CHARGERS VS JAGUARS

The Los Angeles Chargers faced the Jacksonville Jaguars in a Retribution week 3 match up in

SoFi Stadium. It was once again linebacker Troy Reeder that turned the game around with a

hit and strip on Trevor Lawrence inside the red zone late in the game. The defense recorded

5 take aways complimented by 119 yards on the ground by Austin Ekeler. Justin Herbert

played game manager with only 10 pass attempts but converted on a huge 3 rd and 26 to

Austin Ekeler to keep the drive alive. Josh Palmer hauled in a tipped pass for his first

touchdown of the season as the Chargers capitalized on Jaguar miscues for a 23 – 14 win.

Q: Coming off the team meltdown in Kansas City the defense seemed to be a step faster.

Coach: We went full pads last week and went nonstop in the film room. We laid down early

last week from previous distractions. Focus and hustle to the ball will be the plan going

forward.

Q: Both Keenan Allen and M. Williams did not catch a pass, is there a chemistry issue?

Coach: We don’t operate a popularity offense. We came out with a plan of attack which was

to control the clock and take our shots when needed. Both of those guys are selfless and

happy we got the win.

Q: It looked like the secondary came to play, what changes did you make?

Coach: Last week we were way off with our defensive attack, just too late with play calls so

we fell behind and became one dimensional. We still played aggressive with the Jaguars and

got lucky by forcing him into tight throws. The secondary came up big for us.

Q: We see that you brought another receiving TE to your squad but we don’t see them

getting used.

Coach: We’re focused on the offensive line and run game; our veteran TE knows this. JJ.

Whiteside is still developing his understanding of the playbook.

Q: The defensive line has been quiet; will you be blitzing more to get pressure?

Coach: It’s still early and we’re working on a few new schemes. It’s not a secret - we are not

sitting back watching the game so yeah, you’ll see more pressure based schemes as the

season goes on.

Thanks coach,