Los Angeles Chargers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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LACChargers0-7 · away
ATWeek 13Sun Dec 6 · 1:00 PM ET
TBBuccaneers3-5 · 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.

TB DEFENSEwhat it allows
Overall
−0.231
32nd
EPA / play
TB defense by 30 places · clear edge
−0.150
2ndallowed
36.0%
32nd
Success rate
TB defense by 29 places · clear edge
40.0%
3rdallowed
Passing
−0.210
32nd
Pass EPA / play
TB defense by 30 places · clear edge
−0.138
2ndallowed
38.3%
32nd
Pass success rate
TB defense by 27 places · clear edge
42.7%
5thallowed
5.8%
26th
Explosive pass rate
TB defense by 19 places · clear edge
5.5%
7thallowed
9.7%
28th
Sack rate
Even · 4 places apart
5.6%
24thmade
Rushing
−0.262
31st
Rush EPA / play
TB defense by 27 places · clear edge
−0.171
4thallowed
32.4%
31st
Run success rate
TB defense by 26 places · clear edge
35.1%
5thallowed
10.1%
18th
Explosive run rate
TB defense by 9 places
9.4%
9thallowed
19.8%
21st
Stuff rate
TB defense by 15 places · clear edge
22.1%
6thmade
Turnovers
19.3%
32nd
Turnovers
TB defense by 29 places · clear edge
16.5%
3rdtakeaways
Downs
−0.227
32nd
Early downs EPA (1st–2nd)
TB defense by 25 places · clear edge
−0.067
7thallowed
−0.242
32nd
Late downs EPA (3rd–4th)
TB defense by 29 places · clear edge
−0.386
3rdallowed

SHAPE VS SHAPE

LAC offense over TB defense

Explosive pass26th v 7thPass success32nd v 5thSacks28th v 24thTurnovers32nd v 3rdStuffs21st v 6thRun success31st v 5thExplosive run18th v 9th
  • LAC offense
  • TB defense
  • middle of the league

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

Both shapes are drawn by league rank, so the outer ring is 1st on every spoke and the amber 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
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QBTB
Baker Mayfield
EPA / dropback
−0.23
CPOE
−0.9
Pass yards
679
TD–INT
3-2
RBTB
Bucky Irving
Carries
147
Rush yards
728
EPA / carry
0.00
Success
42.2%
RBTB
Kenny Gainwell
Carries
58
Rush yards
289
EPA / carry
+0.01
Success
46.6%
WRTB
Emeka Egbuka
Targets
49
Rec yards
240
TD
2
EPA / target
−0.26
WRTB
Chris Godwin Jr.
Targets
35
Rec yards
243
TD
0
EPA / target
+0.19
TETB
Cade Otton
Targets
30
Rec yards
186
TD
0
EPA / target
+0.16
WRTB
Ted Hurst III
Targets
24
Rec yards
168
TD
1
EPA / target
−0.01

Every rank is among all 32 teams in 2026, through Week 8 (LAC has played 7 games, TB 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.