Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman disputed the idea that he was exposed in the 30-21 loss to the San Diego Chargers.

Was he?

Here’s what the stats show from ESPN Stats & Information:

The Seahawks gave up two touchdown passes outside the numbers to the right side of the field, something they had not done since Week 5 of 2011.

Sherman, however, was not involved in those TD receptions by Chargers tight end Antonio Gates. But the Chargers did have some success against Sherman and did throw to his side of the field a lot more than the Green Bay Packers did in Week 1.

Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw to the right side of the field only three times for minus-3 yards. None of those passes was directed at Sherman.

San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers made 10 throws outside the numbers to the right side for 66 yards and two TDS. Again, Sherman was not involved in all those plays. A review of the tape shows he was involved in the coverage on six of those throws. Five were completed for 64 yards.

Rivers completed three passes for more than 10 yards on the right side of the field, which was more than the Seahawks had allowed in the last four games combined (two completions for 39 yards), including the three playoff games last season.

Sherman lined up in the slot to the left side of the field a few times Sunday, but still took 88 percent of the snaps from the offense’s right side.

So the Chargers had a little success against Sherman, but statistically speaking, it’s not a good idea to challenge him too much.

Since the start of last season, including the playoffs, Sherman has lined up at cornerback on the right side on 84 percent of defensive snaps that he has been on the field. Sherman’s eight interceptions during that span are an NFL-best.

The Seahawks have allowed the third-fewest passing yards since the start of last season on throws of more than 10 yards downfield to the right side, and their eight interceptions on those throws are tied for second most in the league.