**Who has been your unsung hero through two games? (Jackson via email)**
This is an easy answer for me: the offensive line.
Way back on August 28, we put that group at the top of our **[5 most important questions](https://www.chargers.com/news/top-storylines-2025-season-jim-harbaugh)** story, mostly because the loss of Rashawn Slater for the season meant the line was in flux a little bit based on what the projected lineup was.
But through two games, give plenty of kudos to the starting unit of Joe Alt, Zion Johnson, Bradley Bozeman, Mekhi Becton and Trey Pipkins III.
How solid has this group been?
Herbert has been pressured on just nine percent of plays this season, which is the lowest among 34 quarterbacks that qualify. The league average, by the way, is 19 percent.
Alt has been a All-Pro level left tackle, Johnson and Bozeman have been solid along the interior and Becton has helped elevate the entire unit with his presence, play and personaity.
And Pipkins was downright stellar against Maxx Crosby and the Raiders front in primetime.
According to Pro Football Focus, Pipkins didn't allow a single pressure in 32 pass-blocking snaps on Monday night. He also posted a PFF pass-block grade of 84.0, which was the second-highest mark of his career.
As mentioned above, Roman has put the offense in Herbert's hands so far this season as the Bolts rank seventh in first-down pass percentage at 64.86.
Roman obviously has belief in Herbert to deliver in the pocket, but that mindset doesn't happen without full confidence in the offensive line, too.
This group has been an unheralded but very key reason why the Chargers have started 2-0.
**What are our chances to win the AFC West if we beat the Broncos on Sunday? (Josh via email)**
Speaking of that 2-0 start ... we'll end this Mailbag by diving into some numbers on it.
Prior to Harbaugh's arrival, the Bolts most recent 2-0 start was in 2012. If the Chargers win Sunday, it would be the Bolts first 3-0 start since 2002.
And while the calendar hasn't flipped to October yet, getting to 3-0 would be huge for the Chargers in terms of both playoff and AFC West odds.
According to data compiled by the NFL, teams that start 3-0 since 1990 make the playoffs 75.3 percent of the time and win their division 51.2 percent of the time.
Teams that open 2-1? They make the playoffs 55.4 percent of the time and win their division 32.4 percent of the time.
So yeah, Week 3 is a big one in terms of the Bolts being able to boost both playoff and AFC West odds.
But much like the message we started this Mailbag with, a potential 3-0 start is nice but doesn't mean much if you can't build on it.
The AFC West looks like it will be a grueling race to the finish, even with the Chiefs sitting at 0-2.
There's a lot of work to be done continuing Sunday at home against Denver.