The Charger’s are a team who have been underperforming expectations this season. However, they are most notably, the most injured team in the NFL. They have also had to endure a limited, predictable playbook and poor decision making by the Offensive Coordinator Joe Lombardi. Unable to put a complete game together, the Chargers fell to the 49ers 22-16. Here are three Week 10 takeaways from the Sunday Night Football matchup in San Francisco. Sunday Night Football Takeaways: The Run Defense Showed Flashes of Improvement Coming into the Sunday Night Football game against the 49ers, the Charger’s were the worst team…
Author: David Oliver
The Chargers were unable to capitalize on a number of things tonight, one of them their three game win streak. Even in a loss, there should be a lot to takeaway from each and every game. Whether it be the offensive play, the defense, or the Chargers approach to each game. Here are the Takeaways from the 37-23 loss at Home: Takeaway One: Offensive Playcaller Needs to Be Addressed The Chargers have one of the most predictable, inconsistent offenses in football this year. With one of the strongest, most accurate arms in football, Justin Herbert is averaging a meager 6.7…
Michael Bandy has been a fan-favorite wide receiver since the first pre-season game against the Rams. Bandy caught seven catches for 73 yards and one touchdown in the game. He has traveled the path less taken to being officially signed to the Charger’s 53-man roster. College: Michael Bandy was not a highly sought-after prospect coming out of college. Bandy was a wide receiver for the University of San Diego Toreros. He finished his college career with 192 receptions, 3,924 receiving yards, and 28 touchdowns. He would end up going undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft, and played Spring League football…
After a nail-biting victory, and a great defensive performance, the Chargers are tied for first in the AFC West with Kansas City. The Chargers look to expand on their three-game winning streak in a matchup against the Seattle Seahawks. Let’s take a look at the Charger’s keys to victory for week seven. Charger’s Keys to Victory: Establish the Run Something we have only seen in two of the six weeks played so far is an effective run game. The Chargers could get nothing going against a stout Bronco defensive front, averaging just 3 yards per carry. However, the Seattle defense…
The Los Angeles Chargers have been decimated with injuries through the first six weeks of the season. With Pro Bowl Wide Receiver Keenan Allen sidelined with a hamstring injury, the Chargers have looked to Mike Williams to carry the load. Williams was able to catch up with NFL Content Creator NFL Mike after the game on Monday night. Q: How’s Dustin Hopkins feeling after that? We saw him dealing with that injury but still coming through for the team: Chargers Kicker Dustin Hopkins was a player that came through to help the team secure the 19-16 overtime victory against Denver.…
The Chargers were able to come away with a narrow 19-16 victory this week on Monday Night Football over the Broncos. This was no offensive showcase like we are used to seeing from Justin Herbert. However, Los Angeles was able to make up for the lack of offense in the other two phases of the game. Here are the Week Six Players of the Week for the Chargers on Monday Night Football: Offensive Player of the Week: Austin Ekeler Ekeler’s performance on Monday Night Football was not like we’ve seen over the last two weeks. However, he did rush the…
In my last article, I laid out three keys to victory for week six. To establish the run, win the turnover battle, and put pressure in the backfield. The Chargers accomplished one of these keys putting pressure on Russel Wilson most of the game. The Chargers were able to skate away with a victory in overtime,19 to 16 over the Broncos in primetime. Here are my takeaways from the week six victory: Dustin Hopkins Comes in Clutch: https://twitter.com/sportscenter/status/1582215878640168960?s=46&t=2TB2OvBAeT0iuiaHMEATSA Hopkins missed the week five matchup in Cleveland due to a quad injury. However, he was activated for this divisional matchup at home,…
Looking onto week six, the Charger’s host the Denver Bronco’s on Monday Night Football. Justin Herbert and company were able to put on an offensive show against the Browns last Sunday. However, the run defense looked like a big question mark against Nick Chubb. After escaping Cleveland with a narrow 30-28 victory, Charger’s look to expand on their two game win streak at home in week six. Here are the week six keys to victory for Los Angeles. Put pressure in the backfield: One thing that Charger’s fans were really looking forward to was this teams improved run defense. However,…
Keys to Victory: Slow Down Nick Chubb Slow Down Myles Garrett Spread the Ball Around There are some big-time keys to victory for the week five matchup between Los Angeles and Cleveland. The Chargers and Browns put on one of the most incredible offensive performances of the season last year. With the lead being taken by each team multiple times throughout the game, the Bolts came away with a narrow, 47-42 victory over Cleveland. Key to Victory One: Slow Down Nick Chubb Nick Chubb has been one of the most dominant runners in the league since his emergence in 2018.…
The Chargers were able to put on a dominant performance for most of the game in Houston this week. With a lot of “next man up” players filling in for superstars and future Hall of Famers, they came away with a 34-24 victory. Here are the Players of the Week for the week four victory on the road: Offensive Players of the Week: Winner: Austin Ekeler Austin Ekeler got off to a slow start in 2022 posting a horrific 2.5 yards per carry with zero touchdowns. During the Sunday road game, Ekeler average 4.6 yards per carry for 60 yards…
