Lost in the immense defensive debacle against the Dolphins was the complete turnaround of the Chargers rushing attack. They rushed for an eye-popping 234 yards on a whopping 40 carries, a true jump off from their 89.6 yards they averaged in 2022. The front five had their way with Miami all throughout the game, but 234 yards on the ground isn’t nearly as valuable as 466 through the air, the number which quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw for in a historic night for the Miami offense.
In the end, they still had a chance, but Justin Herbert and the offense couldn’t muster any forward momentum on their final drive and ultimately turned it over on downs to fall 36-34 at home.