Chargers vs. Dolphins Key Players to Watch | Week 1

Austin Ekeler and the Los Angeles Chargers will host Tyreek Hill and the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET, in a matchup between a pair of the top offensive players in the NFL last season as the primary players to watch.

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Chargers vs. Dolphins Game Info

• Game Date: Sunday, September 10, 2023
• Time: 4:25 PM ET
• Venue: SoFi Stadium
• Location: Inglewood, California
• TV: CBS

Top Chargers Players

• Justin Herbert collected 4,739 passing yards (278.8 per game) with a 68.2% completion percentage last year, while throwing for 25 touchdowns with 10 interceptions.
• A season ago Ekeler picked up 915 rushing yards (53.8 per game) and scored 13 touchdowns. He tacked on 107 catches for 722 yards and five receiving touchdowns.
• Joshua Kelley totaled 287 rushing yards on 69 carries, with two touchdowns on the ground, last year.
• Last season Mike Williams was targeted 93 times and amassed 63 catches for 895 yards and four touchdowns.
• Josh Palmer’s stat line last year revealed 72 grabs for 769 yards and three touchdowns. He put up 48.1 yards per game.
• Keenan Allen caught 66 passes on 89 targets for 752 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 75.2 yards per game.
• Last season, Khalil Mack put up eight sacks, 12 TFL and 50 tackles.
• Eric Kendricks totaled 137 tackles, eight TFL, and one sack over his last campaign.
• Last season, Asante Samuel Jr. grabbed two interceptions and added 57 tackles, one TFL, and 11 passes defended.

Top Dolphins Players

• Tua Tagovailoa recorded 3,548 passing yards (272.9 per game) with a 64.8% completion percentage last year (259-for-400), throwing for 25 touchdowns with eight interceptions.
• Raheem Mostert ran for a team-best 891 yards on 181 attempts and three touchdowns a season ago.
• Last year Braxton Berrios rushed for 91 yards on nine carries (5.4 yards per game), with two rushing touchdowns.
• Hill hauled in 119 passes for 1,710 yards last year and scored seven touchdowns. He was targeted 170 times, and averaged 100.6 yards per game.
• Jaylen Waddle’s stat line last year was 75 grabs for 1,356 yards and eight touchdowns. He averaged 79.8 receiving yards per game.
• Bradley Chubb put together an impressive stat line of eight sacks, five TFL and 39 tackles.
• Jerome Baker’s 2022 campaign saw him total 100 tackles, six TFL, and four sacks.
• Last season Jevon Holland reeled in two interceptions and added 93 tackles, one TFL, 1.5 sacks, and seven passes defended.

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Chargers Fantasy Stats

• Herbert finished 11th overall among all players and 11th among all QBs in 2022 with 279.3 fantasy points (16.4 per game).
• Ekeler’s 265.7 total fantasy points a season ago (an average of 15.6 per game), were good enough to rank him 16th overall and fourth among RBs.
• Last year, Williams finished 102nd overall and 31st among WRs with 113.5 fantasy points (averaging 8.7 per game).
• Allen was the 118th-ranked fantasy player — and the 40th-ranked WR — in 2022 with 98 fantasy points. He averaged 9.8 fantasy points per game.

Dolphins Fantasy Stats

• Tagovailoa’s productive 2022 fantasy season gave him the No. 22 spot overall and the No. 14 spot among QBs. He scored 231 fantasy points on the year (17.8 per game).
• Last year, Hill finished as the 25th-ranked fantasy player overall and the third-ranked WR. He totaled 222.2 fantasy points, averaging 13.1 per game.
• Waddle was the seventh-best WR and the 39th-best fantasy player overall with 184.2 fantasy points last season, averaging 10.8 per game.
• Mostert’s 2022 campaign saw him finish as the No. 74 fantasy player and the No. 26 RB with 137.3 fantasy points (averaging 8.6 per game).