Last Updated: October 30, 2023, 02:30 IST
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.: Tua Tagovailoa threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns, Jalen Ramsey intercepted a go in his Dolphins debut, and Miami beat the New England Patriots 31-17 on Sunday.
Miami gained for the sixteenth time in its previous 18 house video games, and Tagovailoa moved to six-0 in his profession towards Patriots coach Bill Belichick. The Dolphins, 6-2 for the primary time since 2001, have a one-recreation lead over Buffalo for the AFC East lead.
Tagovailoa accomplished 30 of 45 passes and moved his league-main yardage complete to 2,416. Jaylen Waddle had seven catches for 121 yards and a landing, and Tyreek Hill had eight receptions for 112 yards and a rating, turning into the primary participant in the Super Bowl period to high 1,000 receiving yards via eight video games.
Mac Jones had one other uneven day for the Patriots (2-6), throwing for 161 yards on 19-of-29 passing with two touchdowns and one interception.
The Patriots trailed 24-10 halfway via the fourth quarter once they drove contained in the Miami 3 and scored on fourth down. Jones related with JuJu Smith-Schuster for the receiver’s first landing this season to get the Patriots inside seven.
The Dolphins responded with a ten-play, 75-yard drive, and Waddle waltzed into the top zone for a simple 31-yard rating.
Ramsey intercepted Jones on a go meant for Bourne and returned it 49 yards in the second quarter. Ramsey missed the primary seven video games of the season after having surgical procedure in July to restore a torn meniscus in his left knee.
Smith-Schuster made a tough hit on Dolphins security Brandon Jones on the Patriots’ remaining drive as Jones was making an attempt to return down with an interception. The play resulted in a short skirmish between the groups close to the Patriots’ sideline earlier than Miami ran out the clock.
The Dolphins turned the ball over twice, and the Patriots scored each occasions.
Tagovailoa was sacked on Miami’s second drive and threw an interception on the following play, which the Patriots changed into a 7-0 lead when Jones discovered Kendrick Bourne for a 24-yard landing.
Raheem Mostert fumbled at Miami’s 19 on the primary play of the third quarter with the Dolphins up 17-7. That resulted in a 38-yard subject purpose by Chad Ryland. Mostert later contributed his NFL-greatest tenth speeding landing of the season — a 1-yard rating on Miami’s subsequent offensive possession that put the Dolphins forward 24-10.
Hill, who was restricted by a hip damage this week, has made clear his purpose to surpass 2,000 receiving yards, and he’s greater than midway there at 1,014.
After his 42-yard landing reception in the primary quarter, Hill merely sat on the Dolphins’ bench. He had been flagged in Miami’s earlier two house video games for unsportsmanlike conduct for his celebrations.
BACK IN THE END ZONE
Cedrick Wilson caught Tagovailoa’s second landing go in the second quarter. It was Wilson’s first landing since earlier than Miami picked him up in free company final yr. He hadn’t scored since Week 18 of 2021 with Dallas.
SCARY HIT
Former Dolphins receiver DeVante Parker took a tough hit to his head from Dolphins security DeShon Elliott in the third quarter and left to be evaluated for a concussion. Parker appeared disoriented when he tried to get to his toes. He stumbled for a number of seconds earlier than teammates grabbed him. He was helped off the sphere and instantly dominated out with a head damage.
Elliott’s helmet appeared to make contact with Parker’s on the hit. No flag was thrown.
INJURIES
Patriots: LB Ja’Whaun Bentley (hamstring) was downgraded to out. … CB Myles Bryant was helped off the sphere with a hamstring damage. … Bourne left with a knee damage in the fourth.
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Dolphins: RG Rob Hunt injured a hamstring in the second quarter and didn’t return. … Jones remained on the bottom for some time after the hit from Smith-Schuster.
UP NEXT
Patriots: Host Washington subsequent Sunday.
Dolphins: Travel to Frankfurt, Germany, the place they’re the designated house workforce towards Kansas City subsequent Sunday.
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