2026 · Week 16

Scheduled

Chargers

Los Angeles

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Hard Rock Stadium · outdoors · grass

Closing spread

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Total

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Model margin

+1.4est.

MIA perspective

Push chance

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Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Chargersedge mapDolphins
  • -0.209EPA / play-0.049
  • 36.9%Success rate39.8%
  • -0.191EPA / dropback-0.005
  • -0.235EPA / rush-0.107
  • 6.6%Explosive rate8.5%
  • -5.83CPOE-6.93
  • 33.8%Third-down rate40.9%
  • 59.2%Red-zone TD rate58.0%
  • 1.22Points / drive1.79
  • 3.5%Turnover rate2.3%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

MIA lead 12–6 since 1999

Meetings average 40.4 points. MIA are 12-6 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W6LAC @ MIA29–27CHARGERS
2023 · W1MIA @ LAC36–34MIA
2022 · W14MIA @ LAC17–23CHARGERS
2020 · W10LAC @ MIA21–29MIA
2019 · W4LAC @ MIA30–10CHARGERS
2017 · W2MIA @ LAC19–17MIA
2016 · W10MIA @ SD31–24MIA
2015 · W15MIA @ SD14–30CHARGERS

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.62
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.24
  • Expected margin+1.36