Greg Roman has constructed his profession as a run sport guru however the Chargers offensive coordinator’s floor assault has slowed to a crawl.
The Chargers rank 18th within the NFL with 112.9 yards dashing per sport and twenty second with 4.1 yards per carry. After dashing for simply 56 yards towards the Atlanta Falcons, the Chargers (8-5) try to rediscover their floor assault in time for Sunday’s prime-time sport towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
“We gotta run the ball better,” Roman stated. “Everybody’s committed this week. You can’t beat the Chiefs dropping back 60 times.”
The Chiefs (11-1) rank third within the NFL towards the run, permitting 87.8 yards per sport. The Chargers have rushed for lower than 100 yards in consecutive video games, together with a 83-yard output towards the Baltimore Ravens, who rank second within the NFL in dashing protection.
Rediscovering the working sport might take stress off the Chargers’ restricted passing assault that is perhaps with out its high receiver as a result of Ladd McConkey is nursing hip and shoulder accidents. The rookie leads the Chargers with 815 yards receiving and 58 catches. After 117 yards receiving final week, he has accounted for 52.7% of the Chargers’ receiving yards within the final three weeks.
The 2-time defending Tremendous Bowl champions have gained six consecutive video games towards the Chargers and might safe their ninth consecutive AFC West title with a win Sunday. The Chiefs have gained 9 video games by one possession this season, together with their first sport towards the Chargers.
