<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-news-tyreek-hill-reveals-what-he-needs-with-tua-tagovailoa-after-brutal-drops');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill reveals what he ‘needs’ with Tua Tagovailoa after brutal drops');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tyreek-Hill-reveals-what-he-needs-with-Tua-Tagovailoa-after-brutal-drops.jpg"></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill reveals what he ‘needs’ with Tua Tagovailoa after brutal drops</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T07:52:46-08:00">December 23rd, 7:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T07:52:46-08:00">December 23rd, 7:52am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There is no doubt that it has been an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-1-reason-tyreek-hills-numbers-down-not-injury">underwhelming season for Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill</a>, which was put on display Sunday when they beat the San Francisco 49ers, 29-17. As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-miamis-receiver-room-brutal-jaylen-waddle-week-16-injury-update">Dolphins star Jaylen Waddle was out with an injury</a>, Hill was tasked with taking up most of the work, but a handful of drops highlighted his performance, and he explained the reason for it after the game.</p><p>Hill would finish the game with three catches for 29 yards and a touchdown, but the stat line could have looked much differently if <a href="https://x.com/_MLFootball/status/1870982288164442147" rel="noopener">several of the missed opportunities</a> were capitalized on. He would cite that he required more <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43119069/tyreek-hill-blames-drops-lack-reps-tua-tagovailoa" rel="noopener">“valuable reps”</a> with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa according to ESPN.</p><p>“I feel like, at the end of the day, I need those valuable reps with Tua,” Hill said. “I completely blame myself for not getting my head around and not seeing the ball because, if I see a ball, we’re talking cross-court, 70-yard touchdown. But those Wednesday reps are definitely showing. As a leader, I’ve just got to be able to bite the bullet sometime and practice and get those valuable reps with QB1 because, if we’re able to stay on the field on third down, who knows what could happen.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">TRENDING: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dolphins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dolphins</a> WR Tyreek Hill continues to drop the ball throughout today’s game…</p><p>😳</p><p>Hill has already dropped three big balls today.<br><a href="https://t.co/heyw2Jp8uH">pic.twitter.com/heyw2Jp8uH</a></p><p>— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/_MLFootball/status/1870982288164442147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>There were a few plays that were missed opportunities in the endzone where Tagovailoa threw a perfect pass, but Hill would cite one as being an exceptional play from the defender and the other due to a lack of “valuable reps.”</p><h2><b>Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill and Tua Tagovailoa agree on needing more reps</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tyreek-Hill-on-Dec.-22-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-mike-mcdaniel-honest-career-high-4-turnovers">Tagovailoa would throw</a> for 215 yards to go along with one touchdown, which was his 100th score with the franchise.</p><p>“On the deep ball, it was tipped by the defensive back, and on the other one, it’s just, again, missing those valuable reps with the quarterback,” Hill said. “One thing I learned from Coach Reid whenever I was in Kansas City…is you can’t just show up on Sunday. You’ve got to be able to prepare yourself Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, even Saturday. Then when it’s Sunday, it’s easy. Once again, us missing those valuable reps because when it’s live speed, everything’s moving so fast.”</p><p>The Dolphins’ offense has been a far cry from what it was last season as Hill was on the cusp of catching almost 2,000 yards and Tagovailoa leading the league in passing yards.</p><p>“If he told you that, then that’s what we need more of. We need reps,” Tagovailoa said. “That’s the secret sauce to me being able to connect with all these guys. … If we miss a throw, if we’re off on a throw in the team practice or in a routes on-air rep, we’ll get together in whatever time we have, whether it’s after or during, while the defense is on, and we’ll get those reps made up. Telling him what I see and then him also telling me how he feels with running it.”</p><p>Miami’s playoff chances are alive, but the first step is to win out which the journey continues Sunday as they face the Cleveland Browns and then after against the New York Jets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill reveals what he ‘needs’ with Tua Tagovailoa after brutal drops

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-on-injury-report-ahead-49ers-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa lands on injury report ahead of 49ers clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tua-Tagovailoa-lands-on-injury-report-ahead-of-49ers-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa lands on injury report ahead of 49ers clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-18T17:36:29-08:00">December 18th, 5:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-18T17:43:53-08:00">December 18th, 5:43pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Miami Dolphins’ quarterback Tua Tagovailoa picked a bad week to have one of the worst games of his career. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-miami-playoff-dreams-toilet-derek-stingley-jr-pick">Dolphins’ playoff hopes took a big hit</a> with the 20-12 loss to the Houston Texans in Week 15. The disappointing defeat dropped Miami to 6-8. Now the team must win out and get some help down the stretch to have a shot at the postseason.</p><p>The Dolphins’ situation is already dire but a difficult task became that much <a href="https://x.com/schadjoe/status/1869523673423781897" rel="noopener">more challenging</a> with the news that Tagovailoa landed on the injury report. The fifth-year QB was listed as limited in practice with a hip ailment, per Dolphins reporter Joe Schad on X.</p><p>Tagovailoa has played well since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-to-return-vs-cardinals-after-clearing-concussion-protocol">returning from a concussion in Week 8</a>. Entering Sunday’s game against the Texans, Tua had thrown for 1,973 yards with 15 touchdowns and just one interception in seven games since his month-long stint on the injured reserve. He had four straight multi-touchdown games and three straight 300+ yard games before melting down in Week 15.</p><p>The Texans’ defense showed out on Sunday, holding Tagovailoa to 196 yards on 29 completions. He tossed one touchdown and threw three interceptions, adding a fumble for a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-mike-mcdaniel-honest-career-high-4-turnovers">career-high four turnovers</a> against Houston.</p><h2><b>The Dolphins need Tua Tagovailoa healthy and productive for Week 16</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tua-Tagovailoa_dd6528.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Texans’ cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. ruined Tagovailoa’s day, picking off the veteran passer twice in the fourth quarter. His second interception with 97 seconds remaining proved to be the dagger, ending any hope of a Dolphins comeback.</p><p>Miami is in danger of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-gets-real-why-miami-has-losing-record">finishing with a losing record</a> and missing out on the playoffs for the first time since Mike McDaniel took over as head coach in 2022. The disappointing season has stirred up some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-insider-speculates-about-mike-mcdaniels-dolphins-job-security">speculation that McDaniel could be on the hot sea</a>t.</p><p>The Dolphins <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-miami-quarterback-move-before-texans-clash">cut backup quarterback Skylar Thompson</a> prior to Week 15’s loss, leaving Tyler Huntley as the team’s only other QB. The surprise move would leave the team extremely thin at the position if Tua can’t play.</p><p>In addition to Tagovailoa, the Dolphins could also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-mike-mcdaniel-jaylen-waddle-injury-update">be without wideout Jaylen Waddle</a>, who’s considered day-to-day with a knee injury. Miami needs to get healthy in a hurry as another desperate team awaits in Week 16. The Dolphins will host the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Like Miami, San Francisco is 6-8 and needs to win out and receive help to have a shot at the postseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa lands on injury report ahead of 49ers clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/texans-news-derek-stingley-breaks-down-interceptions-tua-tagovailoa');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans’ Derek Stingley breaks down INTs of Tua Tagovailoa');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Texans-news-Derek-Stingley-breaks-down-interceptions-of-Tua-Tagovailoa.jpg"></figure><h1>Texans’ Derek Stingley breaks down INTs of Tua Tagovailoa</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-16T06:20:57-08:00">December 16th, 6:20am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-16T06:20:57-08:00">December 16th, 6:20am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Texans are having a great 2024 NFL season. Houston is 9-5 after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-vs-texans-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-15-2024">securing a huge win against Miami</a> on Sunday. The Texans won the game by leaning on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-miami-playoff-dreams-toilet-derek-stingley-jr-pick">some impressive defensive performances</a>, including a career day by one of their young stars.</p><p>Texans cornerback Derek Stingley <a href="https://x.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/1868417788848824407" rel="noopener">played a big role</a> in winning this game. He made multiple tackles, shut down Tyreek Hill, and forced a pair of turnovers in the winning effort.</p><p>“The first one…I just figured he wasn’t going to throw deep,” Stingley told reporters after the game, per Aaron Wilson of KPRC2. “Most of the time when you’re guarding Tyreek you’re thinking deep ball. I just figured he was about to break and I broke. For the second one, they needed to get down the field. I figured he wasn’t going to break and kept on him.”</p><p>Stingley limited Tyreek Hill to just two receptions for 36 yards on Sunday. Meanwhile, Stingley hauled in two interceptions of his own.</p><p>Stingley <a href="https://espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401671860" rel="noopener">understood the importance</a> of playing against an elite player like Hill.</p><p>“It’s a good opportunity going against somebody that’s the face of the NFL,” Stingley said via ESPN. “So anytime you get to go out there on the field, it’s just a good time, just time to have fun.”</p><p>The Texans clinched the AFC South division title on Sunday for the second straight season.</p><p>“We got the Chiefs next so we’re going to focus on them,” Stingley replied.</p><p>Houston clinched the division with their win over Miami and an Indianapolis loss, which came against Denver.</p><h2><b>Recapping the Texans’ big Week 15 win against the Dolphins</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Derek-Stingley-intercepts-Tua-Tagovailoa.jpg"><figcaption>Thomas Shea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Texans showed that they can win games in multiple ways on Sunday.</p><p>In many ways, this was a game of two halves. Most of the offensive production for both teams came in the first half, with Houston up 13-6 at halftime. Both teams would combine for 13 total points in the second half as both defenses clamped down.</p><p>Houston’s offense was not very productive on Sunday, only managing 181 total yards of offense. Nico Collins was the savior of the game. He only hauled in four receptions for 17 yards, but two of them went for six-yard touchdowns.</p><p>The second half came down the Derek Stingley making plays. Both of his interceptions came in the second half and eliminated what could have been huge passes to Tyreek Hill.</p><p>“Stingley is playing just unbelievable football right now,” Houston coach DeMeco Ryans said after the game, praising his young cornerback.</p><p>Houston may need more games like this from their defense if their offense continues to struggle heading into the playoffs.</p><p>Next up for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/schedule/upcoming">Texans is a Week 16 matchup against the Chiefs</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans’ Derek Stingley breaks down INTs of Tua Tagovailoa

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-grant-duboses-head-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa admits regret after Grant DuBose’s terrifying head injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dolphins-news-Tua-Tagovailoa-admits-regret-after-Grant-DuBoses-terrifying-head-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa admits regret after Grant DuBose’s terrifying head injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-15T16:44:55-08:00">December 15th, 4:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-15T16:44:55-08:00">December 15th, 4:44pm</time><address><a>Josiah Caswell</a>Josiah Caswell is a Sports Journalism student at the University of Florida and formerly served as a sports writer for Pro Football Network (PFN), where he covered the 2023 NFL season. Prior to that, he gained experience as an independent contractor for Sport&amp;Story, writing daily emails about Oklahoma State sports for a year. Josiah also worked full-time for DoorDash while balancing his academic and professional commitments. During his time at UF, he has contributed to ESPN Gainesville and WRUF, further honing his skills in sports journalism. With a diverse background and a passion for sports, Josiah is focused on continuing to develop his career and provide insightful coverage for sports enthusiasts.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Week 15 of the NFL regular season is over halfway done and unfortunately for the Miami Dolphins, it looks like their playoff hopes might be gone. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-mike-mcdaniel-tyreek-hill-game-losing-interception">The Dolphins fell to the Houston Texans 20-12</a>, dropping to 6-8 on the season. A big reason for the loss was the performance of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. However, Tagovailoa’s <a href="https://x.com/DavidFurones_/status/1868410399491510638" rel="noopener">turnovers weren’t his biggest regret of the game</a>.</p><p>“You know, I’m my toughest critic when it comes to ball placement,” said Tagovailoa of his throw that led to a massive hit on wide receiver Grant Dubose, ending his day in a stretcher. “I just feel bad that I even put him [Dubose] in that situation to have gotten hit. It was tough to move on after that happened.”</p><p>Tagovailoa went on to throw three interceptions following the injury, which took place early in the third quarter. He finished the day throwing 29 of 40 for 196 yards, one touchdown, and three interceptions. He also fumbled on a sack earlier in the game.</p><h2><b>Tua Tagovailoa’s up and down 2024 season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tua-Tagovailoa.jpg"><figcaption>Thomas Shea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Coming into the season, there was a lot of belief in not only the Miami Dolphins, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-gets-real-why-miami-has-losing-record">but Tua Tagovailoa as well</a>. In the offseason, he was extended on a 4 year , $212.4 million deal. Things haven’t gone how they’d hoped they would, though.</p><p>After 14 games, Tagovailoa has played in just 10 games, throwing for 2,652 yards, 18 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. Additionally, he’s missed four games due to a concussion he suffered early in the season against the Bills.</p><p>Contrarily, in 2023, Tagovailoa finished with a league-leading 4,623 yards in addition to 29 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.</p><p>It is worth noting, the Dolphins without Tagovailoa were unable to win games. However, even with him, they’ve still gone .500 at 5-5. Simply, it’s a mess regardless of who’s at QB, even if they are reliant on Tagovailoa being in the game.</p><p>Tagovailoa’s struggling 2024 has also impacted his talented wide receivers. Tyreek Hill, who has consistently been in the top-five in the league in terms of receiving yards isn’t even close this year. So far, he has 67 receptions for 805 yards and five touchdowns. That puts him on pace for his lowest receiving yards total since 2019, when he didn’t break 1,000 yards.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa admits regret after Grant DuBose’s terrifying head injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-mike-mcdaniel-honest-career-high-4-turnovers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tua Tagovailoa, Mike McDaniel get honest on career-high 4 Dolphins turnovers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dolphins-news-Tua-Tagovailoa-Mike-McDaniel-get-brutally-honest-on-career-high-4-turnovers.jpg"></figure><h1>Tua Tagovailoa, Mike McDaniel get honest on career-high 4 Dolphins turnovers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-15T14:55:37-08:00">December 15th, 2:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-15T14:56:12-08:00">December 15th, 2:56pm</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Dolphins did not play a perfect game against the Houston Texans Sunday. Miami turned the ball over four times in the sloppy and uninspiring contest. Miami lost 20-12 and now finds themselves two games under .500. Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa<a href="https://x.com/DavidFurones_/status/1868409834145776020" rel="noopener"> was especially disappointing</a>, with a career-high four turnovers.</p><p>“Very disappointed with how I played today, how I conducted myself on the field,” Tagovailoa said, per the Miami Sun Sentinel.</p><p>That sentiment was shared by his head coach, Mike McDaniel. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-miami-playoff-dreams-toilet-derek-stingley-jr-pick">The Dolphins are now dangerously close</a> to losing control of the season. Tagovailoa threw three interceptions in the contest, <a href="https://x.com/Marcel_LJ/status/1868406164498661879" rel="noopener">while also losing a fumble</a>.</p><p>“You’re not going to win games with 4 turnovers,” McDaniel said, per ESPN.</p><p>Despite the takeaways, the Dolphins defense did enough to win the game. Miami allowed just 20 points in total in the contest. That is in spite of the fact that the Dolphins got blitzed in the turnover margin, 4-1. The Miami defense held Houston to just 77 rushing yards, and 181 total yards.</p><h2>Dolphins need some wins right away</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dolphins-QB-Tua-Tagovailo.jpg"><figcaption>Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Miami needs to win games, period. The season is slipping through their fingers. The Dolphins had a solid chance to even their season record at .500 with a win Sunday, but it didn’t happen. Miami was close, despite it all, due to the valiant play of their defense.</p><p>The offense was a different story, as Tagovailoa was clearly not as sharp as usual.<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-doctors-told-him-concussion-recovery"> The Dolphins quarterback is still on the mend</a> after a devastating head injury left him sidelined for several weeks of the season. In the Texans game, the quarterback had to push forward without two of his starting offensive linemen.</p><p>The loss of those linemen seemed to rattle the quarterback. Tagovailoa finished the contest with just 196 passing yards. Two of his interceptions came in the fourth quarter of the game, with Miami<a href="https://x.com/OmarKelly/status/1868407658786742681" rel="noopener"> still within striking distance.</a></p><p>“We don’t turn the ball over, they don’t get the big special teams play it’s a different game,” Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill said, per the Miami Herald.</p><p>Miami is second in the AFC East behind Buffalo, but the Dolphins just haven’t played well this year. Miami is just 2-5 on the road this season, and must find a way to win more road games in order to compete for an AFC playoff spot.</p><p>The Dolphins next host the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. It’s a must-win game for the team from South Beach.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tua Tagovailoa, Mike McDaniel get honest on career-high 4 Dolphins turnovers

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Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Dolphins just received a concerning update on the status of offensive tackle Terron Armstead. Head coach Mike McDaniel’s team is heading into a must-win matchup <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-vs-texans-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-15-2024">against the Houston Texans this Sunday</a>. With quarterback Tua Tagovailoa healthy, the Dolphins have started to gain a rhythm as the season has gone on. The franchise now sits at 6-7 and is two games out of the conference’s fifth, sixth, and seventh seeds. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bills-news-josh-allen-truth-bomb-chasing-chiefs-after-clinching-division">10-3 Buffalo Bills have already clinched</a> the AFC East.</p><p>With four games left, the Dolphins must be at peak form and healthy for the next month. However, it looks like Terron Armstead will miss the team’s most challenging game remaining on the schedule. According to Miami Dolphins reporter for ESPN NFL Nation Marcel Louis-Jacques, Mike McDaniel <a href="https://x.com/Marcel_LJ/status/1867608623632843192" rel="noopener">is “pessimistic”</a> about Terron Armstead playing against the Texans. The Dolphins’ head coach confirmed that the team will plan accordingly for this absence. </p><h2><b>Terron Armstead is a brutal loss for the Miami Dolphins on Sunday</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dolphins-QB-Tua-Tagovailo.jpg"><figcaption>Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Terron Armstead has been one of the best-left tackles in the league since being drafted by the New Orleans Saints in 2013. After three Pro Bowls and one All-Pro selection, the Arkansas-Pine Bluff graduate signed a five-year deal with the Miami Dolphins in 2022. Since then, Armstead has made two more Pro Bowls playing in South Beach. However, the left tackle has also struggled with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-terron-armstead-injury-concern-disastrous-bills-game">lingering injuries throughout his Dolphins’ career</a>.</p><p>2024 has been no different, as Armstead has dealt with a right knee injury. Because of this issue, the Dolphins will likely not have their left tackle on Sunday. Rookie Patrick Paul will start against a Texans team with one of the best rushes in the NFL. Paul was a second-round pick out of Houston in the 2024 NFL Draft. He was selected First-Team All-Conference for three straight years in college.</p><p>The Houston Texans are currently 8-5 and sitting first in the AFC South by two games. On defense, the Texans have recorded 42 sacks, which is second in the league. The pass rush is led by defensive ends Danielle Hunter and Will Anderson Jr. The two are fourth and seventh in the NFL in sacks. Miami has given up an average of 2.5 sacks a game this season, coming in at 16th overall. It will be crucial for the offensive line to hold the fort down in Armstead’s absence.</p><p>Overall, it’s been a very trying year for this organization in Mike McDaniel’s third season. After two straight playoff appearances, the Dolphins will need help to get back to the postseason.</p><p>The only thing Miami can control now is to win out. That starts with Houston on Sunday, followed by games against the San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, and New York Jets. While all those games are winnable, the Dolphins must keep Tua Tagovailoa upright and healthy during this stretch. Not having Terron Armstead is an obstacle this team must overcome on Sunday to keep its season alive.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa will be concerned by latest Terron Armstead injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-news-tyreek-hill-tua-tagovailoa-message-ot-heroics-jets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill sends important Tua Tagovailoa message after OT heroics vs. Jets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dolphins-news-Tyreek-Hill-sends-important-Tua-Tagovailoa-message-after-OT-heroics-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill sends important Tua Tagovailoa message after OT heroics vs. Jets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-08T17:09:05-08:00">December 8th, 5:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-08T17:09:05-08:00">December 8th, 5:09pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Dolphins entered the game against the Jets <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-gets-real-why-miami-has-losing-record">under the cloud of a sub-.500 record</a>. But the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-miami-walk-off-ot-win-extends-jets-brutal-playoff-drought">Dolphins’ walk-off win sent the Jets packing</a>. And Tyreek Hill sent an important message to Tua Tagovailoa after his overtime heroics.</p><p>Tagovailoa sealed it with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jonnu Smith in overtime as the Dolphins earned a thrilling 32-26 win, spoiling Aaron Rodgers’ first 300-yard passing game in nearly three years.</p><p>At least it kept the Dolphins on the fringe <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401671848" rel="noopener">of playoff contention</a>, according to espn.com.</p><p>“A win means a lot,” said Tagovailoa. “It means a lot because we have no room for error to lose another game.”</p><h2><b>Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill stands up for Tua</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Miami-Dolphins-WR-Tyreek-Hill.jpg"><figcaption>Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Hill said Tua has <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401671848" rel="noopener">kept the team afloat</a>, according to a post on X by David Furones.</p><p>“Tua, he’s been playing lights out,” Hill said. “I think he doesn’t get enough credit for the things he does, outside of making plays.</p><p>“Whether it’s getting us lined up correctly. Me and him had a moment when I ran a route the wrong way. He came to me and told me exactly how I needed to run it. He has been a great leader for this team. We just have to follow his standard. He’s been playing at a high level. Guys around him just have to match it. I feel like we’ve been doing that, but it’s got to be every play.”</p><p>Hill had a strong game against the Jets, totaling 10 catches for 115 yards and a touchdown. He said the Dolphins understood the gravity of the situation when they trailed in the fourth quarter.</p><p>“Actually, when we were down 23-15, when we were trotting back on the field, everybody knew what was at stake at that moment,” Hill said. “We know if we lose, it’s over. Our season is over.”</p><p>It turned out to be Hill’s best game since opening week. He totaled seven catches for 130 yards against the Jaguars in Week 1, but had not reached the 100-yard mark since. And this came from a player who claimed to be deserving of being called the NFL’s best player. For the season, Hill has 769 yards in 13 games with four touchdowns.</p><h2><b>Tyreek Hill calling for more opportunities in key situations</b></h2><p>Hill thinks he’s hasn’t gotten enough opportunities apparently. He complained about not being on the field for a <a href="https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/nfl/dolphins/2024/12/06/miami-dolphins-tyreek-hill-fourth-down-mike-mcdaniel-packers-jets/76825984007/" rel="noopener">fourth-down play</a> against Green Bay in Week 13, according to palmbeachpost.com.</p><p>“As a teammate, you understand personnel,” Hill said. “Certain things that coaches are looking for. But as an individual, as a competitor, it sucks. At the end of the day if we don’t score there I’m going to feel some kind of way. My mindset and the growth that I’ve had in my career over the years is I’m a teammate now and I’m in a better space. And I understand exactly what the coaches are trying to do.”</p><p>Hill’s targets and catches are down this season.</p><p>“It is what it is,” Hill said. “We all have to learn from it as a group. Not just the coaches. But also the players. We’ve just got to take our wins and losses.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill sends important Tua Tagovailoa message after OT heroics vs. Jets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-gets-real-why-miami-has-losing-record');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tua Tagovailoa gets real on why Dolphins have losing record');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dolphins-news-Tua-Tagovailoa-gets-real-on-why-Miami-has-losing-record.jpg"></figure><h1>Tua Tagovailoa gets real on why Dolphins have losing record</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-05T07:25:00-08:00">December 5th, 7:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-05T07:25:00-08:00">December 5th, 7:25am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Dolphins have their backs against the wall. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-power-rankings-week-14-steelers-win-shootout-lions-avoid-upset">Miami is 5-7 heading into Week 14</a> and they have no margin for error if <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/afc-playoff-picture-chiefs-bills-punch-ticket-week-13-wins">they want to make the playoffs in the AFC</a>. This is not what many Dolphins fans expected heading into the 2024 season. It has everyone looking for answers.</p><p>That includes Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa. Miami’s signal caller shared his thoughts on <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/tua-tagovailoa-laments-impact-absence-dolphins-season" rel="noopener">why the team has a losing record</a> so far into the regular season.</p><p>“I don’t think that shows the character of who we are as a team, doesn’t show the work that we’ve put in this offseason together,” Tagovailoa said. “But nobody else will say it but me, and I feel like this has a lot to do with myself, obviously putting myself in harm’s way in the second game, going down, basically leaving my guys out to dry. That’s what I would say. Anyone can have an opinion about it’s football, it’s this, it’s that, but I do take that to heart as well, so I don’t want to do that to my guys again.”</p><p>Tua is of course referring to his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-has-head-injury-scare-vs-bills">scary concussion from earlier this season</a>. That injury forced Tagovailoa to miss multiple games and basically derailed the entire season for Miami.</p><p>The reality of the situation is plainly obvious, so it is smart of Tua to not shy away from it.</p><p>If the Dolphins want to stay alive, they need to win in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/schedule/upcoming">Week 14 against the Jets</a>.</p><h2><b>Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa gets real on first showdown vs. Aaron Rodgers on Jets</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tua-Tagovailoa-throws-a-pass-for-the-Dolphins.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-first-showdown-aaron-rodgers">Tua is excited to square off against Aaron Rodgers</a> and the Jets on Sunday.</p><p>Tagovailoa <a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/12/04/dolphins-to-finally-face-aaron-rodgers-with-jets-for-first-time-and-tua-makes-stunning-admission/" rel="noopener">shared his thoughts</a> on playing Rodgers during a recent interview.</p><p>“I would say first off, a lot of respect to Aaron (Rodgers) and what he’s done throughout the course of his years playing at Green Bay,” Tagovailoa said via David Furones of the Sun Sentinel.</p><p>“Obviously, we got to play against him two years ago, and he’s a Hall of Famer. Whether he looks like the same way he did in years past or not, you’re just going up against greatness regardless. The mindset that he has and to be able to still play at his age is really remarkable, and I’ve got a lot of respect for his game,” Tagovailoa continued.</p><p>Tua never got the chance to play against Rodgers after he joined the AFC East in 2023. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-aaron-rodgers-exits-monday-night-football-vs-bills-apparent-injury">Rodgers’ Achilles injury during Week 1</a> ended his season prematurely, so he never got to play against Tua that season.</p><p>Now the Dolphins will face off against the Jets twice during the final five weeks of the 2024 regular season.</p><p>“It’s been a long time coming, but it’s super cool,” Tagovailoa concluded.</p><p>This much-anticipated matchup between the Dolphins and Jets kicks off at 1PM ET on Sunday in Miami.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tua Tagovailoa gets real on why Dolphins have losing record

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-first-showdown-aaron-rodgers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tua Tagovailoa gets 100% real about first showdown vs. Jets’ Aaron Rodgers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dolphins-news-Tua-Tagovailoa-gets-100-real-about-first-showdown-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Tua Tagovailoa gets 100% real about first showdown vs. Jets’ Aaron Rodgers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-05T00:39:35-08:00">December 5th, 12:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-05T00:39:35-08:00">December 5th, 12:39am</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Dolphins have shown progress since Tua Tagovailoa returned from injury, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-strong-week-13-message-dimming-nfl-playoff-hopes">following a loss to the Green Bay Packers</a> on Thanksgiving, they now sit at 5-7, leaving their playoff hopes slim. As they gear up for their next matchup, Tagovailoa reflected on facing Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers on Sunday, <a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/12/04/dolphins-to-finally-face-aaron-rodgers-with-jets-for-first-time-and-tua-makes-stunning-admission/" rel="noopener">recognizing the importance of competin</a>g against a future Hall of Famer.</p><p>“I would say first off, a lot of respect to Aaron (Rodgers) and what he’s done throughout the course of his years playing at Green Bay,” remarked the Dolphins quarterback via David Furones of the Sun Sentinel.</p><p>“Obviously, we got to play against him two years ago, and he’s a Hall of Famer. Whether he looks like the same way he did in years past or not, you’re just going up against greatness regardless. The mindset that he has and to be able to still play at his age is really remarkable, and I’ve got a lot of respect for his game,” Tagovailoa continued.</p><p>Rodgers’ Achilles injury in his debut as a Jet back in September 2023, combined with the Dolphins-Jets season series being scheduled late in 2024, turned what was once a highly anticipated matchup into a long-awaited showdown.</p><h2><b>It’s been a long time coming for Tua Tagovailoa and Aaron Rodgers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tua-Tagovailoa-throws-a-pass-for-the-Dolphins.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“It’s been a long time coming, but it’s super cool,” said Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who is working to keep his Dolphins (5-7) in the hunt, while Rodgers’ Jets (3-9) have already been eliminated from playoff contention.</p><p>Without Tagovailoa, the team is 1-3, underscoring the significant impact of his absence due to a concussion earlier in the season.</p><p>“I’m excited to see him go out there and have fun with his guys and play. Hopefully they don’t do too good against our guys, but we’re going to come out there and we’re going to compete, as well, and just admire good football, if he goes out there and does his thing,” Tagovailoa added.</p><p>The Jets quarterback boasts an impressive resume that includes four league MVP awards, a Super Bowl MVP, and 10 Pro Bowl selections.</p><p>Rodgers achieved all of his accolades during his tenure with the Packers before being traded to the Jets in April 2023. Prior to his move, Tagovailoa and the Dolphins fell to Rodgers and the Packers in a Christmas Day matchup at Hard Rock Stadium in 2022.</p><h2><b>The Dolphins hoping to turn their season around</b></h2><p>Despite the setbacks, Tagovailoa remains a key player for the Dolphins, with the team’s performance clearly improving when he is on the field. Now, the Dolphins are hoping to turn their season around with Tagovailoa at the helm.</p><p>Tagovailoa also responded to criticism regarding the Dolphins’ mental and physical toughness, highlighting the critical role of unity and cohesion within the team.</p><p>“I would say that comes more from an individual in the way that I look at it. It comes from individuals and collectively you’ve got to all have that same mindset, that’s why we have team football, that’s why you’re in team sports. I think you’ve got to look at it as are you mentally tough and are you physically tough; they have to go hand in hand,” said Tugavailoa.</p><p>The Dolphins’ playoff hopes hinge on securing wins in their remaining games, with Tagovailoa’s health playing a pivotal role as they face crucial divisional matchups.</p><p>Although the Dolphins added dual-threat quarterback Tyler Huntley to their roster, Skyler Thompson remains the preferred backup for Tagovailoa. Given<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-doctors-told-him-concussion-recovery"> Tagovailoa’s injury history and the significant threat another concussion</a> could pose to his career, the team’s strategy reflects a careful and calculated approach.</p><p>This quarterback shuffle showcases Miami’s drive to salvage their season, focusing attention on coaching strategies and player execution. If Huntley proves reliable as the backup, Thompson’s future with the team could be at risk.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tua Tagovailoa gets 100% real about first showdown vs. Jets’ Aaron Rodgers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-strong-week-13-message-dimming-nfl-playoff-hopes');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa fires strong Week 13 message amid dimming NFL playoff hopes');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Dolphins-news-Tua-Tagovailoa-fires-strong-Week-13-message-amid-dimming-NFL-playoff-hopes.jpg"></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa fires strong Week 13 message amid dimming NFL playoff hopes</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-29T01:15:19-08:00">November 29th, 1:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-29T01:15:19-08:00">November 29th, 1:15am</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Dolphins fell to the Green Bay Packers, 30-17, on their Week 13 Thanksgiving game, snapping their three-game winning streak and striking a clear blow to a team hoping to make a miracle playoff run this season. Still, the team had managed to rally under quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-miami-placing-tua-tagovailoa-on-ir-with-concussion">Tua Tagovailoa, who suffered a concussion</a> early in the season, and who still believes that the Dolphins can make something happen amid their dimming postseason hopes.</p><p>“This one was <a href="https://x.com/Marcel_LJ/status/1862359130083561707" rel="noopener">a tough one</a> for us as a team,” Tagovailoa said, via Dolphins reporter Marcel Louis-Jacques on X, formerly Twitter. “I wouldn’t say the dream is dead for our team just yet–anything can happen in this league.”</p><h2><b>Week 13: Packers def. Dolphins, 30-17</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Tua-Tagovailoa-making-a-pass.jpg"><figcaption>© Tork Mason / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>True enough, Tua Tagovailoa sounds familiar with the phrase, “any given Sunday,” but his team will need nothing short of a miracle to keep their postseason alive.</p><p>With a 5-7 record, the Dolphins currently are ninth in the AFC, and with only five games left in the season, they’ll need to win every game from here on while hoping their direct rival, the eighth-place Indianapolis Colts keep losing.</p><p>However, if the Dolphins manage to squeak into a playoff spot, they’ll have to battle with either the Baltimore Ravens, LA Chargers, and the Denver Broncos.</p><p>Still, in pro sports, qualifying for the postseason is enough, since anything can happen: favorable matchups or even a lucky bounce of the ball here and there could spell an early summer or a deep run.</p><p>But then, the team will need to play better than they did against the Packers in Week 13 if they want to continue entertaining hopes of making it to the big dance.</p><h2><b>A soft team?</b></h2><p>For instance, the Dolphins may have allowed the cold weather to affect them against the Packers in Week 13, as Tua Tagovailoa has fallen to 0-7 as the starter when they play under 45 degrees. Even starting linebacker Jordyn Brooks called the team “soft” for allowing the cold to affect their play.</p><p>“Dolphins LB Jordyn Brooks says the <a href="https://x.com/schadjoe/status/1862366163596189963" rel="noopener">team was soft tonight</a>,” per this post from Dolphins reporter Joe Schad on X. “Brooks believes the team allowed the cold to be a factor. He said they allowed elements to be a factor.”</p><p>Still, the Dolphins have more chances to debunk the narrative of playing poorly in the cold. Later in the season, they will play the lowly Cleveland Browns and New York Jets.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/browns-news-jameis-winston-felt-like-member-cleveland">Browns have regained some energy under Jameis Winston</a>, however, while a series of moves–<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-fire-robert-saleh-after-lackluster-start-to-season">firing Robert Saleh</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-davante-adams-reunites-aaron-rodgers-trade-raiders">trading for Davante Adams</a>–has failed to turn around Aaron Rodgers’ first full season with the Jets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa fires strong Week 13 message amid dimming NFL playoff hopes

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-news-miami-optimism-tua-tagovailoa-protector-thanksgiving-showdown-packers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins get optimism on Tua Tagovailoa protector for Thanksgiving showdown');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/0Miami-gets-optimism-on-Tua-Tagovailoa-protector-for-Thanksgiving-showdown-vs.-Packers0.jpg"></figure><h1>Dolphins get optimism on Tua Tagovailoa protector for Thanksgiving showdown</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-28T08:13:53-08:00">November 28th, 8:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-28T08:13:53-08:00">November 28th, 8:13am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Dolphins will look to deploy their full offensive arsenal on Thanksgiving to continue their current win streak. After being listed as questionable for most of the week, star left tackle <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-protector-game-time-decision-2nd-straight-week">Terron Armstead is likely to remain active</a> in front of Tua Tagovailoa against the Green Bay Packers.</p><p>Armstead has been dealing with a lingering issue and remains a game-time decision but <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1862145214065823893" rel="noopener">logged a full practice</a> during Week 13, giving the team optimism, per Ian Rapoport. Despite playing in all but one game in 2024, Armstead has been a mainstay on the Dolphins’ weekly injury reports primarily due to maintenance.</p><p>Armstead suiting up would be a welcome sign for Tagovailoa and the Dolphins, who will have to deal with the pressure of standout edge rusher Rashan Gary all night. However, like Armstead, Gary is coming off an injury-riddled campaign in 2023 that was shortened by a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-green-bay-hit-with-devastating-rashan-gary-injury-update-after-disastrous-lions-loss">season-ending torn ACL</a>. The lingering effects of his injuries have limited him to just 3.5 sacks through 11 games in 2024.</p><p>As a result of Gary’s limited performance, the Packers are in the bottom half of the league in sacks with just 27 on the year. Still, Tagovailoa has been sacked in every game he has appeared in thus far and has taken multiple sacks in four of his seven games on the year.</p><h2><b>Dolphins look to extend three-game win streak</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Terron-Armstead.jpg"><figcaption>Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-to-return-vs-cardinals-after-clearing-concussion-protocol">Tagovailoa returned from a concussion</a> in Week 8, the Dolphins have gone 2-3 but are riding a three-game win streak into Week 13. As the Thanksgiving prime-time game of the year, Miami was forced to leave the cozy weather in Florida to travel north for a road game against the Packers.</p><p>Miami’s current string of success has gotten them closer to .500 with a 5-6 record. Beginning in Week 10, the Dolphins have taken down the Los Angeles Rams, Las Vegas Raiders and New England Patriots.</p><p>Like the Dolphins, the Packers are also entering the matchup on a win streak. Green Bay has won their last two entering the game, picking up wins over the Chicago Bears and the Brock Purdy-less San Francisco 49ers. On paper, the Packers own a better record than their Thanksgiving opponents at 8-3.</p><p>While the Dolphins are still significantly behind the Buffalo Bills in the AFC East, a strong end to the year could give them a push for a Wild Card bid in the 2025 playoffs. The 9-2 Bills have a strong grip on the division on top of owning the tiebreakers over Miami, going 2-0 against their rivals in 2024.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins get optimism on Tua Tagovailoa protector for Thanksgiving showdown

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She currently resides in Carrollton, Georgia.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa got hit with a bold claim from ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky after Miami’s most recent win against the New England Patriots, which just so happens to be Tagovailoa’s seventh.</p><p>The former Alabama signal-caller holds a perfect 7-0 record against the division rival to this point in his NFL career, and may just be one of the most valuable quarterbacks to his respective team in the NFL right now.</p><p>That is <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPointsNFL/status/1861064071862456590?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1861064071862456590%7Ctwgr%5E63dd36675efae7227d4808451228010114109567%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D3138640action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">precisely how</a> Orlovsky sees it.</p><p>“There aren’t five more quarterbacks more important to their football team in our league than Tua (Tagovailoa),” he said. “And we’re seeing that. And anybody who ever wants to argue about it with me, don’t ever do it again. They’re right back in the playoff race right now. They’re the eighth seed.”</p><p>He also noted how when the tandem of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-hit-mike-mcdaniel-best-take-despite-loss-bills">Tagovailoa and head coach Mike McDaniel</a> are together they hold a 23-14 overall record as a pair, average a total of 27 points scored per game, and they average 380 yards of offense per contest.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"There aren't five more quarterbacks more important to their football team in our league than Tua."</p><p>Dan Orlovsky with high praise for Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins 🙌</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/GetUpESPN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GetUpESPN</a>)<a href="https://t.co/9lfG2dtDgP">pic.twitter.com/9lfG2dtDgP</a></p><p>— NFL on ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsNFL/status/1861064071862456590?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Tagovailoa has been humble in his approach to just how important he is as a quarterback and how much credit he deserves for upswing Miami is on, though. He expressed that much in the postgame press conference following the 34-15 win over the Patriots.</p><p>“It’s great,” <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-7-0-record-new-england-patriots">Tagovailoa said after the game.</a> “Any time you can find a win against a divisional opponent. It’s not my win. It’s a team win. So I’ll leave that at them.”</p><p>He finished out the contest with a stat line worth remembering, completing 29 of his 40 passing attempts for 317 yards with four touchdowns. So far this season, Tagovailoa has connected on 73.3% of his passes for 1,760 yards with 13 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.</p><p>Tagovailoa will look to stay hot as he and the Dolphins face the Green Bay Packers in Thursday Night Football.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa hit with bold Dan Orlovsky claim after Patriots win

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-7-0-record-new-england-patriots');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa shares humble reaction to 7-0 record vs. Patriots');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Dolphins-news-Tua-Tagovailoas-humble-reaction-to-7-0-record-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa shares humble reaction to 7-0 record vs. Patriots</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-24T18:17:19-08:00">November 24th, 6:17pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-25T13:12:40-08:00">November 25th, 1:12pm</time><address><a>Crissy Froyd</a>Crissy Froyd is a sports reporter of over 10 years with experience covering everything from Greek League basketball to the NFL, with a specialization in college football. She currently resides in Carrollton, Georgia.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is dominant against the New England Patriots in a manner in which not everyone can claim to be. He is 7-0 against the squad, which used to be the Alabama Crimson Tide of the NFL at one point.</p><p>That’s a bit ironic, considering Tagovailoa himself was once at the helm of that same team whenever they were college football’s dynasty team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-nick-saban-concerned-tua-tagovailoa-injury-return">under legendary head coach Nick Saban.</a> The now Miami signal-caller never credited himself for the team’s success in college and does not do it at the NFL level either.</p><p>When he was asked in the postgame press conference about his flawless record against New England, he simply took the time to <a href="https://x.com/schadjoe/status/1860797533800284549" rel="noopener">praise those around him</a> (via Joe Schad of the Palm Beach Post).</p><p>“It’s great,” Tagovailoa said following the 34-15 victory in Hard Rock Stadium. “Any time you can find a win against a divisional opponent. It’s not my win. It’s a team win. So I’ll leave that at them.”</p><p>Tagovailoa did, though, have quite the game in his own right. Even if he won’t talk about it at length, which is in line with his humble nature that he’s been so commended for throughout his career. He finished out the contest 29-for-40 passing for 317 yards with four touchdowns. That earned him a passer rating of 128.9.</p><p>That builds upon the solid numbers he came into this contest with, having posted a 68.3% completion percentage against the Patriots with seven touchdowns and four interceptions. He has put up similar stat lines against New England in the past, so this type of success is not anything new. When the teams last had their October meeting, he passed for 324 yards through the air with three touchdowns and one interception.</p><p>He and the Dolphins will look to keep things rolling as they face the Green Bay Packers on Nov. 28 in Thursday night action on the road.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa shares humble reaction to 7-0 record vs. Patriots

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Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-dolphins-will-make-playoffs-after-win-over-raiders">Dolphins had a statement win</a> against the New England Patriots in Week 11, and they were led by the strong play of Tua Tagovailoa. The Dolphins quarterback had his best game of the season, finishing with 317 passing yards and four touchdowns.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-tua-tagovailoa-dishes-on-health-status-after-concerning-moment-vs-rams">Tagovailoa has been through a lot</a> this season, but he’s been able to bounce back and remind people that he is still good at what he does. The next chance he has to prove the doubters wrong is against the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving, and he’s <a href="https://x.com/schadjoe/status/1860796825525014922" rel="noopener">ready for the challenge</a>.</p><p>“We want to show everybody on prime time what we can do,” Tagovailoa said about the upcoming game against the Packers. “I’m excited to kill narratives.”</p><p>It will be a challenge for the Dolphins, as the Packers have been one of the better teams in the league this season.</p><h2>Dolphins looking to turn their season around</h2><p>At 5-6, the Dolphins have a chance to make a run in the second half of the season to try and get in the playoffs, but it’s going to take some help from others as well as them winning games. The Dolphins have the team to do so, and with the offense looking like they took some strides against the Packers, it can be done.</p><p>After their game against the Patriots, head coach <a href="https://x.com/DavidFurones_/status/1860804440241881322" rel="noopener">Mike McDaniel shared his thoughts</a> about the team winning through adversity.</p><p>“If you believe you’re not just a front running team, you have to win some games when there’s some adversity is involved,” McDaniel said, via Dolphins reporter David Furones.</p><p>The Dolphins have a quick turnaround, and they’ll prepare for the Packers as soon as possible. If Tua Tagovailoa can have a game similar to what he did against the Packers, there’s a good chance that they can get another win under their belt.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa sends prime-time warning to Packers

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Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For the second consecutive week, the Miami Dolphins were unsure if they would have their best offensive lineman in front of Tua Tagovailoa. Starting left tackle <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-terron-armstead-injury-concern-disastrous-bills-game">Terron Armstead’s lingering injury issues</a> had him listed as a true game-time decision, but <a href="https://x.com/MiamiDolphins/status/1860722588151910784" rel="noopener">he’s active</a> once again.</p><p>After playing in Week 11, Armstead <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1860580863047557298" rel="noopener">did not practice</a> all week, earning him the questionable tag. While Miami was expecting Armstead to suit up, especially after doing so in Week 11, we’ll see just how much he plays.</p><p>With the star left tackle in the lineup, the Dolphins allowed just two sacks on Tagovailoa against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 11. The Raiders, however, are bottom-five in the league with just 19 sacks on the year. Miami will face a slightly better pass rush against the New England Patriots in Week 12, who have 25 total sacks in 2024.</p><p>Since signing a sizeable deal with the Dolphins in 2022, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-terron-armstead-week-week-mike-mcdaniel-quad-injury">Armstead has dealt with myriad injuries</a> that have often limited his time on the field. After appearing in 13 games in 2022, Armstead was limited to just 10 games in 2023 after landing on injured reserve with an unrelated knee injury. Ten games into 2024, the 33-year-old has been much more available, missing just one game on the year.</p><h2><b>Dolphins look to build on win streak in Week 12</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Terron-Armstead-1.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Konezny-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With Armstead active, the Dolphins will be in good shape to extend their current win streak to three against the Patriots in Week 12. After beating the Raiders in Week 11, Miami improved to 4-6 on the year and is looking to get back in the playoff mix.</p><p>The biggest concern for the Dolphins in 2024 has been the absence of Tagovailoa, who is back in the lineup after recovering from a concussion. Since his return, the team has gone 2-2 in its last four games to take second place in the AFC East.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
4894	32.4	11.9	16

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
4894	32.4	11.9	16

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