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The Patriots come home to finish off the season with a pair of games against quality, playoff bound teams.\u00a0 This Saturday, the Patriots host the Los Angeles Chargers.\u00a0 The Chargers are under the guidance of 1st<\/sup> year Head Coach Jim Harbaugh.\u00a0 He has them playing very tough despite a rash of injuries.<\/p>\n

Offense<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nStarter<\/td>\n2nd<\/td>\n3rd<\/td>\n4th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
QB<\/td>\nJustin Herbert<\/td>\nTaylor Heinicke<\/td>\nEaston Stick<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RB<\/td>\nGus Edwards Q<\/td>\nKimani Vidal<\/td>\nHassan Haskins<\/td>\nJ.K. Dobbins IR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WR<\/td>\nLadd McConkey<\/td>\nDJ Chark<\/td>\nBrenden Rice IR<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WR<\/td>\nQuentin Johnston<\/td>\nDerius Davis<\/td>\nJalen Reagor IR<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WR<\/td>\nJoshua Palmer<\/td>\nSimi Fehoko IR<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TE<\/td>\nWill Dissly Q<\/td>\nStone Smartt<\/td>\nHayden Hurst Q<\/td>\nTucker Fisk Q<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FB<\/td>\nScott Matlock<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LT<\/td>\nRashawn Slater<\/td>\nFoster Sarell<\/td>\nTyler McLellan\u00a0IR<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LG<\/td>\nZion\u00a0Johnson<\/td>\nJordan McFadden<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C<\/td>\nBradley Bozeman<\/td>\nSam Mustipher<\/td>\nBrenden Jaimes<\/td>\nBucky\u00a0Williams IR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RG<\/td>\nTrey Pipkins III\u00a0Q<\/td>\nJamaree Salyer<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RT<\/td>\nJoe Alt<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The Offense is ranked 24th<\/sup> Overall with 307.3 yards per game.\u00a0 Passing they rank 24th<\/sup> and Rushing they are 22nd<\/sup> with 106.5 yards per game.\u00a0 Scoring Offense they are 16th<\/sup> with 21.9 Points Per Game.\u00a0 In the Red Zone they rank 14th<\/sup> with 57.5% and on 3rd<\/sup> Down they are 17th<\/sup> at 37.9%.<\/p>\n

QB Justin Herbert is having a resurgence under Harbaugh.\u00a0 The Ringer has him ranked as the #4 QB in the league.\u00a0 ESPN gives him a 98.4 rating.\u00a0 For the year he has completed 278 of 430 passes for a 64.7% completion percentage.\u00a0 He has thrown 18 TDs and 3 INTs.\u00a0 The 2020 Round 1 (#6) pick by LAC played at Oregon. Herbert stands 6\u20196\u201d and 236 pounds.\u00a0 His PFF rating is 89.5, ranked 4th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

The Wide Receiver group has been completely revamped.\u00a0 They released Mike Williams, traded Keenan Allen to Chicago for a 4th<\/sup> Round pick.\u00a0 LAC also fleeced the Patriots rookie GM Eliot Wolf when they traded for the Patriots 2024 2nd<\/sup> round pick #34 to select potential Offensive Rookie of the Year candidate WR Ladd McConkey.\u00a0 The Patriots didn\u2019t even get an extra draft pick out of the deal.\u00a0 \u00a0Wolf traded #34 and #137 for #37 and #110.\u00a0 The Patriots selected Ja\u2019Lynn Polk (bust) and Javon Baker (wasted pick).\u00a0 McConkey has 69 catches on 94 targets, 960 yards, 13.9 YPC, 5 TDs and a Fumble. The Georgia product stands 6\u2019, 185-pounds and runs a 4.39 40-yard dash.\u00a0 He was flat out uncoverable at the Senior Bowl and that has translated to the Pros.\u00a0 His PFF grade is 79.5 good for 22nd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Joshua Plamer is another exciting wideout taken by LAC in the 3rd<\/sup> round (#78) of the 2021 draft.\u00a0 The TCU product stands 6\u20192\u201d, 210-pounds.\u00a0 On the season he has 35 receptions on 59 targets for 543 yards, a 15.5 YPC and a TD. \u00a0His PFF rating is 66.7 good for 85th<\/sup> in the league.\u00a0 \u00a0Quentin Johnston is a big play receiver. He is 6\u20193\u201d, 200-pounds from LSU.\u00a0 On the year he has 37 catches on 69 targets for 477 yards, a 12.9 YPC and 8 TDs.\u00a0 Johnston was drafted by LAC in the 1st<\/sup> round (#22) of the 2021 draft.\u00a0 His PFF rating is 65.3 good for 94th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

The Chargers have been hit hard by injuries to the receivers with Jalen Reagor, Simi Fehoko and Brenden Rice all on IR.\u00a0 DJ Chark would be the 4th<\/sup> wideout.\u00a0 The 6\u20194\u201d 200-pound receiver has just 3 catches on 3 targets.\u00a0 The former Jacksonville Jaguar was selected in the 2018 draft 2nd<\/sup> round (#61).\u00a0 His PFF rating is 59.2 good for 140th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

At Runningback they will miss Gus Edwards who is listed as Out for Saturday.\u00a0 JK Dobbins their leading rusher has been on IR but started practicing on a limited basis this week.\u00a0 However, he did not participate on Thursday and is listed as Questionable.\u00a0 Rookie Kimani Vidal is the backup.\u00a0 The 5\u20198\u201d 218-pound back is a load.\u00a0 The Troy product has rushed 38 times for 131 yards, 3.4 YPC, no TDs and 2 fumbles.\u00a0 His PFF rating is 54.1 good for 109th<\/sup>.\u00a0 With Dobbins sidelined Hassan Haskins might see more time. The 6\u20192\u201d 228-pound back played for Michigan and was drafted by TEN in the 2022 draft in the 4th<\/sup> Round (#141).\u00a0 He has 14 carries for just 26 yards, a 1.9 YPC with 1 TD and 1 fumble.\u00a0 His PFF rating is 54.9 good for 104th<\/sup>. \u00a0\u00a0Scott Matlock is listed as the Fullback.\u00a0 The 6\u20194\u201d 296-pound two-way player from Boise State plays Defensive Tackle and Fullback.<\/p>\n

The Tight End group is a good one with Will Dissly and Stone Smartt.\u00a0 Dissly was signed away from Seattle who drafted him in the 2018 draft in the 4th<\/sup> round (#120).\u00a0 The 6\u20194\u201d 265-pound end played for Washington collegiately.\u00a0 On the year he has 43 catches on 55 targets for 413 yards, 9.7 YPC and a TD. His PFF rating is 68.5 and is tied with Hunter Henry for 22nd<\/sup> in the league.\u00a0 Dissly is listed as Questionable for Saturday, but he was a full participant in practice on Thursday.\u00a0 Smartt, a 6\u20194\u201d 226-pound end is really big wide receiver playing TE.\u00a0 He played collegiately at Old Dominion.\u00a0 On the year he has 14 catches on 17 targets for 185 yards, 13.5 YPC.\u00a0 Smartt was signed by LAC after the 2022 draft as an Undrafted Free Agent.\u00a0 His PFF rating is 71.5 good for 17th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Left Tackle is Rashawn Slater.\u00a0 The 6\u20194\u201d 315 Tackle from Northwestern ran a 4.88 40-yard dash.\u00a0 Slater was taken in the 2021 Draft 1 (#13) by LAC and made the Pro Bowl and 2nd<\/sup> Team All-Pro as a rookie.\u00a0 His PFF rating is an excellent 91.1, good for 4th<\/sup> in the league at his position. \u00a0Slater doesn\u2019t turn 26 until next year.\u00a0 \u00a0Zion Johnson from BC is the LG. The 6\u20193\u201d 316-pound guard was taken in the 2022 draft 1st<\/sup> round (#17).\u00a0 He has a PFF rating of 67.6 good for 37th<\/sup>. \u00a0Starting Center is veteran Bradley Bozeman.\u00a0 The Alabama product stands 6\u20195\u201d, 305-pounds and was selected in the 2018 Draft by Baltimore in the 6th<\/sup> Round (#215).\u00a0 His PFF rating is 58.8 good for 43rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Jamaree Salyer will fill in for Trey Pipkin who has been ruled out. \u00a0The 6\u20194\u201d 325-pound Guard played for Georgia and was selected by LAC in the 2022 draft, 6th<\/sup> (#195).\u00a0 His PFF Rating is 52.9 good for 103rd<\/sup>.\u00a0 The Right Tackle is the guy I wanted the Patriots to draft.\u00a0 I\u2019m happy with Drake Maye, but he had so many flaws, little experience, never took a snap under center and has small hands.\u00a0 The Patriots needed a Left Tackle that would be the cornerstone of the team for 10 years.\u00a0 Joe Alt is that guy and LAC has the luxury of playing him at Right Tackle.\u00a0 The 6\u20198\u201d 322-pound tackle is the son of former KC Chief Tackle John Alt.\u00a0 The Notre Dame product was taken by the Chargers in the 1st<\/sup> round (#5) this year.\u00a0 His PFF rating is 78.5 good for 16th<\/sup>.\u00a0 He is the #1 rookie Offensive Lineman from this year\u2019s draft.<\/p>\n

Defense <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nStarter<\/td>\n2nd<\/td>\n3rd<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LDE<\/td>\nMorgan Fox<\/td>\nScott Matlock<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NT<\/td>\nOtito Ogbonnia\u00a0Q<\/td>\nTeair Tart<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RDE<\/td>\nPoona Ford<\/td>\nJustin Eboigbe<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WLB<\/td>\nJoey Bosa<\/td>\nTuli Tuipulotu<\/td>\nChris\u00a0Collins IR<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LILB<\/td>\nDaiyan Henley<\/td>\nNick Niemann<\/td>\nShaq Quarterman<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RILB<\/td>\nDenzel Perryman\u00a0Q<\/td>\nTroy Dye<\/td>\nJunior Colson<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SLB<\/td>\nKhalil\u00a0Mack<\/td>\nBud Dupree<\/td>\nChris Rumph II\u00a0IR<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LCB<\/td>\nCam\u00a0Hart Q<\/td>\nDeane Leonard<\/td>\nAsante\u00a0Samuel Jr IR<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SS<\/td>\nDerwin\u00a0James<\/td>\nTony\u00a0Jefferson Q<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FS<\/td>\nElijah Molden\u00a0Q<\/td>\nAlohi Gilman\u00a0IR<\/td>\nMarcus\u00a0Maye IR<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RCB<\/td>\nKristian Fulton<\/td>\nTarheeb Still<\/td>\nEli Apple\u00a0IR<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NB<\/td>\nDerwin\u00a0James<\/td>\nJa’Sir\u00a0Taylor<\/td>\nElijah Molden\u00a0Q<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Defense is ranked 16th<\/sup> giving up 337.9 yards a game.\u00a0 They are a bend \/ don\u2019t break Defense.\u00a0 Passing they are ranked 16th<\/sup> giving up 213.8 yards a game.\u00a0 Rush Defense is ranked 17th<\/sup> at 124.1 yards a game.\u00a0 Overall Scoring they are ranked 2nd<\/sup> giving up just 18.3 points a game.\u00a0 In the Red Zone they protect the house as the best team in the league with a 44.7%.\u00a0 On 3rd Down they are 10th<\/sup> at 37.1%.<\/p>\n

Morgan Fox starts at Left Defensive End.\u00a0 The 6\u20193\u201d 275 DT played at Colorado State-Pueblo.\u00a0 After the 2016 draft he was signed as a UDFA by the Raiders.\u00a0 He has 25 Tackles, 3.5 Sacks and 4 Tackles for Loss (TFL).\u00a0 His PFF rating is 53 good for 127th<\/sup>.\u00a0 At the Nose Tackle is Otito Ogbonnia.\u00a0 The 6\u20194\u201d 320-pound tackle played at UCLA and was taken by LAC in the 2022 draft 5th<\/sup> round (#160). \u00a0On the year he has 33 Tackles.\u00a0 His PFF rating is 37.8 199th<\/sup> in the league.<\/p>\n

Joey Bosa is 6\u2019 5\u201d 280-pounds LB out of Ohio State.\u00a0 He was taken by LAC in the 1st<\/sup> Round (#3).\u00a0 For the year he has 21 Tackles, 3 Sacks and 5 TFLs.\u00a0 His PFF Rating is 65.3 good for 71st<\/sup>.\u00a0 Bosa has missed 3 games and parts of others due to injuries.\u00a0 Daiyan Henley leads the team in tackles with 143, 1 Sack and 7 TFLs.\u00a0 The 6\u20192 225 backer played at Michigan State and was taken in the 2023 draft 3rd<\/sup> round (#86).\u00a0 His PFF rating is 70.1 good for 50th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Denzel Perryman is a 5\u201911\u201d 240-pound linebacker out of Miami.\u00a0 He was selected in the 2015 draft by LAC in the 2nd<\/sup> Round (#45).\u00a0 His PFF rating is 60.8 good for 89th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Khalil Mack is a highly decorated 11-year veteran.\u00a0 The 6\u20193\u201d 269-pound linebacker was selected as the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2016, 4 x 1st<\/sup> Team All-Pro, one 2nd<\/sup> team All-Pro, 8x Pro Bowl and 2x Butkus Award winner as the best Linebacker in the NFL.\u00a0 Mack was selected by the Raiders in the 2015 draft 1st<\/sup> Round (#5) out of Buffalo University.\u00a0 The future Hall of Famer has 37 Tackles, 5 Sacks and 5 TFLs.\u00a0 His PFF Rating is 90.6 good for 4th<\/sup> in the league amongst LBs.<\/p>\n

In the secondary Cam Hart is the starting LCB.\u00a0 The rookie out of Notre Dame is 6\u20192\u201d 207-pounds and was selected in the 5th<\/sup> round (#141) of this year\u2019s draft. \u00a0He has 34 Tackles and a half Sack.\u00a0 His PFF rating is 55.2 good for 155th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Hart is Questionable for Saturday.\u00a0 Derwin James plays all over the field.\u00a0 He is the starting Safety but also plays the Nickle Back.\u00a0 The 6\u20192\u201d 205-pound Safety played at Florida State and was taken in the 2018 draft by LAC 1st<\/sup> round (#17).\u00a0 He has 88 Tackles , 3 sacks and 7 TFLs on the season.\u00a0 His PFF rating is 78.4 good for 12th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Elijah Molden is the other Safety.\u00a0 The 5\u201910\u201d 192-pound safety played for Washington in college.\u00a0 He was drafted in the 2021 draft by Tennessee in the 3rd<\/sup> Round (#61). For the season he has 71 tackles, and 2 TFLs.\u00a0 His PFF rating is 77.4 good for 15th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Kristian Fulton rounds out the secondary.\u00a0 The 5\u201911\u201d 197-pound DB played at LSU.\u00a0 He was selected by Tennessee in the 2020 Draft 2nd<\/sup> Round (#61).\u00a0 He has 44 Tackles and 2 TFLs.\u00a0 His PFF Rating is 72.7 good for 37th<\/sup>.\u00a0 The Chargers secondary is banged up.\u00a0 Top backup Tony Jefferson is Questionable along with Hart and Molden.\u00a0 They lost Alohi Gilman, Marcus Maye, and Eli Apple to IR.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be surprised if Deanne Leonard and Tarheed Still end up getting playing time.<\/p>\n

Special Teams<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nStarter<\/td>\n2nd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PK<\/td>\nCameron Dicker<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
P<\/td>\nJK\u00a0Scott Q<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
H<\/td>\nJK\u00a0Scott Q<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PR<\/td>\nDerius Davis<\/td>\nLadd McConkey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KR<\/td>\nDerius Davis<\/td>\nLadd McConkey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LS<\/td>\nJosh\u00a0Harris<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The Chargers and Kicker Cameron Dicker were involved in one of the most exciting and obscure plays of the season, the Fair Catch-Free Kick.\u00a0 Jim Harbaugh knew the rule that awards a team a Free Kick after a Fair Catch (Punt or Kickoff).\u00a0 Derius Davis signaled for a Fair Catch at the Chargers 48-yard line.\u00a0 He was run into by the Broncos defenders.\u00a0 That wiped out a fumble but worse added 10-yards for the penalty, putting the ball at the Broncos 42.\u00a0 Harbaugh knew the rule and was awarded a Free Kick, meaning the Broncos had to play 10-yards off the Line of Scrimmage.\u00a0 Dicker attempted a 59-yard Field Goal with no rush and put the ball right through the uprights<\/p>\n

Dicker is 9th<\/sup> best Kicker in the league based on points scored.\u00a0 He is 31 of 33 on FG attempts and 27 of 30 on PAT conversions.<\/p>\n

JK Scott is listed as Questionable for the game.\u00a0 Scott is ranked 21st<\/sup> in Punt Average and 16th<\/sup> in Net Yardage.<\/p>\n

Derius Davis handles the return duties. On kickoff return he ranks 5th<\/sup> in the league and on Punts he is 11th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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