OPENING LINE -- Chargers by 9
RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Miami 1-2;
San Diego 0-3
SERIES RECORD -- Dolphins lead 14-13
LAST MEETING -- Chargers beat Dolphins 23-13, Sept. 27, 2009
LAST WEEK -- Dolphins lost to Browns 17-16; Chargers beat Chiefs 20-17
DOLPHINS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (12), RUSH (7), PASS (14T)
DOLPHINS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (30), RUSH (16), PASS (30)
CHARGERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (4), RUSH (16), PASS (6)
CHARGERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (8), RUSH (19), PASS (9)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Dolphins RB
Reggie Bush visits hometown for first time as pro. He was a teammate of
Alex Smith at Helix High in suburban La Mesa before going to Southern California. ... Dolphins second straight winless team to visit Chargers. Last week, Bolts beat Kansas City to drop Chiefs to 0-3. ... Before '09 loss to Bolts, Dolphins won seven straight vs. San Diego dating to 1995. ... Bolts expected to be without TE
Antonio Gates, who has lingering plantar fasciitis in right foot. ... San Diego SS
Bob Sanders went on season-ending IR with knee injury. ... After throwing career-high 416 yards vs. Patriots, Dolphins QB
Chad Henne dipped to 170 vs. Texans before rebounding with 255 at Cleveland. ... Chargers QB
Philip Rivers has six interceptions and one lost fumble. ... Dolphins playing middle game of three-game road trip. ... Bolts won't be home again for five weeks. After Sunday, they play at Denver, have bye, then at
New York Jets and Kansas City.
