Analyst Backs Herbert, McConkey for Week 1 as Chargers Carry 28.5-Point Team Total
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Updated · NBC Sports · Sep 11
Analyst Backs Herbert, McConkey for Week 1 as Chargers Carry 28.5-Point Team Total
3 articles · Updated · NBC Sports · Sep 11
Summary
Justin Herbert and Ladd McConkey headline the analyst’s Week 1 starts, with the Chargers carrying a 28.5-point implied total against an Arizona defense that ranked 26th in EPA per dropback allowed last year.
Jared Goff, Rico Dowdle, Bhayshul Tuten, Chris Godwin, Juwan Johnson and Harold Fannin also made the start list, largely on favorable game totals, home splits or soft matchup data.
Caleb Williams and C.J. Stroud were the top quarterback sits, with the analyst projecting a low-volume Bears-Panthers game and citing Buffalo’s top-10 pass defense plus Houston’s modest pass rate when trailing.
Jonathon Brooks, RJ Harvey, DJ Moore, Matthew Golden, Oronde Gadsden and Greg Dulcich rounded out the sits because of injury limits, crowded backfields, poor efficiency or uncertain snap shares heading into Week 1.