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The San Diego Chargers managed to close the deal in what was arguably a must-win game. Let's take a look at who contributed on offense:
| Pos. | Name | W12 Snaps | "% of Total W12" | W11 Snaps | "% of Total W11" | "WoW% Change" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Chad Rinehart | 63 | 100% | 72 | 100% | 0% |
| T | King Dunlap | 63 | 100% | 72 | 100% | 0% |
| T | D.J. Fluker | 63 | 100% | 72 | 100% | 0% |
| WR | Keenan Allen | 63 | 100% | 70 | 97% | 3% |
| G | Johnnie Troutman | 63 | 100% | 57 | 79% | 21% |
| QB | Philip Rivers | 63 | 100% | 72 | 100% | 0% |
| C | Chris Watt | 63 | 100% | 52 | 72% | 28% |
| WR | Malcom Floyd | 59 | 94% | 66 | 92% | 2% |
| WR | Eddie Royal | 47 | 75% | 42 | 58% | 16% |
| TE | Antonio Gates | 44 | 70% | 50 | 69% | 0% |
| RB | Ryan Mathews | 28 | 44% | 31 | 43% | 1% |
| TE | Ladarius Green | 24 | 38% | 32 | 44% | -6% |
| RB | Branden Oliver | 17 | 27% | 22 | 31% | -4% |
| RB | Donald Brown | 16 | 25% | 19 | 26% | -1% |
| WR | Seyi Ajirotutu | 9 | 14% | 2 | 3% | 12% |
| TE | John Phillips | 4 | 6% | 13 | 18% | -12% |
| TE | David Johnson | 4 | 6% | 13 | 18% | -12% |
| G | Rich Ohrnberger | 0 | 0% | 35 | 49% | -49% |
This was one of the few games this year that all five offensive linemen played every snap. No running back saw more than half of the snaps, but Mathews got the majority of the running back snaps even as the team is easing him back in.
On defense:
| Pos. | Name | W12 Snaps | "% of Total W12" | W11 Snaps | "% of Total W11" | "WoW% Change" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | Shareece Wright | 64 | 100% | 57 | 98% | 2% |
| SS | Marcus Gilchrist | 64 | 100% | 58 | 100% | 0% |
| FS | Eric Weddle | 64 | 100% | 58 | 100% | 0% |
| CB | Brandon Flowers | 64 | 100% | 58 | 100% | 0% |
| LB | Melvin Ingram | 57 | 89% | 52 | 90% | -1% |
| DE | Corey Liuget | 50 | 78% | 46 | 79% | -1% |
| SS | Darrell Stuckey | 42 | 66% | 28 | 48% | 17% |
| LB | Manti Te'o | 42 | 66% | 29 | 50% | 16% |
| DE | Kendall Reyes | 32 | 50% | 36 | 62% | -12% |
| LB | Dwight Freeney | 31 | 48% | 25 | 43% | 5% |
| DE | Ricardo Mathews | 28 | 44% | 17 | 29% | 14% |
| LB | Andrew Gachkar | 23 | 36% | 12 | 21% | 15% |
| LB | Donald Butler | 22 | 34% | 30 | 52% | -17% |
| LB | Jarret Johnson | 22 | 34% | 30 | 52% | -17% |
| LB | Kavell Conner | 22 | 34% | 29 | 50% | -16% |
| DT | Sean Lissemore | 22 | 34% | 0 | 0% | 34% |
| LB | Jerry Attaochu | 20 | 31% | 20 | 34% | -3% |
| S | Adrian Phillips | 19 | 30% | 16 | 28% | 2% |
| DE | Tenny Palepoi | 14 | 22% | 11 | 19% | 3% |
| LB | Tourek Williams | 2 | 3% | 1 | 2% | 1% |
| DE | Ryan Carrethers | 0 | 0% | 25 | 43% | -43% |
With Ryan Carrethers out with his injured arm, we saw increased playing time for Palepoi and Lissemore. Donald Butler's playing time fell for the second consecutive week and the linebacker production was better for it. Te'o and Gachkar picked up most of the slack.