.11	-0.00	4.2 / 6.4	4-14 / 5-10	1 / 2
Dec 31Wk 17	@24Denver BroncosDIV	L9-16	-0.14	0.00	4.8 / 4.8	2-11 / 7-17	1 / 0
Jan 7Wk 18	5Kansas City ChiefsDIV	L12-13	-0.19	-0.14	4.4 / 4.6	7-19 / 6-16	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
10Justin HerbertYr 4	72%	297/456	65.1%	3134	6.9	20	7	+0.07
2Easton StickYr 5	28%	111/174	63.8%	1129	6.5	3	1	-0.12

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
30Austin EkelerYr 7	42%	179	628	3.5	5	51	-0.21
25Joshua KelleyYr 4	25%	107	405	3.8	2	8	-0.27
28Isaiah SpillerYr 2	9%	37	96	2.6	0	6	-0.32

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
13Keenan AllenWR Yr 11	17%	108	1243	11.5	7	+0.42
7Gerald EverettTE Yr 7	8%	51	411	8.1	3	+0.09
5Josh PalmerWR Yr 3	6%	38	581	15.3	2	+0.14
1Quentin JohnstonWR R	6%	38	431	11.3	2	+0.09
89Donald ParhamTE Yr 5	4%	27	285	10.6	4	+0.45
81Mike WilliamsWR Yr 7	3%	19	249	13.1	1	+0.47

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
98Austin JohnsonNT Yr 8	24	1	0.0	1	1
97Joey BosaDE Yr 8	14	6	6.5	9	1
95Nick WilliamsDT Yr 11	16	6	1.0	1	0
56Morgan FoxDE Yr 8	11	5	5.5	10	0
93Otito OgbonniaDT Yr 2	10	0	0.0	2	0
99Scott MatlockDT R	6	1	0.0	1	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
6Eric KendricksMLB Yr 9	79	6	3.5	6	0
9Kenneth Murray, Jr.LB Yr 4	79	6	3.0	4	1
52Khalil MackOLB Yr 10	57	17	17.0	10	0
45Tuli TuipulotuLB R	37	8	4.5	1	0
31Nick NiemannLB Yr 3	23	1	0.0	1	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
3Derwin JamesFS Yr 6	86	7	1	0
26Asante Samuel Jr.CB Yr 3	56	13	2	0
43Michael DavisCB Yr 7	52	10	1	0
32Alohi GilmanSAF Yr 4	49	10	2	3
20Dean MarloweS Yr 9	32	0	0	0
36Ja'Sir TaylorCB Yr 2	25	8	1	0
33Deane LeonardCB Yr 2	22	3	0	1

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
11Cameron DickerYr 2	31/33	94%	55	35/35	128

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
16J.K. ScottYr 6	75	46.3	83	30	4