The Los Angeles Chargers may take to the air less in this contest (and call more rushes) as a result of being be rolling with backup QB Easton Stick.
The Chargers are a 3.5-point underdog this week, which points towards a passing game script.
The Chargers rank as the 8th-most pass-centric team in the league (context-neutralized) this year with a 64.5% pass rate.
This year, the shaky Denver Broncos defense has been torched for the 3rd-most adjusted yards-per-target in the league to opposing teams: a massive 8.35 yards.
This year, the shaky Broncos defense has surrendered the most yards-after-the-catch in the league to the opposing side: a massive 5.62 YAC.
Cons
The projections expect the Chargers to call the 3rd-fewest offensive plays among all teams this week with 63.1 plays, given their underlying traits and game dynamics.