Los Angeles Chargers 5 Most Interesting Facts From 2020 NFL Season

Los Angeles Chargers moved into their new home at SoFi Stadium in hopes of a fresh start with their rookie QB Justin Herbert. The Oregon product surprised the entire NFL with his vet-like performances and looks to be the next great QB of the League after a historic debut season. The LA Chargers will head into 2021 with some great young talent like superstar WR Keenan Allen, RB Austin Ekeler and DE Joey Bosa as well as the brightest young defensive mind leading their squad in Brandon Staley.

NFL Team Facts From 2020 | Los Angeles Chargers Facts to Know

Here are the 5 most interesting facts from the Los Angeles Chargers’ 2020 NFL Season:

Greatest Rookie QB

Justin Herbert had the greatest rookie QB campaign in NFL history and the facts prove it.

Set NFL rookie records for PASS TD (31), PASS YPG (289.1), GP of 300+ PASS YDS (8), CMP (396)
2nd most PASS YDS (4,336) by a rookie in history, trailing only 2012 Andrew Luck (4,374) but didn’t play in Week 1
Had the most 20+yd PASS TD (12) by a rookie QB since PFF began tracking in 2006
Most CMP under pressure in 2020: 1. Justin Herbert (110), 2. Josh Allen (94), 3. Russell Wilson (92), 4. Matt Ryan (91)
Joined Lamar Jackson (2019) as the only QBs 22 or younger to get 30+ PASS TD in a season in NFL history

LAC Stock Price: $8.75 (via FANDEX)

All-en a Day’s Work

Keenan Allen is easily one of the most underrated WRs in the NFL.

Most REC in 1st 100 career GP in NFL history: 1. Allen (624), 2. AB (622), 3. Julio Jones (619), 4. Anquan Boldin (614)
Set a single-game Chargers franchise record for the most REC (16)
1 of 4 WR w/ 2 career GP of 15+ REC in the Super Bowl era, joining Antonio Brown, Brandon Marshall, and Wes Welker
He & DeAndre Hopkins are the only players w/ 100+ REC in each of the last 2 seasons

Worth The Cash

The young superstar DE received a lucrative contract and it already seemed to pay off after an elite 2020 season.

Joey Bosa signed a 5y/$135M extension w/ $102M gtd that made him the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history
PFF’s best pass-rush win % in 2020: 1. Aaron Donald (25.1%), 2. Bosa (24.9%), 3. T.J. Watt (23.6%), 4. Chris Jones (22.1%)

Couldn't Finish Strong

LA had a rough start to the season as they couldn’t finish the game strong and choked big leads at historic rates.

LA Chargers were the 1st team to blow 16+ point leads in 4 consecutive games in NFL history
Chargers were 0-3 when leading by 17+ PTS though Week 10 this season; the rest of the NFL is 52-4 by Wk 10
No other team has more than 1 loss this season when leading by 17+ PTS by Week 10
Only 3 NFL teams this season have not lost by more than 1 score by Wk10: 9-0 Steelers, 8-1 Chiefs, 2-7 Chargers