Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos

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LACChargers0-7 · away
ATWeek 18Sun Jan 10 · 1:00 PM ET
DENBroncos6-2 · home
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LAC OFFENSEwhat it does

The red marker slides toward the unit with the better league rank. The farther from the middle, the bigger the rank gap.

DEN DEFENSEwhat it allows
Overall
−0.231
32nd
EPA / play
DEN defense by 21 places · clear edge
−0.024
11thallowed
36.0%
32nd
Success rate
DEN defense by 28 places · clear edge
41.0%
4thallowed
Passing
−0.210
32nd
Pass EPA / play
DEN defense by 24 places · clear edge
−0.010
8thallowed
38.3%
32nd
Pass success rate
DEN defense by 25 places · clear edge
43.5%
7thallowed
5.8%
26th
Explosive pass rate
DEN defense by 17 places · clear edge
6.1%
9thallowed
9.7%
28th
Sack rate
DEN defense by 14 places · clear edge
7.0%
14thmade
Rushing
−0.262
31st
Rush EPA / play
DEN defense by 5 places
−0.047
26thallowed
32.4%
31st
Run success rate
DEN defense by 22 places · clear edge
36.8%
9thallowed
10.1%
18th
Explosive run rate
LAC offense by 8 places
13.2%
26thallowed
19.8%
21st
Stuff rate
DEN defense by 5 places
18.0%
16thmade
Turnovers
19.3%
32nd
Turnovers
DEN defense by 13 places · clear edge
11.0%
19thtakeaways
Downs
−0.227
32nd
Early downs EPA (1st–2nd)
DEN defense by 19 places · clear edge
+0.001
13thallowed
−0.242
32nd
Late downs EPA (3rd–4th)
DEN defense by 24 places · clear edge
−0.110
8thallowed

SHAPE VS SHAPE

LAC offense over DEN defense

Explosive pass26th v 9thPass success32nd v 7thSacks28th v 14thTurnovers32nd v 19thStuffs21st v 16thRun success31st v 9thExplosive run18th v 26th
  • LAC offense
  • DEN defense
  • middle of the league

Of the 7 spokes: offense is 5+ places higher on 1, defense on 6, 0 within 4 places.

Both shapes are drawn by league rank, so the outer ring is 1st on every spoke and the grey ring is the middle of the league. Where the solid shape reaches past the dashed one, the offense ranks higher. Each label shows offense rank v defense rank.

MAIN PLAYERS

Los Angeles Chargers
QBLAC
Justin Herbert
EPA / dropback
−0.27
CPOE
−4.2
Pass yards
1,398
TD–INT
5-10
RBLAC
Omarion Hampton
Carries
89
Rush yards
309
EPA / carry
−0.29
Success
31.5%
RBLAC
Keaton Mitchell
Carries
39
Rush yards
145
EPA / carry
−0.19
Success
33.3%
WRLAC
Tre Harris
Targets
28
Rec yards
256
TD
0
EPA / target
+0.30
WRLAC
Quentin Johnston
Targets
26
Rec yards
202
TD
0
EPA / target
+0.24
TELAC
Oronde Gadsden II
Targets
26
Rec yards
155
TD
1
EPA / target
−0.34
WRLAC
Ladd McConkey
Targets
24
Rec yards
286
TD
1
EPA / target
+0.39
Denver Broncos
QBDEN
Bo Nix
EPA / dropback
−0.02
CPOE
−2.6
Pass yards
1,493
TD–INT
9-3
RBDEN
J.K. Dobbins
Carries
94
Rush yards
306
EPA / carry
−0.19
Success
28.7%
RBDEN
Jonah Coleman
Carries
30
Rush yards
134
EPA / carry
+0.08
Success
50.0%
WRDEN
Jaylen Waddle
Targets
51
Rec yards
315
TD
2
EPA / target
+0.04
WRDEN
Courtland Sutton
Targets
37
Rec yards
221
TD
1
EPA / target
−0.14
TEDEN
Evan Engram
Targets
25
Rec yards
136
TD
1
EPA / target
−0.08
WRDEN
Marvin Mims Jr.
Targets
14
Rec yards
92
TD
0
EPA / target
+0.01

Every rank is among all 32 teams in 2026, through Week 8 (LAC has played 7 games, DEN 8). A defense is ranked on what its opponents did, so allowing less ranks higher; for sacks, takeaways and stuffs, making more ranks higher.

Tied teams share a place here, as on the team radars (T-7th and T-7th, then 9th). The Team Stats table numbers its rows one by one, so a tied team can carry a different number there.

An edge only compares two season ranks: defense rank minus offense rank. 0 to 4 places apart is called even, 5 to 12 a lean, 13 or more a clear edge. It is not a prediction and not a win probability.

These numbers add up every game’s box score, the same play filter as Team Stats and the team radars. A team’s EPA/play here can differ from the figure in its team page header and on Team Tiers, which count plays differently.

Every rate adds up the team’s box scores for the season. A pass play is any dropback, including sacks and scrambles. QB scrambles of 10+ yards count as explosive runs but not as designed runs, so a team with long scrambles can run high on Explosive run.

Stuff rate leaves out kneel-downs, two-point tries and runs wiped out by a penalty; Run success and Explosive run keep two-point tries and penalty-wiped runs, as the Team Stats page does.

Explosive plays are completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+ (QB scrambles count as runs). The rush explosive rate divides by designed runs only, so a team with long scrambles can run high.

Sacks ÷ (pass attempts + sacks) · Turnovers ÷ drives · Runs for no gain or a loss ÷ designed runs

Players: the quarterback with the most dropbacks, the two backs with the most carries and the four wide receivers or tight ends with the most targets. A traded player is listed with the team he has played most for. Names open the player page.