AFC West · 2017
Los Angeles Chargers
Record
9-7
Net EPA
+0.163est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.085
- Success rate44.9%
- EPA / dropback+0.191
- EPA / rush-0.082
- Explosive rate10.3%
- CPOE+0.86
- Third-down rate40.7%
- Red-zone TD rate66.7%
- Points / drive1.87
- Turnover rate1.4%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.070
- Success rate allowed41.8%
- EPA / dropback allowed-0.090
- EPA / rush allowed-0.038
- Explosive rate allowed8.6%
- Pressure rate (proxy)19.8%
- Sack rate6.8%
- Points / drive allowed1.40
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.085 · 92th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.070 · 24th %ile
Form
The shape of the season
Rolling four-week EPA per play. The aggregate hides collapses and surges; this shows them.
4-week rolling EPA/play — up is good for both lines.
- Offense
- Defense (prevented)
Betting profile
Against the number
Settled against closing lines. Descriptive, not predictive.
ATS
8-7-1
+3.8 vs line
Home
4-4
Away
4-3-1
As favorite
4-4
As dog
4-3-1
O/U
4-12
-5.8 vs total
Roster
93 players
54 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Cardale Jones | QB | 26 | 6'5" 250 | 1 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 10 | Kellen Clemens | QB | 34 | 6'2" 220 | 11 | Oregon | ACT |
| 17 | Philip Rivers | QB | 37 | 6'5" 228 | 13 | North Carolina State | ACT |
Backs & receivers28
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Cameron Posey | WR | — | 6'1" 192 | R | Purdue | CUT |
| 11 | Geremy Davis | WR | 25 | 6'3" 217 | 2 | Connecticut | ACT |
| 12 | Travis Benjamin | WR | 29 | 5'10" 175 | 5 | Miami | ACT |
| 13 | Keenan Allen | WR | 25 | 6'2" 211 | 4 | California | ACT |
| 16 | Tyrell Williams | WR | 25 | 6'4" 205 | 2 | Western Oregon | ACT |
| 27 | Kenneth Farrow | RB | 24 | 5'9" 219 | 1 | Houston | RES |
| 28 | Melvin Gordon | RB | 24 | 6'1" 215 | 2 | Wisconsin | ACT |
| 30 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 22 | 5'9" 195 | R | Western State, Colo. | ACT |
| 32 | Branden Oliver | RB | 26 | 5'8" 208 | 3 | Buffalo | ACT |
| 34 | Derek Watt | RB | 26 | 6'2" 234 | 1 | Wisconsin | ACT |
| 35 | Russell Hansbrough | RB | 25 | 5'9" 195 | 1 | Missouri | ACT |
| 38 | Jalen Simmons | RB | 25 | 5'8" 220 | 1 | South Carolina State | DEV |
| 43 | Matt Weiser | TE | — | 6'5" 241 | 1 | Buffalo | CUT |
| 44 | Andre Williams | RB | 25 | 6'0" 220 | 3 | Boston College | RES |
| 45 | Asante Cleveland | TE | 25 | 6'5" 260 | 3 | Miami (Fla.) | RES |
| 49 | Mike Estes | TE | — | 6'4" 230 | R | Gardner-Webb | CUT |
| 80 | Sean Culkin | TE | 24 | 6'5" 255 | R | Missouri | ACT |
| 81 | Da'Ron Brown | WR | — | 6'0" 199 | 2 | Northern Illinois | CUT |
| 81 | Mike Williams | WR | 24 | 6'3" 218 | R | Clemson | ACT |
| 82 | Artavis Scott | WR | 24 | 5'11" 195 | R | Clemson | DEV |
| 83 | Braedon Bowman | TE | 23 | 6'3" 240 | 1 | South Alabama | DEV |
| 83 | Mitchell Paige | WR | — | 5'8" 180 | R | Indiana | CUT |
| 84 | Sean McGrath | TE | 31 | 6'5" 259 | 5 | Henderson State | ACT |
| 85 | Antonio Gates | TE | 37 | 6'4" 255 | 14 | Kent State | ACT |
| 86 | Hunter Henry | TE | 24 | 6'5" 250 | 1 | Arkansas | RES |
| 87 | Jeff Cumberland | TE | 30 | 6'4" 260 | 7 | Illinois | ACT |
| 88 | Andre Patton | WR | 23 | 6'2" 200 | R | Rutgers | DEV |
| 89 | Isaiah Burse | WR | 27 | 5'10" 187 | 3 | Fresno State | RES |
Offensive line16
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Barrett Gouger | OL | — | 6'4" 308 | R | Vanderbilt | CUT |
| 63 | Donavon Clark | OL | 26 | 6'4" 315 | 1 | Michigan State | RES |
| 64 | Cole Toner | OL | 23 | 6'5" 300 | 1 | Harvard | DEV |
| 66 | Dan Feeney | OL | 23 | 6'4" 305 | R | Indiana | ACT |
| 67 | Brett Boyko | OL | 25 | 6'6" 301 | 2 | Nevada-Las Vegas | CUT |
| 68 | Matt Slauson | OL | 31 | 6'5" 315 | 8 | Nebraska | RES |
| 68 | Tyler Marz | OL | 26 | 6'7" 316 | 1 | Wisconsin | ACT |
| 69 | Sam Tevi | OL | 24 | 6'5" 311 | R | Utah | ACT |
| 72 | Joe Barksdale | OL | 28 | 6'5" 326 | 6 | Louisiana State | ACT |
| 73 | Spencer Pulley | OL | 24 | 6'4" 308 | 1 | Vanderbilt | ACT |
| 74 | Michael Ola | OL | 29 | 6'5" 312 | 4 | Hampton | ACT |
| 75 | Chris Hairston | OL | 28 | 6'6" 330 | 6 | Clemson | RSN |
| 76 | Russell Okung | OL | 30 | 6'5" 310 | 7 | Oklahoma State | ACT |
| 77 | Forrest Lamp | OL | 23 | 6'4" 310 | R | Western Kentucky | RES |
| 78 | Michael Schofield | OL | 28 | 6'6" 301 | 3 | Michigan | ACT |
| 79 | Kenny Wiggins | OL | 29 | 6'6" 314 | 6 | Fresno State | ACT |
Defensive front22
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Chris McCain | DL | 27 | 6'5" 236 | 3 | California | ACT |
| 46 | Chris Landrum | DL | 26 | 6'2" 245 | 1 | Jacksonville State | RES |
| 48 | Nick Dzubnar | LB | 26 | 6'1" 240 | 2 | Cal Poly | ACT |
| 49 | James Onwualu | LB | 24 | 6'1" 235 | R | Notre Dame | DEV |
| 50 | Hayes Pullard | LB | 25 | 6'0" 240 | 2 | USC | ACT |
| 50 | Charmeachealle Moore | LB | 24 | 6'0" 235 | R | Kansas State | RES |
| 51 | Kyle Emanuel | LB | 26 | 6'3" 250 | 2 | North Dakota State | ACT |
| 52 | Denzel Perryman | LB | 26 | 5'11" 240 | 2 | Miami | ACT |
| 54 | Melvin Ingram | LB | 28 | 6'2" 247 | 5 | South Carolina | ACT |
| 56 | Korey Toomer | LB | 30 | 6'2" 235 | 5 | Idaho | ACT |
| 57 | Jatavis Brown | LB | 23 | 5'11" 221 | 1 | Akron | ACT |
| 71 | Damion Square | DL | 28 | 6'2" 293 | 4 | Alabama | ACT |
| 90 | Ryan Carrethers | DL | — | 6'1" 333 | 3 | Arkansas State | CUT |
| 90 | Whitney Richardson | DL | 25 | 6'5" 251 | R | Lane | DEV |
| 92 | Brandon Mebane | DL | 32 | 6'1" 311 | 10 | California | ACT |
| 93 | Darius Philon | DL | 23 | 6'1" 300 | 2 | Arkansas | ACT |
| 94 | Corey Liuget | DL | 27 | 6'2" 300 | 6 | Illinois | ACT |
| 95 | Tenny Palepoi | DL | 28 | 6'1" 298 | 3 | Utah | ACT |
| 96 | Kaleb Eulls | DL | 26 | 6'4" 309 | 2 | Mississippi State | RES |
| 97 | Jeremiah Attaochu | DL | 24 | 6'3" 252 | 3 | Georgia Tech | ACT |
| 98 | Isaac Rochell | DL | 22 | 6'3" 280 | R | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 99 | Joey Bosa | DL | 22 | 6'5" 280 | 1 | Ohio State | ACT |
Secondary17
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brad Watson | DB | — | 6'0" 190 | R | Wake Forest | CUT |
| 20 | Dwight Lowery | DB | — | 5'11" 212 | 9 | San Jose State | CUT |
| 20 | Desmond King | DB | 24 | 5'10" 201 | R | Iowa | ACT |
| 22 | Jason Verrett | DB | 26 | 5'10" 188 | 3 | Texas Christian | RES |
| 24 | Trevor Williams | DB | 25 | 5'11" 191 | 1 | Penn State | ACT |
| 25 | Rayshawn Jenkins | DB | 23 | 6'1" 214 | R | Miami | ACT |
| 26 | Casey Hayward | DB | 29 | 5'11" 192 | 5 | Vanderbilt | ACT |
| 27 | Jeff Richards | DB | 26 | 6'2" 210 | 4 | Emporia State | DEV |
| 29 | Craig Mager | DB | 25 | 5'11" 200 | 2 | Texas State | ACT |
| 31 | Adrian Phillips | DB | 25 | 5'11" 210 | 3 | Texas | ACT |
| 33 | Tre Boston | DB | 25 | 6'1" 205 | 3 | North Carolina | ACT |
| 35 | Ryan Reid | DB | — | 5'9" 190 | R | Baylor | CUT |
| 37 | Jahleel Addae | DB | 27 | 5'10" 195 | 4 | Central Michigan | ACT |
| 39 | Brandon Stewart | DB | — | 5'11" 185 | R | Kansas | CUT |
| 41 | Randall Evans | DB | — | 6'0" 195 | 2 | Kansas State | CUT |
| 43 | Michael Davis | DB | 22 | 6'2" 196 | R | Brigham Young | ACT |
| 45 | A.J. Hendy | DB | 24 | 6'0" 206 | 1 | Maryland | DEV |
Specialists7
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Toby Baker | P | — | 6'3" 210 | R | Arkansas | CUT |
| 5 | Travis Coons | K | 25 | 6'1" 200 | 3 | Washington | CUT |
| 6 | Nick Rose | K | 23 | 6'2" 194 | 1 | Texas | ACT |
| 8 | Drew Kaser | P | 24 | 6'2" 206 | 1 | Texas A&M | ACT |
| 9 | Nick Novak | K | 36 | 6'0" 200 | 12 | Maryland | RES |
| 9 | Younghoe Koo | K | 23 | 5'9" 185 | R | Georgia Southern | CUT |
| 47 | Mike Windt | LS | 31 | 6'1" 237 | 7 | Cincinnati | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Broncos | L 21-24 | +3 | +0.023 |
| 2 | vs Dolphins | L 17-19 | -3.5 | +0.161 |
| 3 | vs Chiefs | L 10-24 | +3 | -0.113 |
| 4 | vs Eagles | L 24-26 | -1.5 | +0.232 |
| 5 | @ Giants | W 27-22 | +3 | +0.048 |
| 6 | @ Raiders | W 17-16 | +3 | +0.029 |
| 7 | vs Broncos | W 21-0 | +1 | -0.096 |
| 8 | @ Patriots | L 13-21 | +6.5 | +0.149 |
| 10 | @ Jaguars | L 17-20 | +5 | -0.117 |
| 11 | vs Bills | W 54-24 | -7 | +0.236 |
| 12 | @ Cowboys | W 28-6 | -1 | +0.445 |
| 13 | vs Browns | W 19-10 | -13.5 | +0.151 |
| 14 | vs Commanders | W 30-13 | -6 | -0.022 |
| 15 | @ Chiefs | L 13-30 | +1 | -0.096 |
| 16 | @ Jets | W 14-7 | -7.5 | +0.061 |
| 17 | vs Raiders | W 30-10 | -7 | +0.307 |