What are the Los Angeles Chargers discussing in advance of their visit to SoFi Stadium this week to play the Detroit Lions? Let’s investigate:
1. Because Lions right tackle Penei Sewell opted out of the 2020 season, Chargers outside linebacker Tuli Tuipulotu was not able to play against Sewell while Tuipulotu was at USC and Sewell was at Oregon.
Tuipulotu expressed his excitement for the chance to spend Sunday in Los Angeles. Tuipulotu is fresh off a two-sack performance in Monday night’s Ch
.. The Chargers defence as a whole, according to Tuipulotu, is excited about the challenge the Lions’ second-ranked offence will present this week. Although Los Angeles has been playing excellently lately, winning against the Jets and Bears, the Lions boast one of the best offences in the league.
“It’s going to be a big opportunity for us,” he stated. “We had two great games defensively and this is a great challenge for us to go out there and prove that it’s not a fluke.”
3. Lions quarterback Jared Goff is a huge fan of Chargers head coach Brandon Staley, who told reporters on Wednesday that Goff is performing at a really high level and has both teams’ complete respect.
argers victory over the Jets. This season, Sewell has given up just one sack.
4. Based on what he’s seen on tape, Staley said the Lions’ offense’s greatest strength is their ability to threaten defences with the run and their play action passing game off of it. He thinks Detroit is difficult to defend because of the threat that David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs pose in both the run and pass games.
“Both of those guys have been dangerous for them this season,” he stated. They truly provide them with the one-two punch that you kind of expect from that position, in my opinion. Their ability to be weapons in the passing game is another factor that, in my opinion, makes them difficult to defend.
“This guy named Gibbs has
