THE BLITZ projects Cam Akers to earn 17.5 rush attempts in this contest, on average, ranking him in the 92nd percentile among running backs.THE BLITZ projects Cam Akers to be a much bigger part of his offense's running game this week (68.6% projected Carry Share) than he has been this year (53.2% in games he has played).The Los Angeles Chargers defense owns the worst efficiency against opposing rushing attacks this year, conceding 5.50 yards-per-carry.The Los Angeles Chargers defensive ends rank as the worst group of DEs in the NFL this year when it comes to stopping the run.The Los Angeles Chargers have stacked the box vs. opponents on just 13.8% of their plays since the start of last season, 10th-least in football. 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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