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Chargers fall to 0-2 with historic home losses; Falcons pass game ranks among worst ever

Los Angeles opens season with back-to-back defeats to weak opponents; Atlanta's QB situation yields historically poor passing metrics through two weeks.

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What to know

  • Chargers' 0-2 start by losing back-to-back 26-14 home games to below-.500 teams makes them only the second team in NFL history to do so in a single season.
  • Brutal schedule Weeks 3-6 (Buffalo, Seattle, Denver, Kansas City) before bye creates realistic scenario of entering break at 0-6 or worse.
  • Falcons' passing offense has compiled the fifth-worst DVOA in NFL history through two weeks (-89.2%), with third-string QB Cooper Rush at 0.9 ANY/A (32nd of 32 qualified passers).
  • Historical context offers some hope: the 1984 Rams and 1979 Oilers overcame similar passing deficiencies to reach the playoffs.
some voices

Jack Strand is better than Cooper Rush because he generated a turnover faster than Rush.

  • “It took what, 3 plays for strand to have a turnover? That beats rushes 1 attempt. Therefore strand is three times as good”

    aspiringalcoholic · Reddit ↗
some voices

Other NFL QBs deserve criticism but get overshadowed by the Falcons' historically bad situation.

  • “Deshaun having his best game since moving to Cleveland this week and still catching strays by comparison. As it should be”

    CaptainCrazy110 · Reddit ↗

“Both came at home, against a team that finished with a winning percentage under .200 the prior year. Only the Chargers, and the 1926 Racine Tornadoes, pulled that off.”

Mark Schofield, SB Nation analyst · SB Nation ↗

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Chargers fall to 0-2 with historic home losses; Falcons pass game ranks among worst ever
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    Falcons' passing offense ranks fifth-worst in NFL history through two weeks

    Atlanta's passing game registers -89.2% DVOA through two games, the fifth-worst mark since 1977. Cooper Rush, the third-string QB, has ANY/A of 0.9 (32nd of 32 qualified); fourth-string Jack Strand sits at 0.1 ANY/A. Only the 2002 Houston Texans posted worse DVOA; the 1979 Oilers and 1984 Rams overcame similar deficiencies to reach the playoffs.

    1. 1 outlet The Falcons’ offense has been so bad it would literally be hard to be worse

      first by SB Nation, 1d ago

    • I prefer Reddit to be less funny and more discussion-oriented. I get the impulse to crack jokes and I do it too but the site is better when the comment section isn’t an open mic.

      Leftieswillruler/nfl1d agoview on r/nfl ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 5 posts in this stretch

    • Gotta use the following tab (till he breaks it too) and curate your own page. I block obvious bots and interact with more people there than here.

      soonerfreakr/nfl1d agoview on r/nfl ↗

    • Deshaun having his best game since moving to Cleveland this week and still catching strays by comparison. As it should be

      CaptainCrazy110r/nfl1d agoview on r/nfl ↗
    all of them →
  2. background

    Chargers' 0-2 start in historic context; brutal schedule ahead — Mark Schofield reports the Chargers are only the second team ever—along with the 1926 Racine Tornadoes—to lose two home games to teams with sub-.200 records in a single season. Upcoming games against Buffalo, Seattle, Denver, and Kansas City before Week 7 bye create risk of entering break with 2-4 or worse record.

  3. background

    ESPN analyst flags multiple breakdowns across Chargers offense and defense — Ben Solak identifies offensive line issues at tackle positions, Herbert's slow release, dropped passes by receivers, run-game execution problems, and defensive deficiencies in pass rush and size.

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    Chargers lose to Raiders, fall to 0-2

    Los Angeles drops its second consecutive 26-14 home loss, this time to Las Vegas, matching the Week 1 defeat to Arizona. Both losses came at home against teams that finished the prior season with sub-.200 winning percentages.

    “Don't need to see the result. Chargers are really rough rn. OL issues not just from the interior but the tackles too. Herbert not getting the ball out fast enough. Receivers dropping accurate throws.”
    — Ben Solak, ESPN analyst · source
    1. 1 outlet Chargers Schedule May Spell Doom After 0-2 Start

      first by Yahoo Sports, 3d ago

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