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3 Key Chargers Stats: Ladd McConkey On Pace for 1,000 Receiving Yards

The Chargers wide receiver could break Keenan Allen's single-season rookie receiving record

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The Bolts are 8-4 and closing in on a potential playoff spot in Year 1 under Jim Harbaugh.

Here are three key Chargers stats ahead of Week 14:

1. McConkey on record pace

Ladd McConkey was on fire in the first half Sunday in Atlanta.

The Chargers rookie wide receiver recorded 105 receiving yards before halftime, which set a record for the most receiving yards in the first half of a game by a Chargers rookie.

McConkey broke Keenan Allen's mark of 104 yards set back in 2013 on the road in Kansas City.

The second-round pick ended the day with 117 receiving yards on a career-high nine receptions and could surpass Allen for another rookie record down the road.

Allen currently holds the Chargers single-season rookie receiving record at 1,046 yards. (John Jefferson also topped 1,000 yards in 1978 with 1,001 yards).

McConkey currently sits third on the single-season rookie list with 815 yards, which he's compiled through a dozen games.

McConkey has averaged 67.9 receiving yards per game so far in his career. If he averages that number over the Chargers final five games, he would be in line to surpass Allen's mark in Week 17 in New England.

McConkey is also only 14 catches away from passing Allen's single-season rookie mark of 71 receptions.

2. Chargers defense rises up

The Bolts ranked 10th in defensive DVOA before a Week 13 game in Atlanta against a Falcons offense that featured weapons at seemingly every spot.

But a dominant game from the Bolts — including four interceptions and a stifling third-down defense — catapulted the Chargers all the way to seventh this week.

While DVOA isn't a perfect stat, many around the NFL believe it's a solid indicator of just how good a unit is.

If you want further evidence of how good the Chargers defense is, the unit also ranks fourth in EPA per play allowed (-0.076) and are sixth in defensive success rate (40.4 percent).

One reason why the Chargers are shining on that side of the ball?

Their third-down defense ranks tied for second in the league (33.33 percent) and the Bolts red-zone defense is fourth overall at 42.86 percent.

The Chargers allowed Atlanta to score just one touchdown on four trips inside the 20-yard line on Sunday.

Take a look back at the Chargers Week 13 matchup with the Falcons in monochrome!

3. Dicker for Pro Bowl?

Perhaps it's time to consider some postseason accolades for Cameron Dicker.

The Bolts kicker has made 27 of 29 field goals (93.1 percent) so far this season, good for third in the NFL and second in the AFC.

Dicker drilled all three field goal attempts Sunday from distances of 45, 51 and 34 yards.

His 51-yarder was his eighth make of 50-plus yards in 2024, which is tied for the third-most among all kickers.

Overall, Dicker's longest make is 59 yards, which is tied for the fourth-furthest kick this season.

Click here if you want to vote for Dicker to make the 2025 Pro Bowl Games.

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