2006 Chargers Rank As One of the Best Teams of the Past 30 Years

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    2006 Chargers Rank As One of the Best Teams of the Past 30 Years

    Football Outsiders ranks the 2006 Chargers team as one of the 30 best NFL teams of the past 30 years. Football Outsiders has been ranking the top teams of the past 30 years using DVOA, which is their rating metric and stands for “defense-adjusted value over average”. According to Football Outsiders, DVOA is a measurement of “success on each play based on down and distance, then comparing it to an NFL average baseline adjusted for situation and opponent”.
    Recently, Football Outsiders released their final ranking of the top 30 teams of the past 30 years, and one special Chargers team found itself on the list. The 2006 San Diego Chargers are slated firmly at #28 with a DVOA of +32.4 percent. Here is what Football Outsiders had to say about ‘06 squad:

    It should not come as a surprise to anyone that watched the Chargers back then that this team would make a list such as this one. The ‘06 Bolts squad, led by Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson, was undoubtedly the best team in profes

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