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  • Bolt-O
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    Chargers Power Rankings / Ratings / Standings going into Wk 17

    First group, from those posted before MNF:

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    Dalton Miller - Pro Football Network 11 (LW 9)


    The Chargering was inevitable, but they have some excuses for this game. They were without Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Austin Ekeler, and Corey Linsley on offense and missed Joey Bosa and Justin Jones on defense.

    But the game was indicative of their season-long defensive issues. They can't stop the run to save their lives. They let Rex Burkhead put up nearly 150 yards and 2 TDs against them in the year of our lord 2021! Los Angeles came into the game third-worst in expected points added (EPA) per play and worst in success rate against the run, and I can't imagine they didn't extend their lead against Houston.

    Brandon Staley and the front office need to invest in some premium grass-fed beef in the offseason.

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    Vinnie Iyer - Sporting News 12 (LW 10)


    What was that? The Chargers went from taking the Chiefs into overtime to not even staying with the Texans in regulation. The offense did its best with the running game but the defense shouldn't be that bad without Joey Bosa.

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    Matt Johnson - Sportsnaut 12 (LW 8)
    Our latest NFL power rankings provide an outlook for all 32 teams, rebuilders and Super Bowl contenders entering the offseason.


    This is fitting for the Los Angeles Chargers. A week after putting up an incredible fight against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Chargers looked completely flat. Losing to the Houston Texans, the owner of the worst roster in the NFL, is inexcusable. But it's also so typical of this franchise.

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    Russell S. Baxter - Fansided 15 (LW 14)
    A few teams exacted revenge when it came to earlier losses this year. And there were some standout performances that changed the NFL Power Rankings.


    The Bolts looked to rebound from last week's overtime loss by beating the Texans at Houston. But their hosts had other plans as the Los Angeles' defense, minus some key performers, had no answers for a club that came into the game ranked last in the league in total offense.

    The Chargers surrendered 437 yards, 189 of those on the ground. Justin Herbert threw for 336 yards and one score. But he had two interceptions, one returned for a touchdown.

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    More from today:

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    Frank Schwab - Yahoo Sports 14 (LW 12)
    https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-power-r...044446560.html

    The Chargers took one of the worst losses of the NFL season and saw their chances to make the playoffs go from 78 percent to 38.3 before kickoff on Monday night, via Football Outsiders. The Chargers missing the playoffs because they were blown out by a terrible Texans team would be another chapter of misery for this star-crossed franchise.

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    Walter Cherepinsky - Walter Football 12 (LW 9)


    I don't understand how the Chargers could legitimately lose to a team with a depth chart that looked like this:

    I imagine the Chargers didn't take the Texans seriously after playing such an emotional game against the Chiefs, but it was still a very disappointing result. I thought they were past having dumb defeats like this in the Brandon Staley era, but apparently not.

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    Nate Davis - USA Today 15 (LW 12)
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...s/9031988002//

    If their season is ultimately ruined by Davis Mills and Rex Burkhead -- or generally by a defense that's given up more points than anyone else aside from the Jets -- it's worth asking how much progress Bolts have really made.

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    Pete Prisco - CBS Sports 12 (LW 10)


    Losing on the road to the Texans is inexcusable. It doesn't matter how many guys sat out with COVID. They play playoff-like games the next two weeks.

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    Dan Hanzus - NFL.com 14 (LW 10)
    https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-power-r...17-2021-season

    COVID-19 came for the Chargers hard in Week 16, sending the team into Houston without star running back Austin Ekeler, No. 2 wideout Mike Williams and Pro Bowl defensive end Joey Bosa. Even so, the result of Sunday's action -- a 41-29 loss to the previously 3-11 Texans -- is hard to qualify as anything other than a bitter disappointment. Run defense continues to be a major issue: Los Angeles surrendered 189 yards on the ground, while three turnovers -- two picks by Justin Herbert and a killer fumble by Justin Jackson -- acted as the recipe for an upset. The season is on the line on Sunday against the Broncos.

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    Bryan Fischer - Athlon Sports 8 (LW 8)


    Brandon Staley is still learning on the fly as a head coach but it remains concerning that he still has no answers as to how to fix that run defense at this point in the season — producing unfathomable results like getting run out of the building by the Texans in a new low.

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    Matt Verderame - Fansided.com 13 (LW 9)
    https://fansided.com/2021/12/28/nfl-...ills-chargers/

    What in God's name was that? Might keep the Chargers out of the playoffs.

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    Mike Florio - PFT/NBC Sports 16 (LW 14)
    https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ower-rankings/

    The "go for it" debates are quite possibly a useful distraction from more fundamental flaws in L.A.

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      Consensus Rankings:

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      ESPN Nation Consensus 15 (LW 12)
      https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...uarterback-mvp

      Non-QB MVP: S Derwin James Jr.

      James is by far the defensive MVP for this team. He didn't play in Sunday's loss to Houston and missed the end of the Week 15 overtime loss to the Chiefs due to a hamstring issue -- highlighting how much the Chargers' defense relies on him. Until then, he had 103 tackles, three forced fumbles and two interceptions. And even while injured, he stood on the sidelines and helped with the playcalling. Coaches say there's nobody like him in the NFL, and the Chargers need him back for their final two regular-season games if they are going to make a serious playoff push. -- Shelley Smith

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      MMQB SI.COM Consensus 12 (LW 10)
      https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/12/28/nf...oys-buccaneers

      I think there's a clear drop from the top 11 down to whatever tier it is that starts here. Losing to the Texans is just inexcusable for a team that's serious about reaching the playoffs, let alone making a leap to the upper echelon of the AFC. But there are enough mediocre or struggling teams that I had to put the Chargers somewhere, and they are still right in the thick of the race. -- Mitch Goldich

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      Bleacher Report Consensus 15 (LW 10)
      https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...tering-week-17

      In the long-ago days of last week, the Chargers were in the thick of the hunt in the AFC West. An overtime loss to the rival Chiefs in Week 15 put a dent in the chances of Los Angeles winning the division.

      Then the Bolts followed that up with a choke-job against the Houston Texans that may wind up keeping them out of the playoffs altogether.

      Yes, the Chargers had several prominent players on the COVID-19 list, including running back Austin Ekeler and wide receiver Mike Williams. But the Texans were short just as many players, if not more. There's no excuse for being thoroughly outplayed on both sides of the ball by a bad Houston team.

      To his credit, Chargers head coach Brandon Staley didn't while speaking to reporters after the loss.

      "I didn't coach well enough," he said. "I didn't put our guys in a good enough position to be consistent in the game, and that's why we lost."

      It was a stunner that leaves the Chargers with no margin for error over their final two games -- games in which their opponents (the Broncos and Raiders) are just as desperate as the Bolts suddenly are.

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        #4
        Current Seeding:

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          #5
          Football Outsiders DVOA:


          Offense #3, Pass #3, Rush #12
          Defense #26, Pass #23, Rush #32

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            #6
            Aikman:

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              #7
              defense is down in the dregs rankings wise.... need 2 CBs, one via the draft and one via FA, need a safety from FA, an edge defender (prolly from the draft, and early @that), a run stuffing 4i (prolly a FA) and someone to reinforce the NT position (day three ?).

              personally would also be looking ILB.
              RT Taliese Fuaga, DT Jer'Zhan Newton, NT T'Vondre Sweat, LB Cedric Gray, TE Ben Sinnott, RB Daijun Edwards, FS Cole Bishop, QB Joe Milton

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                Last set of blurbs:

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                Danny Kelly - The Ringer Consensus 15 (LW 11)


                The Contenders 8-16
                <no blurb>

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                Reddit NFLPowerRankers Consensus 13 (LW 10)


                Easily the worst game of the season. In all honesty, credit to the Texans. That team decided to execute no matter what was thrown at them, and the Chargers are once again getting in their own way. Justin Jackson had his best career game as the starting RB, but the stars all played for Houston. Safety Jonathan Owens got his first career interception and fumble recovery, accounting for two of the Chargers' three turnovers. Owens' girlfriend clearly seemed to have a good time. This Chargers team was pushing for the division lead a few weeks ago. As of now, they're on the playoff bubble and they cannot afford any setbacks. Denver comes to town next week.

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                AP Pro 32 Consensus 15 (LW 11)


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                The Athletic Consensus 16 (LW 9)


                Is he The Guy? I don't know how you lose to the Texans, but I guess we can put that on the Chargers defense and not young Justin Herbert. So, yes. Herbert looks great at times, though not as often as one would think given all the attention he receives. Keenan Allen, Mike Williams and Austin Ekeler are an elite core, and the ceiling is definitely sky high for the strong-armed Herbert.

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                  #9
                  Rankings Summary:

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                    Ratings Summary



                    NFL Playoff Standings - https://www.espn.com/nfl/standings/_/view/playoff
                    PlayoffStatus.com Draft Order - http://www.playoffstatus.com/nfl/nfldraftorder.html
                    Tankathon.com Draft Order - http://www.tankathon.com/nfl
                    USA Today Sagarin - https://sagarin.usatoday.com/2021-2/...-ratings-2021/
                    TeamRankings - https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/ran...ctive-by-other
                    ProFootballReference Standings - https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2021/
                    Massey Ratings - https://www.masseyratings.com/nfl/ratings
                    FiveThirtyEight Elo - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com...l-predictions/
                    numberFire NFL Rankings - https://www.numberfire.com/nfl/teams/power-rankings
                    Odds Shark Power Rankings - https://www.oddsshark.com/nfl/power-rankings
                    ESPN NFL Football Power Index - https://www.espn.com/nfl/fpi
                    Draft Kings Nation - https://dknation.draftkings.com/authors/david-fucillo
                    Aikman Efficiency Rating - http://www.aikman.com/Aikman-Efficiency-Ratings
                    Football Outsiders DVOA - https://www.footballoutsiders.com/st...fficiency/2021
                    Covers.com Ranking - https://www.covers.com/Sports/NFL/PowerRankings
                    ARGH Ratings - http://www.arghratings.com/nfl.html

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