tua tagovailoa Mildred expressed concern this week that he doesn’t want the Miami Dolphins’ bye to disrupt the momentum they’ve built during their recent winning streak.
Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans featured some sub-weekend warfare, especially with the opening throws and drops. But Tagovailoa and the offense figured things out — quickly enough, in fact, that Tagovailoa called it a day before the third quarter ended.
Tagovailoa threw for 299 yards and miami dolphins led by 30 points before earning their fifth consecutive win, a 30–15 victory over the bottom-ranked Texans.
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Tyreek Hill #10 of the Miami Dolphins runs the ball during the first quarter of a game against the Houston Texans at Hard Rock Stadium on November 27, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida.
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Tagovailoa said, “We could have finished a lot of drives better … but it’s always tough when your team is hot and then you go into the bye week.” “You try to come back in a week like this with whatever momentum you guys were feeling.”
Tagovailoa had his fourth straight game without an interception, Jalen Waddle and Tyreek Hill each had 85 yards receiving and three takeaways in a game the Dolphins defense held to a 30-point blowout at halftime.
Tagovailoa completed 22 of 36 passes with a TD. He now has 11 touchdowns since returning from a concussion in Week 7. Skylar Thompson was 1 for 5 for 6 yards for the Dolphins (8-3).
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Houston (1-9-1) Gained just 32 yards through his first 25 plays with Kyle Allen starting at quarterback in place of the benched Davis Mills. The Texans finished with 210 yards of total offense, most of which came in the second half when they scored 15 straight points.
The Texans also sacked Tagovailoa four times, all while Miami veteran Terron Armstead left late in the second quarter with a pectoral injury. Armstead signed a $75 million, five-year free agent deal before this season to anchor Miami’s line.
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel did not have an injury update on Armstead, who has been dealing with a toe problem throughout the season. But McDaniel took the blame for a lapse in pass protection after Armstead’s exit, saying he got too aggressive in his play calling in the third quarter.
McDaniel said, “It was something I told the team after the game that I would learn from because it wasn’t fair to them.” “When you have some lineup changes, you can’t put them in the position they were put in. I don’t think it was a fair representation of the group in general.”
Houston running back Dare Ogunbowale got a 3-yard rushing TD in the third quarter for the Texans’ first score, and Jordan Akins had a 25-yard TD catch in the fourth quarter.
Kyle Allen #3 of the Houston Texans scrambles during the first quarter in the game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on November 27, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida.
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Houston coach Lovie Smith said, “In games like today when you’re 30 to zero at the half, you have to look for positives.” “In the second half, we could have gone two different ways. I like the way we responded.”
Miami scored on six of its first seven possessions, and its receivers were wide open in the Houston secondary. Five Dolphins players accumulated 20 receiving yards. Waddle took 10 and Hill took nine catches.
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In the first quarter, Waddle broke Miami’s franchise record for most receiving yards (1,926) in the first two seasons of a career. jarvis landry, now with new OrleansYou have adopted the mark first.
Allen was 26-of-39 passing with 215 yards and two interceptions.
Standout rookie running back Damian Pierce was held to 8 yards on five carries for Houston, a week after he had just 8 in a loss to the Commanders.
Waddle had a 22-yard catch on the opening drive to set up Miami’s first score – a 45-yard Jason Sanders field goal – and Tagovailoa found Durham Smythe in the end zone later in the quarter to give Miami a 10–0 lead. Gave it ,
Miami added four scores in the second quarter, including two off turnovers.
Xavien Howard #25 of the Miami Dolphins scores a touchdown after recovering a fumble during the first half at Hard Rock Stadium on November 27, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida.
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Linebacker Andrew Van Zinkel intercepted Allen deep in Texans territory and returned the ball to the 3-yard line. Running back Jeff Wilson punches it in. In the second quarter, cornerback Javion Howard returned a fumble that was forced by safety Eric Roe for a touchdown.