MONDAY NIGHT GAME Dominant Dolphins steal 3 Brees' passes in 26-10 win

The Chargers started slowly after losing a home game to wildfires.
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- The Miami Dolphins completed a road trip like no other with a dominating performance tinged by empathy for fire-ravaged San Diego.
In a Monday night game moved to Arizona less than 24 hours before kickoff, Brian Griese played a near-perfect first half and the Dolphins intercepted three of Drew Brees' passes in a 26-10 Miami victory over the Chargers.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families in San Diego. It's really quite awful what's going on out there," Griese said.
The Dolphins (5-1) first flew Sunday to San Diego, where Qualcomm Stadium became an evacuation center and flames spread unabated through the nearby hills.
NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue decided Sunday night that the game should be moved to Sun Devil Stadium, and both teams flew in Monday.
"Our players did a fantastic job of adjusting to the time, to being in two states in two days, in two different hotels," Miami coach Dave Wannstedt said. "It was amazing they were able to keep their focus like they did."
Homes threatened
The Chargers had weathered a difficult few days. Several players and coaches had been evacuated from their homes. Business manager John Hinek's house was destroyed.
"We really wanted to win, just for the city of San Diego and for everything they're going through," Brees said. "Since we couldn't be out there on the front lines, this was the least we could do."
The Dolphins, though, were just too good, and the Chargers made too many mistakes. Brees threw interceptions on San Diego's first two possessions, and Miami took a 10-0 lead.
"You can put this loss on my shoulders," Brees said.
San Diego coach Marty Schottenheimer would not use the unusual circumstances as an excuse. He could be heard hollering at his players after the loss.
"The way we played tonight was unacceptable," Schottenheimer said.
First-half dominance
Griese, at least for one night, lived up to the heritage that his last name carries in Miami. Starting because Jay Fiedler has a sprained knee ligament, Griese completed his first six passes and was 13-of-14 for 145 yards and three scores as Miami (5-2) built a 24-3 halftime lead.
"Brian gave us spark. Brian played outstanding today. It was great to see that," Wannstedt said. "I kind of felt that he would. He had a great week of practice."
Patrick Surtain had two interceptions, setting up Miami's first touchdown with the first and stopping a San Diego scoring threat with the second. The Chargers failed to score three times from inside the Dolphins' 10.
Admission was free, and the place was rocking and rowdy. There was no official crowd count, but all 73,014 tickets were distributed. Five Arizona Cardinals players helped collect donations for the San Diego Fire Relief Fund at the stadium entrance. About $200,000 was collected, Cardinals officials said.