The Chargers won’t be at their best when they face the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium. But that doesn’t absolve their many backups, fill-ins and others who will be elevated into starting positions or enhanced roles to replace their many injured starters .

No illegal formations.

No holding penalties.

No jumping offside.

No false starts.

No late substitutions.

No misaligned formations.

The Chargers’ players and coaches demanded better this week, which would be a radical departure from two recent games. The Chargers were penalized 14 times during a 21-18 loss Sept. 28 to the New York Giants and 10 times in a 27-10 loss Oct. 5 to the Washington Commanders .

Mistakes happen. Football is an imperfect game played in an imperfect world.

The way things went in the pas

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