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With an extra week to kickstart the offense via their bye, the Chargers came out in Week 8 and looked exactly the same as their previous six games. Justin Herbert was horrible and McConkey's role was largely unchanged. He earned a modest 17 percent target share and was targeted on 15 percent of his routes.
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McConkey's modest role in league's 10th-worst offense warrants benching.

With an extra week to kickstart the offense via their bye, the Chargers came out in Week 8 and looked exactly the same as their previous six games. Justin Herbert was horrible and McConkey's role was largely unchanged. He earned a modest 17 percent target share and was targeted on 15 percent of his routes. By points per game, the Chargers are the 10th-worst offense since 2010.

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