Chargers vs Dolphins Match Player Stats | Week 6 Sunday 2025

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Todays Matchup Details

Week 6 Los Angeles Chargers at Miami Dolphins
Todays Game is on Sunday, October 12th
12/10/25 13:00:00 PM EST Kickoff

Positives for the Los Angeles Chargers Game Today

In this week’s contest, De’Von Achane is expected by the model to place in the 76th percentile among RBs with 13.5 rush attempts.

After comprising 46.4% of his team’s rushing play calls last season, De’Von Achane has been more involved in the run game this season, now comprising 63.2%.

Based on their underlying play style and matchup dynamics, the model projects the Chargers to pass on 59.3% of their opportunities: the 6th-greatest frequency among all teams this week.

The Los Angeles Chargers have called the 10th-most plays in the NFL this year, totaling a colossal 59.0 plays per game.

In this game, Quentin Johnston is anticipated by our trusted projection set to place in the 84th percentile when it comes to wide receivers with 7.7 targets.

After accruing 70.0 air yards per game last season, Quentin Johnston has undergone big improvement this season, now averaging 96.0 per game.

Quentin Johnston’s 59.5 WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—an advanced stat that calculates high-value offensive usage) has been substantially higher this year than it was last year at 52.2.

Our trusted projections expect the Miami Dolphins as the 3rd-most pass-centric team on the slate this week with a 62.4% pass rate, accounting for their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics.

The leading projections forecast Darren Waller to accrue 5.6 targets this week, on balance, ranking him in the 87th percentile among TEs.

Darren Waller grades out in the 100th percentile when it comes to tight ends this year with an impressive 27.1% of his offense’s air yards accumulated.

Darren Waller checks in as one of the most sure-handed receivers in the NFL among tight ends, completing an impressive 91.0% of balls thrown his way (adjusted for context) this year, checking in at the 96th percentile.

In totaling a whopping 37.0 pass attempts per game this year, Justin Herbert ranks among the top quarterbacks in football (92nd percentile) by this metric.

With a fantastic tally of 241.0 adjusted passing yards per game (87th percentile), Justin Herbert rates as one of the top QBs in the NFL this year.

Opposing QBs have completed passes at the 3rd-highest clip in football against the Miami Dolphins defense this year (79.1% Adjusted Completion%).

The predictive model expects Jaylen Waddle to notch 8.4 targets in this contest, on average, putting him in the 92nd percentile among WRs.

Jaylen Waddle has accumulated quite a few more air yards this season (67.0 per game) than he did last season (56.0 per game).

Jaylen Waddle’s 52.2 WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—an advanced statistic that measures high-value offensive volume) has been quite a bit better this year than it was last year at 43.8.

The model projects Tua Tagovailoa to attempt 35.7 passes in this week’s contest, on average: the 8th-most out of all quarterbacks.

Negatives with the Miami Dolphins Game Today

At a -4.5-point disadvantage, the Dolphins are underdogs in this week’s contest, implying more of a focus on moving the ball through the air than their usual game plan.

Our trusted projections expect the Miami Dolphins as the 3rd-least run-centric team among all teams this week with a 37.6% run rate, based on their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics.

Given their underlying strategic approach and game dynamics, the Miami Dolphins are predicted by the predictive model to call just 60.8 offensive plays in this game: the fewest on the slate this week.

The 4th-smallest volume of plays in football have been called by the Miami Dolphins this year (only 49.8 per game on average).

De’Von Achane’s 38.0 adjusted yards per game on the ground this season represents a meaningful decline in his running ability over last season’s 50.0 rate.

With a 4.5-point advantage, the Chargers are favored in this week’s contest, implying more of an emphasis on rushing than their standard approach.

The model projects this game to see the lowest volume of plays run on the slate this week at 123.8 plays, based on the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.

Opposing QBs have averaged 28.8 pass attempts per game versus the Dolphins defense this year: 6th-fewest in the NFL.

In regards to pocket protection (and the impact it has on all pass attack metrics), the offensive line of the Los Angeles Chargers profiles as the 9th-worst in football this year.

Quentin Johnston’s talent in generating extra yardage have worsened this year, averaging a measly 0.00 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) compared to a 5.51 mark last year.

Opposing teams have averaged 31.2 pass attempts per game vs. the Los Angeles Chargers defense this year: 9th-fewest in football.

When talking about protecting the passer (and the effect it has on all passing attack metrics), the O-line of the Miami Dolphins profiles as the worst in the NFL this year.

The Chargers defense has yielded the 3rd-fewest adjusted receiving yards per game in the NFL (just 28.0) vs. tight ends this year.

Jaylen Waddle’s talent in generating extra yardage have worsened this season, notching a mere 0.00 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) vs a 3.88 mark last season.

Tua Tagovailoa’s 171.0 adjusted passing yards per game this season illustrates a substantial decline in his passing proficiency over last season’s 268.0 mark.

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