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NFL Research: Dolphins at Chargers

Heading into Sunday's matchup between the Miami Dolphins and San Diego Chargers, NFL Research gets you caught up with some key game facts for each team.

Game facts: Miami Dolphins

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Next Gen Stat:  Ryan Tannehill had the lowest total intended air yards in Week 9 (166 total intended air yards).

Jay train cruisin':  Jay Ajayi has 529 rush yards over his last three games. That's the most rush yards over a three-game span since Adrian Peterson had 576 in Weeks 13-15, 2012.

Special teams on point:  Miami is the only team this season to score TDs on both a kickoff and punt return.

Two different teams:  At home, the Dolphins have a 4-1 record and average 26.4 points per game. On the road, Miami has an 0-3 record and scores 13.7 PPG.

Been a while:  The Dolphins haven't played a road game since September 29.

Area of concern:  The Dolphins allow 136.1 rush yards per game (30th in NFL) and 4.6 yards per carry (26th in NFL).

Game facts: San Diego Chargers 

Next Gen Stat:  RB Melvin Gordon reached the highest maximum speed of any ball carrier in the NFL in Week 9 (21.95 MPH).

Workhorse RB:  Gordon has accounted for 79.1 percent of his team's rushing attempts and 80.0 percent of his team's rushing yards (both are most in NFL).

Potent offense:  The Chargers are averaging 29.8 points per game this season (3rd-most in NFL). That's San Diego's highest average scoring total since 2006, when the team went 14-2.

Improved run defense:  San Diego has allowed fewer than 100 rush yards in eight games so far this season. The Chargers accomplished that feat just three times last season.

Heavily tested secondary:  The Chargers have defended against 376 pass attempts this season (2nd-most in NFL behind the Falcons).

Secondary still holding up:  The Chargers rank 16th in pass completion percentage allowed (62.8), T-14th in pass yards allowed per attempt (7.0) and 9th in opponent passer rating (83.9).

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