SAN DIEGO -- A look at where the San Diego Chargers rank against the St. Louis Rams and in the AFC West heading into Week 12 in our weekly stat check:

POINTS SCORED

Chargers: 17th (21.8)

Broncos: 5th (29.3)

Chiefs: 12th (24.1)

Raiders: 32nd (15.2)

Rams: 27th (18.5)

Quick-hit thought: Chargers are averaging 13.5 points a contest in the last four games, which according to ESPN Stats & Information is the worst in the NFL.

POINTS AGAINST

Chargers: 6th (19.2)

Broncos: 16th (22.4)

Chiefs: 2nd (17.1)

Raiders: 27th (26.5)

Rams: 25th (25.8)

Quick-hit thought: John Pagano’s defense has given up a total of 24 points in the first quarter this season.

THIRD-DOWN OFFENSE

Chargers: 4th (64-of-139, 46.0 percent)

Broncos: 10th (57-of-130, 43.8 percent)

Chiefs: 3rd (60-of-125, 48.0 percent)

Raiders: 30th (47-of-140, 33.6 percent)

Rams: 25th (47-125, 37.6 percent)

Quick-hit thought: Chargers are 7-of-26 (27 percent) on third down the last two games.

THIRD-DOWN DEFENSE

Chargers: 29th (59-of-130, 45.4 percent)

Broncos: 6th (54-of-150, 36.0 percent)

Chiefs: 3rd (44-of-125, 35.2 percent)

Raiders: tied-26th (65-of-145, 44.8 percent)

Rams: 18th (51-122, 41.8 percent)

Quick-hit thought: San Diego finished 3-of-15 on third down against Oakland last week to move out of the NFL cellar in this category.

TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL

Chargers: tied-13th (plus-1, 10 takeaways, 9 giveaways)

Broncos: 12th (plus-2, 12 takeaways, 10 giveaways)

Chiefs: tied-19th (minus-2, 8 takeaways, 10 giveaways)

Raiders: 32nd (minus-12, 8 takeaways, 20 giveaways)

Rams: 23rd (minus-3, 13 takeaways, 16 giveaways)

Quick-hit thought: The Chargers forced their first turnover in four games against the Raiders.

RED ZONE OFFENSE (based on TD percentage)

Chargers: 12th (17-of-29, 58.6 percent)

Broncos: 1st (24-of-31, 77.4 percent)

Chiefs: 3rd (23-of-33, 69.7 percent)

Raiders: 2nd (12-of-16, 75.0 percent)

Rams: 21st (13-of-25, 52 percent)

Quick-hit thought: Chargers failed to get into the end zone the one time they were inside the 20-yard line against Oakland.

RED ZONE DEFENSE (based on TD percentage)

Chargers: tied-28th (18-of-27, 66.7 percent)

Broncos: 18th (19-of-33, 57.6 percent)

Chiefs: 2nd (13-of-31, 41.9 percent)

Raiders: tied-7th (20-of-40, 50.0 percent)

Rams: tied-7th (14-of-28, 50.0 percent)

Quick-hit thought: With the return of Melvin Ingram and Jeremiah Attaochu to create more pass rush, the Chargers should continue to improve in this category.

TIME OF POSSESSION (OFFENSE)

Chargers: 7th (31:37)

Broncos: 20th (29:51)

Chiefs: 10th (30:53)

Raiders: 32nd (26:16)

Rams: 17th (30:18)

Quick-hit thought: San Diego returned to dominating time of possession by holding the ball for over 34 minutes against Oakland.