Steelers vs Chargers Match Players Stats | Los Angeles Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers Week 3 Sunday

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Steelers vs Chargers Match Players Stats | Los Angeles Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers Week 3 Sunday

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Todays Matchup Details

Los Angeles Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers

Todays Game is on Sunday, September 22nd
22/09/24 13:00:00 PM EST Kickoff

Week 3 Match Players Stats for Los Angeles Chargers @ Pittsburgh Steelers

The 8th-highest number of plays in the league have been run by the Chargers since the start of last season (a monstrous 59.8 per game on average).

With an exceptional 59.2% Route% (80th percentile) since the start of last season, Hayden Hurst ranks as one of the TEs with the biggest workloads in the league.

Hayden Hurst has accrued a whopping 28.0 air yards per game since the start of last season: 80th percentile among tight ends.

To the extent of a defense’s impact on tempo, the Steelers defense has allowed opposing squads to play 8th-fastest in the NFL (in a neutral context) since the start of last season at 27.47 seconds per snap.

Opposing quarterbacks have passed for the 5th-most adjusted yards in the league (246.0 per game) versus the Chargers defense since the start of last season.

Since the start of last season, the feeble Los Angeles Chargers defense has been gouged for the 7th-most yards-after-the-catch in the NFL to the opposing side: a colossal 5.64 YAC.

Based on their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics, our trusted projections expect the Pittsburgh Steelers to run on 52.9% of their downs: the highest frequency on the slate this week.

In this week’s game, Najee Harris is anticipated by the projections to find himself in the 85th percentile among running backs with 15.7 rush attempts.

Najee Harris has been given 48.1% of his team’s run game usage this year, putting him in the 80th percentile among RBs.

With an outstanding rate of 60.0 adjusted rushing yards per game (87th percentile), Najee Harris rates among the leading running backs in football since the start of last season.

The Pittsburgh Steelers defense has struggled when opposing pass-catchers have gotten into space, allowing an average of 5.40 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) since the start of last season: the 10th-most in the NFL.

Based on their underlying play style and matchup dynamics, our trusted projections expect the Chargers to run on 45.8% of their downs: the 8th-highest clip among all teams this week.

In this contest, J.K. Dobbins is anticipated by the predictive model to position himself in the 75th percentile when it comes to RBs with 12.6 rush attempts.

Out of all running backs, J.K. Dobbins ranks in the 76th percentile for carries this year, accounting for 45.0% of the workload in his offense’s run game.

With an exceptional tally of 10.06 adjusted yards per carry (100th percentile), J.K. Dobbins has been as one of the leading pure runners in football this year.

The Steelers pass defense has shown bad efficiency against wideouts since the start of last season, yielding 8.93 adjusted yards-per-target to the position: the 4th-most in the NFL.

George Pickens has run a route on 93.8% of his team’s dropbacks since the start of last season, putting him in the 94th percentile among wide receivers.

In this week’s contest, George Pickens is projected by the model to place in the 75th percentile among wide receivers with 6.2 targets.

With a terrific 56.0 adjusted yards per game on passes (82nd percentile) since the start of last season, George Pickens ranks as one of the best WRs in the game in the NFL.

Since the start of last season, the deficient Los Angeles Chargers defense has been torched for the 6th-most adjusted yards-per-target in the league to opposing WRs: a monstrous 8.85 yards.

With an extraordinary 69.6% Route Participation Rate (87th percentile) since the start of last season, Pat Freiermuth stands among the TEs with the highest volume in football.

The predictive model expects Pat Freiermuth to garner 4.7 targets in this week’s game, on average, ranking him in the 85th percentile when it comes to TEs.

As it relates to air yards, Pat Freiermuth ranks in the lofty 79th percentile among TEs since the start of last season, accumulating an astounding 26.0 per game.

The Los Angeles Chargers pass defense has been torched for the 2nd-highest Adjusted Completion% in the league (78.7%) versus tight ends since the start of last season (78.7%).

Match Players Stats Week 3 Los Angeles Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers

Our trusted projections expect the Los Angeles Chargers to be the 8th-least pass-oriented team among all teams this week with a 54.2% pass rate, based on their underlying propensities and matchup dynamics.

Based on their underlying traits and game dynamics, the Chargers are predicted by the model to run only 62.8 plays on offense in this game: the 8th-fewest on the slate this week.

Hayden Hurst rates as one of the most hard-handed receivers in the NFL among TEs, catching a measly 57.7% of balls thrown his way (adjusted for context) since the start of last season, ranking in the 2nd percentile.

Hayden Hurst comes in as one of the least efficient receivers in football among TEs, averaging just 5.74 adjusted yards-per-target since the start of last season while checking in at the 12th percentile.

Since the start of last season, the fierce Pittsburgh Steelers defense has conceded a paltry 70.7% Adjusted Completion Rate versus opposing TEs: the 9th-smallest rate in football.

Given their underlying propensities and matchup dynamics, the projections expect the Steelers to pass on 47.1% of their chances: the lowest clip on the slate this week.

The leading projections forecast Justin Fields to attempt 26.9 passes in this week’s game, on average: the fewest among all quarterbacks.

In regards to pocket protection (and the ramifications it has on all passing offense stats), the offensive line of the Steelers grades out as the 4th-worst in football since the start of last season.

With a subpar 62.5% Adjusted Completion% (19th percentile) since the start of last season, Justin Fields has been as one of the least on-target passers in the league.

When it comes to cornerbacks in covering receivers, Los Angeles’s unit has been fantastic since the start of last season, profiling as the best in the league.

As it relates to the defensive tackles’ role in defending against the run, Los Angeles’s collection of DTs has been fantastic since the start of last season, projecting as the 4th-best in the NFL.

Our trusted projections expect Justin Herbert to attempt 31.4 passes in this contest, on balance: the 5th-fewest among all QBs.

Since the start of last season, the fierce Pittsburgh Steelers defense has yielded a meager 67.1% Adjusted Completion Rate to opposing QBs: the 7th-lowest rate in football.

As it relates to safeties in covering receivers, Pittsburgh’s safety corps has been fantastic since the start of last season, projecting as the 2nd-best in the league.

As it relates to the safeties’ role in defending against the run, Pittsburgh’s collection of safeties has been fantastic since the start of last season, profiling as the best in football.

Since the start of last season, the tough Steelers defense has conceded a mere 62.1% Adjusted Completion Rate versus opposing WRs: the 7th-smallest rate in the NFL.

Since the start of last season, the tough Los Angeles Chargers pass defense has surrendered the 4th-least yards-after-the-catch in the NFL to opposing tight ends: a meager 4.3 YAC.

When it comes to safeties in defending receivers, Los Angeles’s group of safeties has been tremendous since the start of last season, profiling as the 4th-best in the NFL.

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