WEEK 14
MIAMI DOLPHINS (8-4) @ LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (6-6)
DATE: Sunday (12/11/22)
STAIDUM: SoFi Stadium
TIME: 8:20 PM ET
REFEREE: Scott Novak
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Dolphins lead all-time series, 17-14
STREAKS Dolphins have won 3 of last 4
LAST GAME 11/15/20: Chargers 21 at Dolphins 29
LAST GAME AT SITE 9/17/17: Dolphins 19, Chargers 17 (StubHub Center
MIAMI DOLPHINS
LAST WEEK L 33-17 at San Francisco
COACH VS. OPP. Mike McDaniel: 0-0
PTS. FOR 24.9
OFFENSE 380.2
PASSING Tua Tagovailoa: 216-317-2,859-21-5-112.0
RUSHING Jeff Wilson (2022): 132-680-5.2-4
RECEIVING Tyreek Hill: 96-1,379-14.4-5
PTS. AGAINST 24.1
DEFENSE 344.0
SACKS Bradley Chubb (2022): 8
INTs Jevon Holland: 2
TAKE/GIVE -3 (12/15)
PUNTING (NET) Thomas Morstead: 46.8 (39.8)
KICKING Jason Sanders: 83 (32/35 PAT; 17/21 FG)
DOLPHINS NOTES
• QB TUA TAGOVAILOA passed for 295 yards & 2 TDs vs. 2 INTs last week. Aims for 6th in row with 285+ pass yards. Has 0 INTs & 90+ rating in 5 of past 6. Has 2+ TD passes in 4 of 5 road games this season. Passed for 160 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 106.9 rating in last meeting. Is 3-1 as starter in primetime. Leads NFL with 112 passer rating this season & ranks 4th with 68.1 comp. pct.
• RB JEFF WILSON has 50+ scrimmage yards & TD in 3 of past 4. Has rush TD in 2 of his past 3 in primetime. Has 95+ scrimmage yards in 2 of 3 career games vs. AFC West. • RB RAHEEM MOSTERT has rush TD in 2 of past 3. Aims for his 4th in row on SNF with 70+ scrimmage yards & has TD in 3 of his past 4 on SNF.
• WR TYREEK HILL led team with 9 catches for 146 yards & TD last week, his 6th game with 125+ rec. yards in 2022 & is 4th player since 1970 with 6 such games within team’s 1st 12 games of season. Aims for 10th in row with 5+ catches. Has 874 rec. yards (145.7 per game) in 6 road games this season & has 140+ rec. yards in 5 of 6 games. Had 12 catches for 148 yards & TD in his last game vs. LAC (12/16/21 w/ KC). Aims for his 3rd in row at LAC with 95+ rec. yards & TD catch. Leads NFL with 1,379 rec. yards, third-most ever by player in team’s 1st 12 games of season.
• WR JAYLEN WADDLE has 65+ rec. yards in 6 of past 7.
• WR TRENT SHERFIELD had career-long 75=yard TD catch in Week 13.
• CB XAVIEN HOWARD had 2 PD & 1st INT of season last week. Has FR in 2 of past 3. Had 2 PD & INT in last meeting. Aims for 3rd in row on SNF with 2+ PD.
• LB BRADLEY CHUBBaims for 3rd in row with sack. Has 5.5 sacks in past 4 in primetime.
• LB MELVIN INGRAM aims for 5th in row with sack. Has 5 sacks in his past 3 on SNF.
LOS ANGELSS CHARGERS
LAST WEEK: L 27-20 at Las Vegas
COACH VS. OPP. Brandon Staley: 0-1
PTS. FOR 22.7
OFFENSE 351.2
PASSING Justin Herbert: 340-510-3,339-20-7-92.3
RUSHING Austin Ekeler: 138-589-4.3-7
RECEIVING Austin Ekeler (RB): 85-564-6.6-5
PTS. AGAINST 25.8
DEFENSE 371.7
SACKS Khalil Mack: 7
INTs Bryce Callahan: 3
TAKE/GIVE +4 (17/13)
PUNTING (NET) JK Scott: 43.4 (41.8)
KICKING Cameron Dicker (R) (2022): 48 (12/12 PAT; 12/13 FG)
CHARGERS NOTES
• QB JUSTIN HERBERT passed for 335 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs last week, his 20th-career game with 300+ pass yards, surpassing Andrew Luck (19 games) for most-ever by player in 1st 3 seasons & 2nd-most in NFL since 2020. Aims for 3rd in row with 0 INTs. Aims for 3rd in row at home with 280+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes. Had 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT in last meeting. Has 1,241 pass yards (310.3 per game) in 4 career starts on SNF with 2+ TD passes in 3 of 4 games.
• RB AUSTIN EKELER had 102 scrimmage yards (67 rec., 35 rush) last week. Aims for 4th in row with 80+ scrimmage yards. Has rush TD in each of his past 3 home games & 100+ scrimmage yards in each of past 2. Had 122 scrimmage yards (62 rec., 60 rush) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in last meeting. Has 7 TDs (4 rush, 3 rec.) in his past 4 on SNF. Is only player in NFL with 5+ rush TDs (7) & 5+ rec. TDs (5) this season.
• WR KEENAN ALLEN had 6 catches for team-high 88 rec. yards with rec. TD in Week 13. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ catches & 3rd in row with rec. TD. Had TD catch in last meeting. Has 75+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 in primetime.
• WR JOSHUA PALMER aims for 4th in row with 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards. Has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 on SNF.
• TE GERALD EVERETT had 5 catches & season-high 80 rec. yards in Week 13.
• LB KHALIL MACK has sack in 3 of his past 4 in primetime.
• S DERWIN JAMES is only DB with 6+ tackles in 12 games in 2022 & leads all DBs with 106 tackles this season. Has sack in 2 of past 3 at home.
• CB BRYCE CALLAHAN had 26-yard INT-TD last week, 1st-career TD.
• CB MICHAEL DAVIS had season-high 3 PD last week & aims for 3rd in row with 2+ PD.
