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3 Chargers Stats You Need to Know Ahead of Week 7

Justin Herbert produced his 18th career game-winning drive on Sunday in a comeback win over the Dolphins

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The Chargers improved to 4-2 in Week 6 after Sunday's win in Miami.

Up next? A Week 7 home date with the AFC-best Colts, who are 5-1.

Here are three key Chargers stats ahead of Week 7:

1. Herbert comes up clutch

Justin Herbert did it again on Sunday.

With the Chargers down by a point with less than a minute left, Herbert engineered a game-winning drive that led to a 29-27 road victory over the Dolphins.

It was a familiar scene for Chargers fans who have come to expect greatness from the Bolts franchise quarterback.

The game-winning drive was the 18th of Herbert's career since he entered the league in 2020, tied for the second-most in that timespan.

Herbert's clutch drive in Week 6 was the second game-winning drive of the season as he also had one in Week 6 against the Broncos.

2. McConkey's mega YAC

That game-winning drive, of course, was highlighted by Herbert's magical pass to Ladd McConkey that moved the Bolts into the red zone.

But this wasn't some deep pass where McConkey burned the defense for an explosive play.

Instead, the 42-yard play began when McConkey caught the ball only three yards past the line of scrimmage.

He then produced 39 yards after the catch (YAC), a number that tied for the longest such stat in Week 6 among all NFL players.

According to NFL Next Gen Stats, McConkey was only expected to gain 12 yards on the play, so his 27 YAC over expected was the third-best mark from the weekend.

McConkey's big-time play put him right at 100 receiving yards on the day as he hit the century mark for the first time this season.

3. Dicker's impressive feat

And that same game-winning drive, of course, was capped off by a 33-yard field goal from Cameron Dicker.

It was the culmination of a career day from Dicker, who tied a single-game career high with five made field goals while also tallying a career-best 17 points on the day.

The kick was the fourth game-winning field goal of Dicker's career with less than 10 seconds remaining, tying him for the most in the NFL since he came into the league in 2022.

Dicker, by the way, has now made all 14 of his field goals to start the season.

He remains the most accurate kicker in NFL history as he's hit 105 of 111 career attempts, good for a 94.6 percent accuracy rate.

Take a look back at the Chargers Week 6 matchup with the Dolphins in monochrome!

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