Chargers Activate Mack and Perryman to Face the Colts
The Los Angeles Chargers have activated linebackers Khalil Mack and Denzel Perryman from the injured reserve list, the team announced on Saturday. This decision allows both players to be available for Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts. Mack suffered an elbow injury during the Chargers’ Week 2 victory against the Raiders. The incident occurred in the first quarter, when his left hand got trapped between Chargers linebacker Troy Dye and Raiders wide receiver Tre Tucker, which caused an unusual position of his elbow. Perryman, for his part, injured his ankle in the Chargers’ Week 1 victory against the Kansas City Chiefs. The absence of Perryman and Mack has significantly affected the Chargers’ defense, especially in containing the running game, where both players are important pillars.Since Week 3, the first game without Perryman and Mack, the Chargers have allowed 579 rushing yards, the sixth-most in the NFL. Before Mack was placed on injured reserve after Week 2, they had allowed the ninth-fewest rushing yards in the league.
The Colts have the league’s leading rusher, Jonathan Taylor, who has accumulated 603 rushing yards and seven touchdowns this season. Taylor is the only running back averaging over 100 yards per game (100.5).
