THE BLITZ projects the Denver Broncos to be the least pass-oriented offense on the slate this week with a 61.2% pass rate, based on their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.K.J. Hamler has been been lightly used his team's passing offense, posting a Target Share of just 3.8% this year, which puts him in the 22nd percentile among WRs.The Los Angeles Chargers pass defense has been quite strong when opposing wideouts have gotten into space, allowing an average of 3.52 yards-after-the-catch this year: the 2nd-least in football.The Los Angeles Chargers have stacked the box against opponents on just 13.8% of their plays since the start of last season, 8th-least in the NFL. Choosing not to keep an extra defender near the line of scrimmage improves pass defense at the expense of run-stopping.The Denver Broncos have gone no-huddle on a lowly 3.8% of their play-calls outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (least in football). This slows the pace, resulting in less volume and stat-padding.
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