The Chargers are 2-0 as they prepare for a Week 3 home date against the Broncos.
Here are three key Chargers stats ahead of Week 3:
1. A stellar secondary
The Chargers defense was on fire Monday night against the Raiders, tallying 15 passes defensed against quarterback Geno Smith.
A total of seven Bolts defenders — Daiyan Henley, Donte Jackson, Derwin James Jr., Tony Jefferson, Tarheeb Still, Tuli Tulipulotu and Alohi Gilman — each had a pair of them. Naquan Jones had the final one.
It was simply a masterful performance from Jesse Minter's unit that saw the defense for the second-highest percentage of tight-window throws (27.9) in a game this season.
Additionally, the Chargers defense posted a Pro Football Focus coverage grade of 90.4 in Week 2, the highest grade for any team so far this season. And the Bolts overall 84.6 PFF coverage grade leads the NFL through two games.
Wait, there's more!
The Chargers currently rank first in the NFL with a dropback success rate of 37.0 percent and are fourth in dropback EPA per play (-0.102).
And the Chargers defense tops the NFL by forcing an average depth of target of 3.2 yds, easily the lowest in the league so far this season.
Put another way, Minter's group isn't allowing anything deep and is forcing opposing quarterbacks to throw short ... and batting away plenty of passes while doing so.
Perhaps it wasn't a surprise that Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh raved about his defense after Monday night's 20-9 win in which the unit didn't allow a touchdown.
"Jesse called a masterpiece of a game … at times you felt like there was more than 11 out there," Harbaugh said.
He later added: "The defense [were] guardians of victory today. They had our back, our front, our side. It was a tremendous defensive performance."