Henne Injured as Dolphins Drop to San Diego, 16-26

Chad Henne left the game in the first quarter and Matt Moore threw a late interception to kill the Dolphins' final chance -- and now Miami is a very, very ugly 0-4

Perhaps the Dolphins should just refuse another trip to San Diego.

Two years after Chad Pennington's shoulder was pulverized in a game at Qualcomm Stadium, Chad Henne suffered a left shoulder injury and never returned to the field as Miami fell Sunday to the Chargers, 16-26.

A Matt Moore interception sealed the Fins' fate in the final minutes, and now Miami is a very ugly 0-4.

Henne hurt his non-throwing shoulder at the end of a 1-yard run on a broken play on the Dolphins' second possession.

He went to hand off to Lex Hilliard, who wasn't ready for the ball. Henne was hit by Shaun Phillips and stayed on the ground for a few minutes. He walked off the field, then went into the locker room. When he came back out to the sideline, it was clear he wasn't going back in.

Although Moore led the Dolphins to the game's first TD, Phillip Rivers' passing eventually overpowered the Dolphins.

Rivers threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Vincent Jackson to tie the game at 7 late in the first quarter. Ryan Mathews' 42-yard gain on a screen pass set up Tolbert's 1-yard leap over the pile for a 20-10 lead for the Chargers (3-1) early in the third quarter.

The Chargers managed to score two touchdowns. They got four field goals from Nick Novak, from 27, 48, 23 and 38 yards. Rivers took a knee three times inside the Dolphins' 20-yard line to end the game.

Henne and Moore were each intercepted once.

Once in, Moore completed a 31-yard pass to Charles Clay. Hilliard capped the drive with a 4-yard TD run, but it was overturned after replay, with the officials saying his knee was down inside the 1-yard line. Hilliard then dove over the pile to give the Dolphins a 7-0 lead.

Rivers needed three plays to tie it. After consecutive first downs, he lobbed the 55-yarder to Jackson, who dived to make the catch, then got up before a Dolphins defender could touch him, and scooted into the end zone.

Reggie Bush, playing as a pro in his hometown for the first time, ran 13 times for 50 yards and caught two passes for 15 yards.

Miami's Dan Carpenter kicked field goals of 41, 37 and 51 yards.

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