Will the Los Angeles Chargers Have a Home Field Advantage at StubHub Center?

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How much of an advantage is it to play as the home team in the NFL, and will the Chargers get that advantage playing at the StubHub Center in Carson, California? I’m going to be straight with you: If you came here looking for an answer to the question in the headline, I don’t have one. That being said, I do have some interesting stats and theories about what it means for the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers , formerly of San Diego, to be playing their games in a Major League Soccer stadium in Carson, California for the next two seasons. Looking at the Stats Interestingly enough, early downs seem somewhat unfazed by where the game is being played. On the road, offenses average 8.65 yards to go (to get a first down), whereas at home they average 8.62 yards to go. One theory would be that on the road there are a lot of yards left to get on later downs and at home, the team is in “1st & 10” situations more often, balancing out in the end. The rushing stats would back up that theory. While teams averaged more yards-per-attempt on the road in 2016 (4.2 vs 4.1), home teams averaged more rushing attempts, more rushes for first down, and more rushing touchdowns. The passing game is where you see the biggest difference between home teams and road teams. Just look at this: table.tableizer-table { font-size: 12px; border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } .tableizer-table td { padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid ...

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