Nine outrageous Next Gen Stats entering Week 16

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Next Gen Stats continues to evolve how we can quantify what we see on Sundays (and Mondays, Thursdays, an occasional Friday or Saturday and some other days). Senior NFL Researcher Tony Holzman-Escareno tried to uncover some hidden gems using NFL Pro data.

NOTE: Data from NFL Pro and Next Gen Stats. Follow Tony Holzman-Escareno and Next Gen Stats on X for most stats like these.

Los Angeles Chargers

1. Justin Herbert’s Heroics

We mentioned the pressure    Justin Herbert    has been under in this same spot last week . Also of note on the topic, Herbert has faced a 43.9 pressure percentage this season, the second-highest among 184 quarterbacks with 450-plus pass attempts in a season in the Next Gen Stats era (Deshaun Watson, 45.6% in 2018). The Chargers have also used 27 different offensive line combinations this season, tied with the Saints for the most in the NFL. Despite this, Herbert has found a way. He leads the NFL in pass touchdowns under pressure (T-9), on the run (9), outside the pocket (9), and on scrambles (T-5).

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