The Los Angeles Chargers are getting settled in for a run of dwelling video games via Thanksgiving as they put together to face the Tennessee Titans on Sunday at Inglewood, Calif.
Whereas the Chargers are taking part in the primary of three consecutive dwelling video games that can full their November commitments, the Titans will probably be taking part in their solely sport this season west of the Central time zone.
Tennessee is predicted to mark the event with the return of quarterback Will Levis from a shoulder damage.
The Chargers (5-3) are 2-1 at dwelling, together with a 26-8 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Oct. 27 that began their present two-game profitable streak.
Final Sunday, the Chargers earned a 27-10 highway victory in opposition to the Cleveland Browns as quarterback Justin Herbert threw for 250 of his 282 yards within the first half, with two touchdowns. The Los Angeles protection didn’t enable a TD till the ultimate minute of the sport.
That Chargers protection has not allowed an opponent to attain greater than 20 factors this season underneath new head coach Jim Harbaugh and leads the NFL with 12.6 factors allowed per sport. The unit is eighth in speeding yards allowed per sport (107.9) and complete yards allowed (303.8).
Elijah Molden, Alohi Gilman and Tarheeb Nonetheless all had interceptions for the Chargers on Sunday, whereas Tuli Tuipulotu and Morgan Fox every had a number of sacks.
“(The protection) is sophisticated for the (opposing) offense to grasp, however not for us,” Chargers security Derwin James Jr. stated, in keeping with The Orange County Register. “Meaning there’s all the time two individuals across the check-down tackles. There’s all the time anyone tipping the ball. There’s by no means anyone one-on-one. There’s lots of people across the ball.”
James has 45 tackles, third on the staff, whereas Khalil Mack leads with 4.5 sacks. Linebackers Denzel Perryman (toe) and Mack (groin) didn’t follow Wednesday, whereas cornerback Kristian Fulton (hamstring) additionally was out. Edge rusher Joey Bosa (hip) was restricted.
The Titans (2-6) ended a three-game shedding skid with a 20-17 time beyond regulation victory at dwelling over the New England Patriots on Sunday.
Just like the Chargers’ protection, the Tennessee protection is without doubt one of the finest within the NFL. The Titans will present a problem for Herbert with an NFL-best 155.8 passing yards allowed per sport and 269.1 yards allowed. Nonetheless, Tennessee’s 26.6 common factors allowed is best than simply 5 groups.
And that has put stress on the offense, which is averaging 17.5 factors per sport, once more higher than simply 5 groups. The Titans are second to final within the NFL with 170.8 passing yards per sport.
Levis is taking up an additional workload in follow this week in anticipation of his return after lacking three video games.
“The hope is that Will steps into an improved (offensive) unit as a complete from when he was final within the lineup,” Titans head coach Brian Callahan stated. “I believe that’s going to go a good distance, after which Will has to do his half. He is bought to have the ability to full the ball and do a pleasant job managing it and defending it.”
Mason Rudolph threw for 240 yards with two TDs and an interception in opposition to the Patriots, and had 4 TDs with 4 interceptions in three begins, whereas delivering a 1-2 report.
Levis handed for simply 139.8 yards per sport in 5 begins to open the season, with 5 TDs and 7 interceptions. He had a 1-4 report. Huge receiver Calvin Ridley has been a lot improved since Levis went out, with 18 of his 27 receptions over the previous three video games for 258 yards.
“There was a rapport that Mason and Calvin constructed that was actually optimistic,” Callahan stated. “However extra of it was Calvin understanding the place he was imagined to be, when he was imagined to be there. Now Will has to do his half to get again on that web page.”
The Titans positioned heart Lloyd Cushenberry (Achilles) and security Quandre Diggs (foot) on injured reserve Wednesday, whereas cornerback L’Jarius Sneed (quad) didn’t follow. Cushenberry and Diggs are anticipated to overlook the remainder of the season.
The Chargers positioned linebacker Junior Colson (ankle) and large receiver Simi Fehoko (elbow) on IR and signed large receiver Jalen Reagor to the lively roster from the follow squad.
–Area Degree Media
