Melvin Gordon leaves with knee injury; fantasy prospects dimming

San Diego still ranks last in rushing (84.0 yards per game) even after gaining a season-high 140 against the Dolphins.

Which brings us back to Qualcomm Stadium on Sunday, and the Chargers’ 30-14 win over the Miami Dolphins.

“I don’t fault the effort”, interim coach Dan Campbell said Monday.

“We feel cheated on”, Turner said of the potential move. “That’s what makes it fun, and that’s what you crave”. “I mean, that’s why. There’s nothing fun about the taste of crap in your mouth, and that’s what we’ve had”. The Dolphins took the money and allowed the Chargers to put up a very good game. Veteran Donald Brown had 90 on 12 carries and Melvin Gordon added 41 on 15 attempts in what proved to be the final game of his disappointing rookie season.

Mediocrity, the Miami Dolphins’ hallmark in recent years, suddenly seems beyond their reach.

Every week, Campbell, who is now 4-6 as head coach, has looked more and more dejected.

-DT Ndamukong Suh had a decent day with four tackles and half sack, but he was upset in how the defense played.

The Rams played what might be their final game in St. Louis on Thursday.

Injuries were of concern for the Chargers in this one despite the favorable outcome.

The Dolphins managed only 231 yards against the Chargers and only 44 rushing.

“And whether they get to go this year or not, I just think they’re hell-bent on leaving”, said Dale Hardy, a 59-year-old San Diego native and longtime season-ticket holder. “Physically, we were ready, but the focus was not there. The focusing on the details, the discipline to the details, that’s what lacked”. But physically us showing up and trying to finish plays was there. It wasn’t always flawless, but they did fight. With two games ahead of what is sure to be an adventurous offseason, San Diego is 3-5 at home, 1-5 on the road and winless against intradivisional opponents with a 0-4 mark.

Receiver Amari Cooper became the first Oakland receiver since Randy Moss to eclipse 1,000 yards in their rookie season. So if that’s who we got, that’s what we got. Miami’s defensive coaches were having a hard time keeping up with the pace, and different packages, the Chargers were throwing at them.

-LB Koa Misi (back) left the San Diego game in the third quarter and didn’t return. “Certainly, you want to win those games, but that would be one positive to take from it”.

The bar, with satellite TVs all over the walls, fills up with a hodgepodge of fans when East Coast teams play in the morning. “All I have to do is go out and do what I do”. “It certainly wasn’t flawless, but he was around the ball”.