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          Tyreek Hill carries Dolphins' offense with two spectacular TDs

          • Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNDec 12, 2022, 03:49 AM
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              Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for enterprise writing in 2018.

          INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Despite its struggles throughout most of Sunday night against the Los Angeles Chargers, the Miami Dolphins' offense is too explosive to count out.

          Midway through the third quarter, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa found wide receiver Tyreek Hill in one-on-one coverage for a 60-yard touchdown. It marked Tagovailoa's first completion of a pass thrown at least 15 yards downfield in the game. He was 0-for-7 on such passes to start the night.

          Hill was designated as questionable to return with an ankle injury to start the second half.

          Hill had sparked Miami's offense in the second quarter when he recovered a fumble and returned it 57 yards for the team's first touchdown. Dolphins running back Jeff Wilson Jr. fumbled after a 6-yard gain, and left tackle Terron Armstead appeared to bat the ball out of the scrum and directly to the waiting Hill, who ran untouched into the end zone. The Dolphins had mustered just 13 total yards prior to that point.

          The Chargers had taken a 10-0 lead on a nice grab by Mike Williams, who played only six snaps over the past five games as he nursed a right high ankle sprain. If there were any lingering effects from the injury, they certainly haven't been visible against the Dolphins.

          Williams scored the first touchdown of the game when quarterback Justin Herbert rolled to his right and spotted the receiver in the back of the end zone. Herbert threw a dart to the 6-foot-4 Williams, who jumped to make the catch, then made sure to get both toes down before his momentum carried him out of the back of the end zone.

          Austin Ekeler made it 17-7 with a 1-yard TD run just before halftime.

          Los Angeles Chargers reporter Lindsey Thiry contributed to this report.