Here’s AvengerRam...
DO THESE STATS MATTER? (GUESS WE'LL FIND OUT SUNDAY)
I was looking at the Chargers' lineup and stats thus far, and its clear that their biggest outside threat is Keenan Allen.
As we are now starting two former AFC West players at CB, I looked at Allen's numbers against the Broncos (Talib) and Chiefs (Peters) last year. Here's what I found:
Keenan Allen vs KC/DEN (per game averages): 4.5 receptions, 47.8 yards, .25 TDs
Keenan Allen vs. everyone else: 7.0 receptions, 100.2 yards, .50 TDs
Now, of course, Allen was not always covered by Peters and Talib, but I think those numbers show enough to say that our CBs fared well against Allen last season.
Philip Rivers' numbers against Denver and KC were not as clear. Against Denver, he fared very well... with passer ratings of 99.6 and 105.1 in the two meetings. His worst two games, however, were against the Chiefs, with putrid ratings of 37.2 and 49.2. Peters was a big reason, as he notched 5 passes defended and 3 interceptions in those two games. This year, against a Peters-less Chiefs team, his passer rating was 103.7.
These are very small sample sizes, no doubt, but interesting nonetheless.
Guess we'll see on Sunday whether these are trends.
