The Chargers are 2-0 for the first time since 2012.
Their next goal? A 3-0 start, which hasn't happened since 2002.
The Bolts are staying in North Carolina for the week as they prepare for Sunday's road game in Pittsburgh.
Here are three key Chargers stats ahead of Week 3:
1. The NFL's No. 1 defense
The Chargers defense is off to a roaring start.
The Bolts currently ranks first across the NFL in EPA per play (-0.465), total points allowed (13) and opposing offense success rate allowed (30.6 percent).
Through two games, the Chargers defense has allowed opponents to run just two total plays in the red zone. The Raiders and Panthers each ran one play at the 20-yard line or better in Weeks 1 and 2.
Overall, the Bolts rank first in Pro Football Focus' defensive grade (86.7).
The Chargers are second in PFF coverage grade (90.1) and fourth in PFF run defense grade (74.8).
And if defensive DVOA is your thing, the Chargers currently rank first overall at minus-43.5 percent.
Any way you put it, the Bolts defense has been impressive in the early part of the 2024 season.
"I feel like we were just playing team defense," safety Elijah Molden said after Week 2. "Coming from the first game to the second game, we were just communicating really well and all on the same page.
"Then just film study, knowing what their offense likes to do and taking that away," Molden added.
Get an inside look at the postgame celebration from the Bolts 26-3 win over the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium.
2. Rashawn Slater is elite
Rashawn Slater is playing at an elite level.
The Chargers left tackle was a Pro Bowler and Second-Team All-Pro as a rookie in 2021.
And while injuries hampered his play the past two seasons, it appears Slater is back on the top of his game.
According to PFF, Slater currently ranks second among tackles with 100 offensive snaps with a pass-blocking grade of 89.7. (Rookie Joe Alt, by the way, is 13th overall at 79.1).
Slater's run-blocking grade among that same group of tackles is 14th at 75.7.
NFL Next Gen Stats highlighted the left side of the Chargers offensive line after Sunday's win and noted Slater and left guard Zion Johnson's work in the run game.
According to NFL Next Gen Stats, the Bolts ran the ball 30 times to the left side of the formation for 162 yards and touchdown.
3. Dobbins does it again
In Week 1, Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins had the NFL's top two outputs of rushing yards over expected (RYOE).
His 46-yard run was only expected to gain six yards (plus-40 RYOE) and his 61-yard run was only expected to gain two yards (plus-59 RYOE) against Las Vegas.
Dobbins did it again Sunday against the Panthers on his 43-yard touchdown run.
According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Dobbins' run was only expected to gain six yards, meaning he had a plus-37 RYOE. That was the fourth-best mark of any ball carrier in Week 2.
Through two games, Dobbins currently holds the first, fourth and sixth-best RYOE plays across the NFL.
Dobbins, who battled injuries in recent years, said Sunday he believes those are a thing of the past.
"A lot of people talk about my injuries, but they were unfortunate," Dobbins said. "That storm might be over, I think it's over.
"I am healthy now and I've been telling y'all, when I'm healthy I can be one of the best and I believe that," Dobbins added.
The Chargers running back currently leads the NFL with 266 rushing yards.
