MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Tua Tagovailoa had help from a less-heralded rookie while Justin Herbert struggled against a blitz-happy defense.The surprising Miami Dolphins earned their fifth consecutive victory, beating the Los Angeles Chargers 29-21 Sunday.
Salvon Ahmed, making his first career start, ran for 85 yards on 21 carries and scored a 1-yard touchdown on Miami’s first play.
The undrafted Ahmed filled in with two other running backs injured and sparked a ground game ranked fourth worst in the league.Herbert threw a costly interception and was outplayed in the matchup of high draft picks by Tagovailoa, who passed for 169 yards with two scores and improved to 3-0 since taking over for Ryan Fitzpatrick.