Tua Tagovailoa threw 3 landing passes to a few unique receivers and sparked the Miami Dolphins to a 42-21 comeback victory over the winless Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
Tagovailoa was 21 of 31 for 262 yards and has an NFL-primary 1,876 yards passing this season.
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Immediately after Miami (5-1) fell into an early 14-position hole, Tyreek Hill flipped the lead back in the Dolphins’ favor with a 41-lawn landing capture late in the next quarter. He celebrated by grabbing someone’s mobile phone in close proximity to the finish zone and recording himself doing a backflip — he was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct for the 2nd straight video game.
Hill caught six passes for 163 yards to convey his NFL-top period overall to 814 yards getting. Jaylen Waddle additional 51 yards on 7 catches.
Miami scored 35 straight factors prior to Mike White replaced Tagovailoa with about 4 minutes left and threw an interception that was returned by cornerback Troy Hill for a landing.
The enjoy brought Carolina inside 14, but Salvon Ahmed scored on a 9-yard run to give Miami, the NFL’s leading hurrying group, 169 yards speeding for the day.
The Panthers (-6) took gain of an uncharacteristicly slow Dolphins get started with a 6-lawn rushing touchdown by Chuba Hubbard in the opening quarter. Then, Adam Thielen caught an 8-lawn touchdown move from Bryce Youthful.
Youthful completed 23 of 38 with 217 yards and was sacked four times.
Thielen topped 100 yards obtaining for the second straight video game with 115 yards on 11 catches. Hubbard, starting for the hurt Miles Sanders (shoulder) had 19 rushes for 88 yards.
Following heading a few-and-out on their 1st two drives, the Dolphins scored touchdowns on their upcoming 3.
Raheem Mostert had a 3-yard landing catch that lower the early deficit in half — set up by catches of 27 and 14 yards by Hill and Waddle, respectively.
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Mostert experienced 17 carries for 115 yards, together with a 48-lawn operate in the 2nd quarter that established up the tying TD capture by Waddle.
Mostert took in excess of as Miami’s lead ball carrier just after rookie De’Von Achane was put on hurt reserve last 7 days with a knee harm. He also experienced speeding scores of 1 and 4 yards for his fourth a number of-touchdown video game of the season.
Carolina’s Eddy Pineiro missed a 43 property discipline target in the second quarter.
Hall OF FAME CELEBRATION
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The Dolphins honored linebacker Zach Thomas at halftime. Thomas, a fifth-round pick by Miami 1996, was inducted into the Corridor of Fame in August. Thomas experienced seven Professional Bowl options all through his occupation — the most all-time by a Dolphins defender — and five first-staff All-Pro nominations. He was an honorary captain Sunday.
“I like you Miami,” Thomas stated to the group of 65,529 at Really hard Rock Stadium. “This is my household. I am a Miami Dolphin for daily life.”
Uncommon OCCURENCE
The Dolphins punted on their opening drive for the to start with time this time. Just before Sunday, Miami had a few touchdowns, a field target and a fumble on their opening drives and had moved the ball inside the opponent’s 10 on each opening possesion.
Phony PUNT
Up by 7 in the next quarter, Carolina ran a bogus punt on fourth-and-8 at its 49. Duke Riley and Elijah Campbell compelled Panthers receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. out of bounds just shy of the first-down marker, offering the Dolphins the ball with good subject place. Miami scored a few plays later on.
Injuries
Panthers: Shenault left in the 2nd quarter with an ankle personal injury. … LB Yetur Gross-Matos still left with a hamstring harm. … LB Frankie Luvu injured his hip.
Dolphins: Hill left briefly in the third since of cramping. … CB Xavien Howard left with a groin harm. … RB Chris Brooks was assisted off the subject in the fourth with a leg harm and right away ruled out.
UP Next
After a bye 7 days, the Panthers host the Houston Texans on Oct. 29.
The Dolphins go to Philadelphia future Sunday night.
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