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3 Impressive Chargers Stats Ahead of Week 10

The Bolts continue to shine on defense and in total turnover differential 

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The Bolts are 5-3 as they return home for a three-game homestand beginning with Sunday's matchup with the Titans.

Here are three key Chargers stats ahead of Week 10:

1. The NFL's No. 1 defense

The Chargers continue to dominate on the defensive side of the ball.

Entering Week 10, the Bolts rank first in the NFL in EPA per play allowed at -0.159 (see chart below).

The Chargers also rank second in success rate allowed (38.8 percent) and have shown they can shut down the run or the pass.

The Bolts rank second in EPA per dropback (-0.126) and are also second in the EPA per rush (-0.225).

No matter how you slice it, there's no denying the Bolts, who have allowed a league-best 12.6 points per game, are an elite unit.

"You've seen how special we can be," Derwin James, Jr. said after Sunday's 27-10 win over Cleveland.

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2. Winning the turnover battle

The Bolts tallied three takeaways Sunday as Elijah Molden, Alohi Gilman and Tarheeb Still recorded second-half interceptions.

Just as impressive? Justin Herbert and the Bolts offense didn't turn the ball over once.

That plus-3 margin in the turnover margin helped push the Bolts season total to plus-9, which ranks fourth in the NFL.

The Chargers now have 13 takeaways on the season compared to just four giveaways, three of which have been fumbles.

Herbert has thrown just one interception, which came all the way back in Week 2.

Herbert hasn't thrown an interception in 192 straight passes, a streak that ranks third in Chargers history. He also leads the NFL with a current six-game streak without a pick.

Take a look back at the Chargers Week 9 matchup with the Browns in monochrome!

3. A stout red-zone defense

Entering Week 10, the Chargers defense has faced just 46 total plays in the red zone.

That is the fewest in the league by far as Houston has the next-best mark at 64 plays.

And that stat explains why the Chargers have the NFL's No. 2 red-zone defense as the Bolts have allowed touchdowns on just 40.0 percent of opponents' trips inside the 20-yard line.

The Chargers have allowed opposing offenses to get inside the red zone just 15 total times this season and have allowed just six touchdowns.

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