The Miami Dolphins (0-3) fell to the San Diego Chargers (2-1) in San Diego Sunday.  After a pretty stagnant first half, the Dolphins were tied 3-3 with the Chargers.  Neither offense had really figured out the defenses in the first half and the Chargers were the first to find the end-zone, when quarterback Phillip Rivers ran it in from the 5-yard line for a touchdown with 2 minutes left in the third quarter.

The Dolphins running game was very effective, as Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams combined for 130 yards and Williams had a touchdown.  The Wildcat worked again, as they ran it seven times for 42 yards (6.0 avg).  The Dolphins defense held the Chargers to only 69 rushing yards, but gave up 303 yards through the air.  The Dolphins passing game was pathetic, but starting quarterback Chad Pennington left the game early in the second half after taking a hard hit from Chargers’ linebacker Kevin Burnett.  It was seemingly a shoulder injury, an area Pennington has battled injuries with all of his career.

Pennington went 8/12 with no touchdowns or interceptions, for 54 yards before leaving and being replaced by Chad Henne.  Henne went 10/19 and 92 yards, but had a costly turnover when he was picked by Chargers Eric Weddle who returned it 31 yards for a touchdown.  The Dolphins defense did a good job at slowing down the Chargers dangerous offense, but they did not do enough in the fourth quarter as the Chargers scored 13 in the final quarter.  The Dolphins look like they may have a problem at quarterback with Pennington hurt, but there is no word on how serious the injury is yet.  They look to bounce back at home against the Buffalo Bills (1-2) next week.