Justin Herbert produced another stellar display in the Chargers' Week 8 win against the Chicago Bears at SoFi Stadium. His statline was a healthy 31-of-40 passing for 299 yards, three touchdowns with zero turnovers. But it was one metric that stuck out enough to make me want to investigate further: His ADoT (average depth of target) was a lowly 5.1 yards. This immediately raised a lot of questions, so I thought I would look into the details and attempt to see what this could mean for the rest of the season and beyond.
Justin Herbert peppered the Bears underneath, completing 27 of 30 passes under 10 air yards for 222 yards & 3 TD (+8.