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The Dolphins started 1-3. They are now 6-3 – their best start since 2001 – after winning their fifth straight game, the last three of those thrown by rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.
Tagovailoa again got plenty of help from his friends as the Dolphins beat the Chargers 29-21.
In a meeting of rookies selected fifth and sixth overall, Tagovailoa finished 15 of 25 for 169 yards and two touchdowns. He threw scoring 3 yards to Jakeem Grant and 2 yards to Durham Smythe going undefeated as a starting quarterback.
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert was 20 of 32 for 187 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.
It was another loss of one score for Herbert and the Chargers, but it never felt like the Dolphins were going to lose. Miami led 14-0 in the first quarter, 17-7 at halftime and 29-14 at the end of the fourth quarter before Keenan Allen grabbed a 13-yard score with 1:57 left. The Dolphins recovered the kick in play.
The Dolphins held the Chargers to 273 yards. The Dolphins special teams blocked a punt to set up a 1-yard touchdown, returned a 20-yard punt and got the field goals from Jason Sanders 50, 35 and 49 yards, though his goal scoring streak ends at 22 with a 47 -yard miss.
Emmanuel Ogbah and Nic Needham had sacks for Miami and Xavien Howard made an interception.
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