Wk 16 · 2026
Los Angeles Chargers at Miami Dolphins — Sun, Dec 27
Sun, Dec 27 ·
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
· FOX
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 121 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
AFC West · no games yet
at
1:00pET
LAC -7 · total 45.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential LAC by 7.6
AFC East · no games yet
What is at stake
An AFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 AFC playoff places. Division standings.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Chargers form
No completed games on record.
Dolphins form
No completed games on record.
Chargers this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Dolphins this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 7
| Opponent | Chargers | Dolphins |
|---|---|---|
| Raiders AFC | vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview | at Wk 1 · scheduled preview |
| Bills AFC | at Wk 3 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Broncos AFC | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Chiefs AFC | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 3 · scheduled preview |
| Jets AFC | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Patriots AFC | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| 49ers NFC | vs Wk 15 · scheduled preview | at Wk 2 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Dolphins leads 7–6 · Chargers won the last one
13 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
0.2 points toward Dolphins
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-12 | Chargers 29 — 27 Dolphins | at MIA | Chargers |
| 2023 | 2023-09-10 | Dolphins 36 — 34 Chargers | at LAC | Dolphins |
| 2022 | 2022-12-11 | Dolphins 17 — 23 Chargers | at LAC | Chargers |
| 2020 | 2020-11-15 | Chargers 21 — 29 Dolphins | at MIA | Dolphins |
| 2019 | 2019-09-29 | Chargers 30 — 10 Dolphins | at MIA | Chargers |
| 2017 | 2017-09-17 | Dolphins 19 — 17 Chargers | at LAC | Dolphins |
| 2016 | 2016-11-13 | Dolphins 31 — 24 Chargers | at LAC | Dolphins |
| 2015 | 2015-12-20 | Dolphins 14 — 30 Chargers | at LAC | Chargers |
| 2014 | 2014-11-02 | Chargers 0 — 37 Dolphins | at MIA | Dolphins |
| 2013 | 2013-11-17 | Chargers 16 — 20 Dolphins | at MIA | Dolphins |
| 2011 | 2011-10-02 | Dolphins 16 — 26 Chargers | at LAC | Chargers |
| 2009 | 2009-09-27 | Dolphins 13 — 23 Chargers | at LAC | Chargers |
| 2008 | 2008-10-05 | Chargers 10 — 17 Dolphins | at MIA | Dolphins |
Chargers leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Justin Herbert QB #10 | 340/512, 3727 YDS, 26 TD, 13 INT |
| Trey Lance QB #5 | 27/57, 226 YDS, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Kimani Vidal RB #28 | 155 CAR, 643 YDS, 3 TD |
| Omarion Hampton RB #8 | 124 CAR, 545 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Justin Herbert QB #10 | 83 CAR, 498 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Ladd McConkey WR #15 | 66 REC, 789 YDS, 6 TD |
| Keenan Allen WR #10 | 81 REC, 777 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Quentin Johnston WR #1 | 51 REC, 735 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Oronde Gadsden TE #86 | 49 REC, 664 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Daiyan Henley LB #0 | 103 |
| Derwin James Jr. S #3 | 94 | |
| Troy Dye LB #43 | 58 | |
| Sacks | Tuli Tuipulotu LB #45 | 13 |
| Odafe Oweh LB #98 | 7.5 | |
| Justin Eboigbe DT #92 | 6 | |
| Interceptions | Tony Jefferson S #23 | 4 |
| Donte Jackson CB #26 | 4 | |
| Derwin James Jr. S #3 | 3 |
Dolphins leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Tua Tagovailoa QB #1 | 260/384, 2660 YDS, 20 TD, 15 INT |
| Quinn Ewers QB #14 | 55/83, 622 YDS, 3 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | De'Von Achane RB #28 | 238 CAR, 1350 YDS, 8 TD |
| Jaylen Wright RB #5 | 70 CAR, 288 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Ollie Gordon II RB #0 | 70 CAR, 199 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Jaylen Waddle WR #17 | 64 REC, 910 YDS, 6 TD |
| De'Von Achane RB #28 | 67 REC, 488 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Greg Dulcich TE #85 | 26 REC, 335 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Malik Washington WR #6 | 46 REC, 317 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jordyn Brooks LB #20 | 183 |
| Tyrel Dodson LB #25 | 129 | |
| Minkah Fitzpatrick S #29 | 82 | |
| Sacks | Bradley Chubb LB #9 | 8.5 |
| Zach Sieler DT #92 | 5.5 | |
| Tyrel Dodson LB #25 | 5 | |
| Interceptions | Rasul Douglas CB #31 | 2 |
| Ashtyn Davis S #29 | 1 | |
| Minkah Fitzpatrick S #29 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.