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Improving to 5-3 overall and 2-0 with former Alabama standout Tua Tagovailoa as their starting quarterback, the Miami Dolphins defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 34-31, on Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale.
After a modest 12-of-22, 93-yard, one-touchdown performance in his first National Football League start, a 28-17 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on November 1, Tagovailoa played a much larger role in this one, completing 20-of-28 passes for 248 yards and two scores, while adding another 35 yards on seven rushing attempts.
Beginning to emerge as a franchise signal-caller right before our eyes, many media members and outlets were singing Tagovailoa’s praises postgame.
Welcome to the Tua Tagovailoa era. pic.twitter.com/7be9LTnNCJ
— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) November 8, 2020
Dolphins now @Tua and oh.
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) November 9, 2020
I was dead wrong about not playing @Tua for the @MiamiDolphins
But dead right about how special he is! Looking like Drew Brees+Steve Young out there!
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) November 8, 2020
Kyler v Tua is one of the 2/3 best games I’ve watched this year.
— Colin Cowherd (@ColinCowherd) November 9, 2020
Tua took Round 1 ?
Tua takes Round 2, too ?? pic.twitter.com/fZoznlH9LW
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 9, 2020
Tua Tagovailoa in his first two starts:
341 pass yds
3 TD
0 INT
2-0 recordThe Dolphins got a QB #FinsUp pic.twitter.com/R1J7lTCz0W
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) November 9, 2020
The No. 5 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft and his Dolphin teammates will look to keep their success rolling when they return to Hard Rock Stadium to welcome in fellow rookie quarterback Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers (2-6) on November 15 at 4:05 p.m. ET on CBS.
A graduate of Bowling Green State University, Teddy Rydquist has been contributing to Saturday Down South and Saturday Tradition since 2019. In addition to his work here, he has covered the Michigan Wolverines for GBMWolverine and Wolverine Digest. He can be found on Twitter @TeddyRydquist.
