SAN DIEGO -- A look at where the San Diego Chargers rank in the AFC West, along with this week’s opponent the Miami Dolphins, in our weekly stat check:

POINTS SCORED

Chargers: tied-9th (25.6)

Broncos: 1st (32.0)

Chiefs: 11th (25.1)

Raiders: 31st (15.0)

Dolphins: 12th (24.9)

Quick-hit thought: The Chargers have scored most of their points (75) in the second quarter this season.

POINTS AGAINST

Chargers: 4th (18.6)

Broncos: 6th (20.6)

Chiefs: 3rd (18.3)

Raiders: 24th (25.9)

Dolphins: 11th (21.6)

Quick-hit thought: Miami has allowed just 17 points a contest defensively in the past four games.

THIRD-DOWN OFFENSE

Chargers: 2nd (57-of-113, 50.4 percent)

Broncos: 5th (43-of-92, 46.7 percent)

Chiefs: 3rd (47-of-93, 50.5 percent)

Raiders: 24th (34-of-92, 37.0 percent)

Dolphins: 22nd (34-of-88, 38.6 percent)

Quick-hit thought: Antonio Gates has 12 catches converted for first downs on third down this year, tied for fourth in the NFL.

THIRD-DOWN DEFENSE

Chargers: 30th (48-of-101, 47.5 percent)

Broncos: 10th (37-of-99, 37.4 percent)

Chiefs: 3rd (28-of-85, 32.9 percent)

Raiders: 32nd (47-of-97, 48.5 percent)

Dolphins: 15th (44-of-106, 41.5 percent)

Quick-hit thought: San Diego allowed the Broncos to convert 62 percent (8-of-13) of their third-down opportunities last week. Not good.

TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL

Chargers: tied-6th (plus-4, 9 takeaways, 5 giveaways)

Broncos: tied-6th (plus-4, 8 takeaways, 4 giveaways)

Chiefs: tied-22nd (minus-2, 5 takeaways, 7 giveaways)

Raiders: tied-28th (minus-7, 6 takeaways, 13 giveaways)

Dolphins: 12 (plus-2, 14 takeaways, 12 giveaways)

Quick-hit thought: San Diego has not lost a fumble this season. The Chargers have fumbled seven times and recovered all of them, making San Diego the only team without a lost fumble.

RED ZONE OFFENSE (based on TD percentage)

Chargers: 11th (17-of-28, 60.7 percent)

Broncos: 1st (19-of-23, 82.6 percent)

Chiefs: 4th (16-of-23, 69.6 percent)

Raiders: 3rd (8-of-11, 72.7 percent)

Dolphins: tied-23rd (16-of-32, 50.0)

Quick-hit thought: The Chargers finished 3-of-3 inside the 20-yard line against the Broncos last week.

RED ZONE DEFENSE (based on TD percentage)

Chargers: 32nd (15-of-19, 78.9 percent)

Broncos: 17th (13-of-23, 56.5 percent)

Chiefs: tied-4th (10-of-20, 50.0 percent)

Raiders: 7th (16-of-31, 51.6 percent)

Dolphins: 18th (12-of-21, 57.1 percent)

Quick-hit thought: San Diego’s defense allowed the Broncos to score touchdowns all four times they were in the red zone last week, so the troubling trend continues.

TIME OF POSSESSION (OFFENSE)

Chargers: 7th (32:12)

Broncos: 18th (30:18)

Chiefs: 6th (32:27)

Raiders: 32nd (26:25)

Dolphins 22nd (29:31)

Quick-hit thought: Chargers need to get back to controlling game tempo like they did last season, when they led the league in time of possession.