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Takeaways From Chargers' 23-17 Week 14 Win Over Dolphins (Sports Illustrated)

What are the main takeaways we learned from the Los Angeles Chargers' Week 14 win over the Miami Dolphins?

I felt like, defensively, we just answered all of the challenges in the game that we had to face." "We have to keep going," Herbert said. "You just saw the confidence that our guys were playing with, how hard we played tonight — that’s what I’m really proud of, how hard we played and how connected we were. We just have to keep rolling." We knew that if we played the way that we played that it would look like that." "We just wanted to get on them. The Chargers plan for slowing down the Dolphins was getting physical at the line of scrimmage with the speedy pass-catchers. "To have guys like that on our team, they bring a different energy, a different vibe to our team. “We have the best pass defense in the league, so we’re going to play like that. In his return to play, Williams led the Chargers with six receptions for 116 yards and one touchdown. The speed dynamic that Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle bring to the table is one that no other team can duplicate. For weeks on end, the Chargers offense has been without one of their top two pass-catchers, and in some instances, they were tasked with navigating games without both players.

Three Takeaways: Week 14 at Chargers (MiamiDolphins)

The Dolphins took an 8-3 record out west to California and return back to South Florida an 8-5 team. An opportunity to respond and get back on track will ...

"Those types of things happen when you're hustling to block and when you're hustling and straining as offensive linemen, sometimes when the ball does come out, you can find yourself in a fortunate situation," McDaniel said of the first touchdown. Sunday night, in Los Angeles, it was a 60-yard dime in the third quarter that brought Miami to within three. "I thought the defense played well enough for us to win," McDaniel said. It was Hill's second touchdown of 50-plus yards following a wild offensive fumble return for a 57-yard touchdown in the first half. It's easy to point fingers one way or another, but what I'll challenge the team is to do exactly as I'm going to do, which is you're just accountable and look at everything you can do better." Still, games never feel over with the Dolphins quick-strike ability on offense. Unfortunately, we had to learn it the hard way. Tagovailoa was just 10-of-28 throwing the football with just two completions on seven throws of 10-plus air yards between the numbers. The Dolphins took an 8-3 record out west to California and return back to South Florida an 8-5 team. Coming into the game, the Chargers were allowing a league-high 5.4 yards per rush. It's very disappointing for us to go out there as an offense and show what we showed. One area the Dolphins offense had really exploited defenses this season was the intermediate passing game.

Dolphins-Chargers: The Five Biggest Plays (DolphinMaven)

Breaking down the five plays that most decided the outcome in the Miami Dolphins' 23-17 loss against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium.

The Dolphins pretty much were done after the Chargers chewed up 8:35 off the clock — not to mention the Dolphins timeouts — and tacked on a Cameron Dicker field goal that made it a two-score game. There's certainly no guarantee the Dolphins would have driven 50 yards for a touchdown in 1:07 without a timeout even had they recovered, but at least they would have had a shot. The Dolphins were looking at the possibility of a comeback win when they got the ball on offense at the start of the fourth quarter trailing 20-14 and quickly moved to the Chargers 44 after a 19-yard completion from Tua Tagovailoa to Jaylen Waddle followed by a 9-yard scramble by Tua. Also, you can follow me on Twitter at @PoupartNFL, and that's where you can ask questions for the regular All Dolphins mailbags. The one defender with a shot to stop Ekeler around the 5 — which likely would have brought on the field goal unit — was cornerback Xavien Howard, but he couldn't disengage from the block of wide receiver Mike Williams. The Dolphins were badly outplayed in the first half, but still had a chance to get into the locker room down only 10-7 had they come up with a second stop on fourth-and-goal.

Dolphins Resort to Using Sideline Heaters in Southern California (Sports Illustrated)

While playing against the Chargers in SoFi Stadium, Miami had heaters going on the sidelines while it was about 55 degrees outside. The stadium has a roof, but ...

[Chargers](https://www.si.com/nfl/team/los-angeles-chargers) in SoFi Stadium, Miami had heaters going on the sidelines while it was about 55 degrees outside. Miami currently trails Buffalo by two games in the division but On top of that, there is even a chance of snow on Saturday, [per The Weather Channel](https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/d6673ef40b8198e00bdde17ad5c216dc635d2ce8b5d24ce0186cae1d37971d2b#detailIndex5).

With Jets out of way, Bills focus on showdown vs. Dolphins (Yahoo Canada Sports)

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Before looking ahead to a prime-time showdown against Miami on Saturday — with the top spot in the AFC East hanging in the balance ...

This little tidbit doesn't bode well for Dolphins' late-season playoff push (CBS News)

BOSTON -- Under new head coach Mike McDaniel, the Miami Dolphins got off to a great start in 2022. The team was 8-3 through Week 12, and 8-1 with Tua ...

McDaniel was looked at as a breath of fresh air in terms of his personality and coaching style when the Dolphins hired him away from San Francisco. The air temperature was in the 50s for the game. Yet even if it's the latter, it'll certainly be a lot colder than Sunday night's game in Los Angeles will be. What isn't a mystery, though, is that Miami does have some cold games coming up -- starting with a Saturday night trip to Orchard Park to face the Bills. With four games remaining, the Dolphins still have time to bounce back and cement their spot in the postseason for the first time since 2016. So while the field never gets fully exposed to the elements, wind is occasionally a factor on the field.

AFC East standings: What Dolphins' loss to Chargers means for ... (Sporting News)

The Dolphins' loss gives the Bills a major leg up in the division race — and puts the Jets' and Patriots' playoff hopes in jeopardy.

32-20 (.640) 26-26 (.500) at Dolphins (8-5) 28-23 (.549) W-L (wpct) at Seahawks (7-6) Jets (7-6) Dolphins (8-5) at Patriots (6-6) at Raiders (5-8) at Bills (10-3) Lions (6-7)

What must happen for Miami Dolphins to make the playoffs and what ... (Miami Herald)

Exploring the Miami Dolphins' playoff scenarios, both for a wild card and the AFC East title.

And the odds of Miami winning the division would be only 29 percent if the Dolphins win at Buffalo, even though Miami would then own the tiebreaker with the Bills. That scenario would leave the Dolphins and Ravens with the same record and Miami with the fifth seed because it owns the tiebreaker with Baltimore. So if the Dolphins and Jets are tied after next weekend, there’s a decent chance a playoff berth will be on the line when the teams meet at Hard Rock Stadium in Week 18. But if the Jets win the Jan. (The Chargers have a slightly better conference record than the Jets.) But the Chargers own the tiebreaker with Miami and have an easier remaining schedule. 1 and then close at home against the Jets, who have a defense far superior to the Chargers unit that held Tua Tagovailoa to 10-for-28 passing and limited the Dolphins’ offense to 219 yards.

Dolphins roasted for using heaters on sideline in Los Angeles ... (Sporting News)

If the Dolphins were cold against the Chargers, then they are probably going to be freezing against Buffalo in Week 15.

Temperatures were in the 90s that day, and the combination of the sun beating down on the field and the humidity caused numerous Bills players to cramp up. Ppl making fun of the dolphins having heaters on the sidelines have never been to SoFi. Keep those heaters away from the footballs. [December 12, 2022] Let the dolphins freeze— Kyle Nap (@KyleNaps) [https://t.co/fvLy1IV88M] [December 12, 2022] [https://t.co/XbKpw3oEnD] [December 12, 2022] Comparatively, Buffalo's high temperature is set to peak at 34 degrees on Saturday, per Normally, few would pay attention to this. In a partially outdoor stadium.— Michael Hurley (@michaelFhurley) In Los Angeles. [pic.twitter.com/3j827QzLRE] [December 12, 2022]

Dolphins-Bills could be a Saturday night snow game (NBC Sports)

The Bills' stadium is in Orchard Park. That's bad news for the Dolphins, who had to fly from L.A. to Miami overnight, and who'll head to Buffalo on Friday. The ...

At 8-5, the Dolphins need to get back to being what they were. Regardless, the schedule is the schedule. The Dolphins have played two straight December games in California.

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