Comments on: Week 2 Game Scripts (2017): The Chargers Can’t Find A Ground Game http://www.footballperspective.com/week-2-game-scripts-2017-the-chargers-cant-find-a-ground-game/ NFL History and Stats Thu, 21 Sep 2017 18:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Richie http://www.footballperspective.com/week-2-game-scripts-2017-the-chargers-cant-find-a-ground-game/#comment-328897 Thu, 21 Sep 2017 18:36:00 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=35384#comment-328897 The Chargers were crazy. While leading in the second half, they ran 13 plays from scrimmage. They threw a pass on 11 of those plays. The 2 runs went for 3 and minus-1 yards, so they weren’t successful. But seems rough to give up on the run so easily.

On the other hand, only 3 of Rivers’ passes were incomplete, so I guess the passing game was working like a running game for them. And one of those incompletions was on third and 13, so they pretty much had to pass anyway.

]]> By: evo34 http://www.footballperspective.com/week-2-game-scripts-2017-the-chargers-cant-find-a-ground-game/#comment-328896 Thu, 21 Sep 2017 17:16:00 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=35384#comment-328896 Hmm. Looking only at first-half plays on 1st and 2nd down (weeks 1 and 2 combined), the Chargers are 4th in the league in run/pass ratio (Jac, Was, Chi are the only ones higher). It does seem like Rivers starts calling his own plays in the second half (regardless of score), but I wouldn’t be so quick to label this year’s Chargers as pass-heavy yet. I think it’s a battle between the coaches and Rivers at this point.

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