The Chargers defense dominated the Raiders for most of their Week Four AFC West rivalry matchup. They ended the day with seven sacks and three turnovers on top of a 91 percent third-down success rate while holding the Raiders offense to 3.3 yards per rush. This level of production was dominated by one name: Khalil Mack. The outside linebacker had a historic day with six sacks which set the Chargers’ single-game franchise record en route to taking home the AFC Defensive Player of the Week honor.
However, it is Mack’s partnership with another player that has my attention when looking at the film and that player is surprisingly not named Joey Bosa, the man the Chargers signed to a 5-year $135-million contract in 2020.