Jared Mueller a lifelong Browns fan from Sandusky, Ohio who serves as the Producer for Dawgs By Nature and has been covering the Cleveland Browns for over a decade including at FanSided, The OBR and USA Today.
When the Cleveland Browns face off with the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 9, all eyes will be on the home team’s offense with QB Jameis Winston and RB Nick Chubb. On the other side of the ball is one of the top-ranked defenses in the NFL in a variety of ways. As shared in Curtiss Brown’s “3 keys to victory”, the Chargers have some high rankings in important areas:
- 2nd in Defensive EPA/per play
- 4th in Defensive Success Rate
- 13th in Takeaways
- 3rd in Dropback EPA/per play
On top of that, Los Angeles is giving up the fewest points per game in the entire NFL and is ranked eighth in defensive DVOA (a catch-all data point).