THE BLITZ projects the Los Angeles Chargers offense to be the 3rd-fastest paced team in football (adjusted for context) at the moment, averaging 26.09 seconds per play.Austin Ekeler has received 56.5% of his offense's red zone carries this year, putting him in the 89th percentile among RBs.Austin Ekeler has run for 0.71 TDs per game on the ground this year (on average), one of the largest figures in the NFL among RBs (94th percentile).Opposing teams have rushed for the 5th-most TDs in football (1.25 per game) vs. the Atlanta Falcons defense this year.The Atlanta Falcons have stacked the box versus opponents on just 11.5% of their plays since the start of last season, 6th-least in the NFL. Choosing not to keep an extra defender close to the line of scrimmage improves pass defense at the expense of run-stopping.
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