One of the league’s best defenses

Miami’s success that they’ve been having this season attributes a lot to their defense. The Dolphins are allowing only 20.4 points per game, and they’ve been stingy with the football, forcing 14 takeaways. Along with that, the defensive unit has scored three non-offensive touchdowns in the last two games. They have done this by disguising their coverages and the way they blitz, making life difficult on opposing quarterbacks.

Checking in on the rookie

If the Dolphins wouldn’t have taken quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, there’s a chance that he could have been selected one spot after by the Chargers. Tagovailoa wasn’t thrown into the action until Week 8 after sitting behind Ryan Fitzpatrick. But since taking over, he is 2-0. While the wins have primarily been dictated by their defensive dominance, Tagovailoa has still shown some promise under center, including a performance where he threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns against the Cardinals last Sunday.

Offense isn’t much of a threat

The Dolphins are a team that the Chargers should worry about because what they can do on defense. But on offense, it doesn’t necessary apply. Even though they’re 10th in points per game (27.8) due to the position the defense has put them in, Miami is 28th in offensive yards per game (322.9), including 97.1 rushing yards per game. The Dolphins rank 26th in the NFL when it comes to converting third downs (38.9 percent). The team’s running back and wide receiver corps isn’t as imposing and they will be without Preston Williams, who was placed on the injured reserve.