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- Miami’s offense is not at full strength going into this season, as running back Raheem Mostert is injured and they lost tight end Mike Gesicki in the offseason.
- The Chargers secondary will be better than it was last year, as JC Jackson will make a big difference in this game against the receivers of the Dolphins.
Two of the more intriguing NFL teams this season will meet in Week 1 of the season, as the Los Angeles Chargers host the Miami Dolphins at SoFi Stadium. Both of these teams made the playoffs as Wild Card teams in 2022, but fell on the road in the Wild Card round. Here, we make our NFL predictions for Dolphins vs Chargers, as both teams look to get a win to start what they hope will be another playoff-caliber campaign.
Miami Dolphins
Last year’s Miami Dolphins went 9-8, despite quarterback Tua Tagovailoa missing significant amounts of time due to multiple head injuries. Tagovailoa will be back to start this season, and he will look to light up the scoreboard along with his dynamic receiving duo of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. But he faces a stern test to open this season, as the Los Angeles Chargers have the kind of pass rush that could make things difficult on him.
While Miami is certainly a threat through the air, how they distribute their running back touches will be interesting in this season opening Dolphins vs Chargers contest. Jeff Wilson and De’Von Achane both have talent, but have not emerged as workhorses on an individual level just yet. Miami will need to figure out how best to use that duo in Mostert’s absence in order to win this one.
Los Angeles Chargers
Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers looked like they were heading to the Divisional round of the playoffs last season, as they took a huge lead into halftime against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Wild Card weekend. But they blew that lead and were dumped out of the playoffs at the first hurdle, an indignity they will look to rebound from starting with this Week 1 game against the Dolphins.
For the Chargers, the big question for this season will be whether they can do better against the run. The Bolts were a bottom-five team in terms of rushing yards allowed per game in 2022. Fortunately for the Chargers, the Dolphins may not be equipped to take advantage of that with Mostert’s injury, but just about anyone looked capable of running against the Chargers last year.
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Miami Dolphins
Los Angeles Chargers
Team Stats
Passing
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216 CMP 214 317 ATT 340 68.1 CMP% 62.9 197 YDS/GM 206.6 6.8 Y/A 6.6 5.8 NY/A 5.5 5 INT 9 25 SK 34
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204 CMP 178 317 ATT 279 64.4 CMP% 63.8 199 YDS/GM 204.8 6.6 Y/A 7.9 6.0 NY/A 6.7 6 INT 1 17 SK 26 Rushing
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10 G 10 292 ATT 235 1220 YDS 1105 122.0 Y/G 110.5 4.2 Y/A 4.7 8 TD 3 0.8 TD/G 0.3
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Rushing
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10 G 10 250 ATT 291 1090 YDS 1216 109.0 Y/G 121.6 4.4 Y/A 4.2 10 TD 10 1 TD/G 1 Special Teams
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Special Teams
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15 Punts/Ret 21 159 Punt/Yds 199 10.6 Punt/Y/R 9.5 10 Kick Off/Ret 16 278 Kick Off/Yds 456 27.8 Kick Off/Y/rt 28.5
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Special Teams
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10 Punts/Ret 15 119 Punt/Yds 199 11.9 Punt/Y/R 13.3 12 Kick Off/Ret 8 284 Kick Off/Yds 230 23.7 Kick Off/Y/rt 28.8 Scoring
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10 G 10 8 RshTD 3 10 RecTD 12 19 FGM 13 23 FGA 21 18.1 Pts/G 14.5
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10 G 10 10 RshTD 10 10 RecTD 13 24 FGM 21 28 FGA 23 22.1 Pts/G 22.0 Team Advanced Defense
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23.3% Bltz% 20.0% 7.5% Hrry% 3.0% 7.3% QB Hit% 4.7% 19.0% QB Prss% 15.5% Injuries
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AJ Finley S Scrambled Scrambled 09/10/23 Alohi Gilman S Scrambled Scrambled 09/06/23 Andrew Trainer OT Scrambled Scrambled 09/10/23 Austin Johnson DL Scrambled Scrambled 08/14/23 Brenden Jaimes G Scrambled Scrambled 09/10/23 Chris Rumph II OLB Scrambled Scrambled 09/10/23 Christopher Hinton DL Scrambled Scrambled 09/10/23 Daiyan Henley LB Scrambled Scrambled 09/10/23 Donald Parham Jr. TE Scrambled Scrambled 09/06/23 Isaiah Spiller RB Scrambled Scrambled 09/10/23 Jalen Guyton WR Scrambled Scrambled 09/10/23 Milton Wright WR Scrambled Scrambled 09/07/23 Nic Melsop OL Scrambled Scrambled 08/14/23 Otito Ogbonnia DL Scrambled Scrambled 09/10/23 Betting Trends
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OVERALL OVERALL 1-2-0 Win/Loss/Tie 1-2-0 3-0-0 ATS W/L/P 2-1-0 21 Avg Score 29.67 21 Avg Opp Score 24 AWAY HOME 0-3-0 Win/Loss/Tie 3-0-0 3-0-0 ATS W/L/P 2-0-1 27 Avg Score 23.67 29.67 Avg Opp Score 13.67
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OVERALL OVERALL 1-4-0 Win/Loss/Tie 3-2-0 4-1-0 ATS W/L/P 3-1-1 22.4 Avg Score 25.2 24.2 Avg Opp Score 17.8 AWAY HOME 0-5-0 Win/Loss/Tie 3-2-0 3-2-0 ATS W/L/P 3-1-1 23 Avg Score 24.2 29 Avg Opp Score 21.6
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OVERALL OVERALL 4-6-0 Win/Loss/Tie 5-5-0 6-4-0 ATS W/L/P 6-3-1 25 Avg Score 23.7 24.1 Avg Opp Score 20.9 AWAY HOME 3-7-0 Win/Loss/Tie 6-4-0 5-5-0 ATS W/L/P 5-4-1 25.5 Avg Score 23.6 30.9 Avg Opp Score 22.8 Head to Head
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