MVP
Miller was a man possessed Sunday and could not be stopped by any variety of blockers. He was as quick in his last play as his first and laid some big hits on Rivers on his way to an impressive stat line.
“Yeah. I thought he was exceptional. He practiced really good this week and I told him the other day. I said, ‘Von, in my opinion when your practice is hot it tends to come over to Sunday,’” Kubiak said of his best pass-rusher. “It’s hard as a player 16 weeks in a row to be perfect at practice but I think he amped it up a little bit, was really good at practice this week and took it to the field.”
When the game was over he had two sacks, four quarterback hits, four tackles (two for a loss), one pass defended and of course, his forced fumble and recovery to start the second half. On the Chargers opening drive of the second half, running back Melvin Gordon was surrounded by defenders and Miller, much like he did versus the Oakland Raiders, simply got his hands on the football and pried it away from his opponent. It stop any progress in an attempt at a comeback for the Chargers.
Honorable mention: David Bruton Jr. got his third start of the season filling in for Ward and he did not disappoint. He led the team with 12 combined tackles and was around the ball all day. Part of his duties was to cover Antonio Gates and he did an admirable job. Gates caught six passes but for just 50 yards.
