ST update: we’re trending in the right direction
13. The Chargers’ special teams have been improving steadily since the bye week, and the performance is starting to show up in the numbers. They rank 29th in special-teams EPA this season. But since the bye in Week 7, they rank 24th. Since Week 11, they rank 16th. And over the past three games, despite a garbage-time blocked punt in the Giants game, the Chargers rank fifth in special-teams EPA. The coverage units are much more consistent when called upon. Roberts has given them an enormous boost, as he showed on his 75-yard kickoff return to open the game. Dustin Hopkins has missed only one field goal on 13 attempts since signing with the Chargers during the bye week. The Chargers’ special teams are no longer a glaring liability, and that is a noteworthy development as the team enters this playoff push.
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