National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Miami 36,
L.A. Chargers 34
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, September 10, 2023
Where: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
Temperature: 90°
Head Official: Brad Allen
Attendance: 70240
Where: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
Temperature: 90°
Head Official: Brad Allen
Attendance: 70240
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Miami | 7 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 36 |
| L.A. Chargers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 4:39 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | TD |
L.A. Chargers 7 - Miami 0 Austin Ekeler 1 yd. run (Cameron Dicker kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 1:15 | ||
| Miami | TD |
L.A. Chargers 7 - Miami 7 Raheem Mostert 2 yd. run (Jason Sanders kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 11:43 | ||
| Miami | FG |
L.A. Chargers 7 - Miami 10 Jason Sanders 23 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 9:07 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | TD |
L.A. Chargers 14 - Miami 10 Donald Parham Jr. 1 yd. pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 1:42 | ||
| Miami | TD |
L.A. Chargers 14 - Miami 17 River Cracraft 1 yd. pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Jason Sanders kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:09 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | FG |
L.A. Chargers 17 - Miami 17 Cameron Dicker 50 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:00 | ||
| Miami | FG |
L.A. Chargers 17 - Miami 20 Jason Sanders 41 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 9:19 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | TD |
L.A. Chargers 24 - Miami 20 Justin Herbert 1 yd. run (Cameron Dicker kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 2:12 | ||
| Miami | TD |
L.A. Chargers 24 - Miami 27 Tyreek Hill 35 yd. pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Jason Sanders kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 14:00 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | TD |
L.A. Chargers 31 - Miami 27 Joshua Kelley 2 yd. run (Cameron Dicker kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 10:03 | ||
| Miami | FG |
L.A. Chargers 31 - Miami 30 Jason Sanders 45 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 3:53 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | FG |
L.A. Chargers 34 - Miami 30 Cameron Dicker 25 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 1:45 | ||
| Miami | TD |
L.A. Chargers 34 - Miami 36 Tyreek Hill 4 yd. pass from Tua Tagovailoa (kick failed) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Miami | L.A. Chargers | |
| 1st Downs | 30 | 30 |
| Rushing | 5 | 17 |
| Passing | 23 | 10 |
| Penalty | 2 | 3 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 4-9 | 9-15 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Punts-Average | 1-38.0 | 3-48.3 |
| Return Yards | 0 | 12 |
| Punts-Returns | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int - Returns | 0-0 | 1-9 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-38 | 6-70 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Time of Possession | 27:19 | 32:41 |
| Total Net Yards | 536 | 433 |
| Total Plays | 65 | 76 |
| Average Gain | 8.2 | 5.7 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 70 | 233 |
| Rushes | 20 | 40 |
| Average/Rush | 3.5 | 5.8 |
| Net Yards Passing | 466 | 200 |
| Comp-Att | 28-45 | 23-33 |
| Yards/Pass | 10.4 | 5.6 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 0-0 | 3-29 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 4 |
| Rushing | 1 | 3 |
| Passing | 3 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 3-4 | 4-4 |
| Field Goals | 3-3 | 2-2 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 3-5-60% | 4-5-80% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 3-5-60% | 4-4-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Miami Dolphins
(1-0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| T. Tagovailoa | 28/45 | 466 | 3 | 1 |
Los Angeles Chargers
(0-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| J. Herbert | 23/33 | 229 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Mostert | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 1 | 12 |
| E. Ezukanma | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
| S. Ahmed | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 |
| T. Tagovailoa | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Ekeler | 16 | 117 | 7.3 | 1 | 55 |
| J. Kelley | 16 | 91 | 5.7 | 1 | 14 |
| J. Herbert | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 1 | 5 |
| K. Allen | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| G. Everett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Hill | 15 | 11 | 215 | 19.5 | 2 | 47 |
| J. Waddle | 5 | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 0 | 35 |
| D. Smythe | 7 | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 18 |
| B. Berrios | 5 | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 16 |
| R. Cracraft | 5 | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 1 | 24 |
| A. Ingold | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 19 |
| R. Mostert | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| S. Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Allen | 9 | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | 36 |
| A. Ekeler | 5 | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 35 |
| M. Williams | 5 | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 0 | 24 |
| D. Parham Jr. | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | 16 |
| G. Everett | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Q. Johnston | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 11 |
| D. Davis | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Palmer | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Kelley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| J. Jackson | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| K. Kohou | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Z. Sieler | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| J. Bethel | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| J. Phillips | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| No sacks | ||
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| J. Holland | 10 | 4 |
| D. Elliott | 8 | 5 |
| K. Kohou | 6 | 3 |
| J. Phillips | 6 | 5 |
| X. Howard | 5 | 1 |
| J. Baker | 4 | 3 |
| Z. Sieler | 3 | 1 |
| A. Van Ginkel | 3 | 2 |
| J. Bethel | 2 | 1 |
| E. Apple | 2 | 1 |
| B. Chubb | 2 | 2 |
| D. Riley | 1 | 0 |
| D. Long Jr. | 1 | 0 |
| C. Wilkins | 1 | 2 |
| E. Ogbah | 0 | 1 |
| R. Davis | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| A. Gilman | 9 | 2 |
| D. James Jr. | 6 | 0 |
| M. Davis | 5 | 1 |
| J. Woods | 4 | 0 |
| E. Kendricks | 4 | 3 |
| T. Tuipulotu | 2 | 0 |
| K. Mack | 2 | 0 |
| K. Murray Jr. | 2 | 1 |
| N. Williams | 1 | 0 |
| J. Bosa | 1 | 0 |
| A. Samuel Jr. | 1 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| K. Kohou | 1.0 |
| Z. Sieler | 1.0 |
| J. Holland | 1.0 |
| B. Chubb | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| D. James Jr. | 1.0 |
| N. Williams | 1.0 |
| T. Tuipulotu | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| T. Tagovailoa | 2 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |