The Chargers look for their first 4-0 start since 2002 as they take a cross-country trip in Week 4.
The Bolts will take on the Giants from MetLife Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. (PT).
Here are three players to watch on Sunday:
1. CB Tarheeb Still
The strides in the second-year cornerback’s game have been apparent in the early part of the season.
Still has put on more strong performances in this early portion of the season and has played the most snaps among the cornerbacks so far.
His ball skills are well-known — Still led the Chargers with four interceptions as a rookie — but the biggest area that has flashed for him through three weeks is his development as a tackler.
Still heads into the week second on the team with 13 solo tackles, trailing only Derwin James, Jr. in that department.
“He plays really hard,” Chargers Defensive Coordinator Jesse Minter said about Still following Week 2. “When you combine that with his mindset this year of, ‘I’m going to be a complete DB,’ that’s pretty special.”
While this week will require more of that with Giants running back Cam Skattebo on the other side, it might also be a week where his coverage skills will be necessary.
Entering Week 4, the Giants have two receivers ranked top 12 in the NFL in receiving yards, with Malik Nabers fourth (251) and Wan’Dale Robinson 12th (223). Nabers has operated mostly out wide on both sides, while Robinson lines up mainly in the slot.
These are two areas where Still has seen a lot of action in, as he has played 92 snaps as the outside cornerback and 76 in the slot so far through three weeks.
There’s an element of the unknown with New York heading into Week 4 given that Jaxson Dart will be starting his first NFL game, but Still and the Bolts secondary will be tested through the air regardless with multiple receiving threats on the other side.