Watch: Chargers S gets clutch pick 5 days after he was cut by Dolphins

To add salt in the wound, the clutch pick helped an AFC contender get a little further in front of the Dolphins.

Marcus Maye played 11 games with the Miami Dolphins and started three, but didn’t record any interceptions. He didn’t take long to make an impact with the Los Angeles Chargers.

Just a few days after he was claimed by the Chargers off waivers, and five days after he was cut loose by the Dolphins, Maye came up with a clutch fourth quarter interception in the end zone against the Atlanta Falcons to preserve a 17-13 lead for Los Angeles.

Maye, 31, signed a one-year deal with the Dolphins in June to be the primary backup behind starters JevĂłn Holland and Jordan Poyer. But with sixth-round rookie Patrick McMorris returning from injured reserve, the Dolphins waived the veteran Tuesday — presumably with the hope that he could be retained on the practice squad. Instead, he was scooped up by the Chargers.

Even worse for the Dolphins, his Week 13 interception contributed to the Chargers improving to 8-4 on the year. Los Angeles is one of four teams — along with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, or Denver Broncos — Miami can potentially track down if it hopes to keep its playoff hopes alive.

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